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{{Chronology Entry |Year=1858 |Year Suffix= |Year Number=30 |Headline=Playing Rules Given for New Britain CT Wicket Ball Match |Salience=2 |Location=New England, |Country=United States |Coordinates=41.6612104, -72.7795419 |State=CT |City=New Britain |Modern Address= |Game=Wicket |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary |Holiday= |Notables= |Text=<p>"The great game of Wicket Ball between a party of the married and unmarried men of New Britain, came off on Saturday. There were 25 each on a side, and both sides were composed of the 'crack' players of the town." A large number of out-of-town attendees was noted. A box score was included.</p> <p>Among the stated rules noted as differing from Hartford rules: wickets set 75 feet apart, "flying balls only out," no leading, "last [lost] ball to count 4; but the strikers must make four crosses,' a nine-inch ball [another source specifies a 3.5 inch ball, and Alex Dubois notes on 3/4/2022 that the smaller size would be typical) , and a three-game format in which the total runs ("crossings") determined the victor.</p> <p> </p> |Sources=<p>"Ball-Playing at New Britain," <em>Hartford Daily Courant</em>, June 21, 1858, page 2.</p> |Warning= |Comment= |Query= |Source Image= |External Number= |Submitted by=John Thorn |Submission Note=9/12/2007 |Reviewed=Yes |Has Supplemental Text=No }}
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