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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1847
|Year=1847
|Year Suffix=
|Year Number=16
|Year Number=16
|Headline=Cricket Match in Hawaii
|Headline=Cricket Match in Hawaii
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=US cricket clubs,  
|Tags=US cricket clubs,  
|Location=
|Country=United States
|Country=United States
|Coordinates=21.3069444, -157.8583333
|Coordinates=21.3069444, -157.8583333
|State=HI
|State=HI
|City=Honolulu
|City=Honolulu
|Modern Address=
|Game=Cricket
|Game=Cricket
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Holiday=
|Notables=
|Text=<p><em>The</em> [Honolulu] <em>Polynesian</em>, July 3, 1847, reports on a "Match of Cricket" in that city between two clubs, the Modeste and the Honolulu, with the former winning. Another mention of a cricket game is in same, Aug. 28, 1847.</p>
|Text=<p><em>The</em> [Honolulu] <em>Polynesian</em>, July 3, 1847, reports on a "Match of Cricket" in that city between two clubs, the Modeste and the Honolulu, with the former winning. Another mention of a cricket game is in same, Aug. 28, 1847.</p>
<p>There was a large English community in Honolulu at this time. And Hawaii was an independent country.</p>
<p>There was a large English community in Honolulu at this time. And Hawaii was an independent country.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Established in 1893, Honolulu Cricket Club is the oldest sporting club in the Pacific (according to Guinness World Records) and the second oldest cricket club West of the Appalachian Mountains.</p>
<p>One of the first enthusiast cricket supporters in Hawaiʻi was Alexander Liholiho (1834-1863), King Kamehameha IV. Reportedly, English cricket was one of the King&rsquo;s favorite games.</p>
|Sources=<p><em>The</em>&nbsp;[Honolulu]&nbsp;<em>Polynesian</em>, July 3, 1847</p>
|Sources=<p><em>The</em>&nbsp;[Honolulu]&nbsp;<em>Polynesian</em>, July 3, 1847</p>
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submission Note=
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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City/State/Country: Honolulu, HI, United States
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Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The [Honolulu] Polynesian, July 3, 1847, reports on a "Match of Cricket" in that city between two clubs, the Modeste and the Honolulu, with the former winning. Another mention of a cricket game is in same, Aug. 28, 1847.

There was a large English community in Honolulu at this time. And Hawaii was an independent country. 

Established in 1893, Honolulu Cricket Club is the oldest sporting club in the Pacific (according to Guinness World Records) and the second oldest cricket club West of the Appalachian Mountains.

One of the first enthusiast cricket supporters in Hawaiʻi was Alexander Liholiho (1834-1863), King Kamehameha IV. Reportedly, English cricket was one of the King’s favorite games.

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The [Honolulu] Polynesian, July 3, 1847

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