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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1858
|Year=1858
|Year Suffix=
|Year Number=30
|Year Number=30
|Headline=Playing Rules Given for New Britain CT Wicket Ball Match
|Headline=Playing Rules Given for New Britain CT Wicket Ball Match
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Country=US
|Location=New England,
|Country=United States
|Coordinates=41.6612104, -72.7795419
|State=CT
|State=CT
|City=New Britain
|City=New Britain
|Game=Wicket,
|Modern Address=
|Game=Wicket
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|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>
|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 ball to count 4; but the strikers must make four crosses,' a nine-inch ball, and a three-game format in which the total runs "crossings" determined the victor.</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]&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>"Ball-Playing at New Britain,"&nbsp;<em>Hartford Daily Courant</em>, June 21, 1858, page 2.</p>
|Sources=<p>"Ball-Playing at New Britain,"&nbsp;<em>Hartford Daily Courant</em>, June 21, 1858, page 2.</p>
|Warning=
|Comment=
|Query=
|Source Image=
|External Number=
|Submitted by=John Thorn
|Submitted by=John Thorn
|Submission Note=9/12/2007
|Submission Note=9/12/2007

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Playing Rules Given for New Britain CT Wicket Ball Match

Salience Noteworthy
Location New England
City/State/Country: New Britain, CT, United States
Game Wicket
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
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"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.

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.

 

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"Ball-Playing at New Britain," Hartford Daily Courant, June 21, 1858, page 2.

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