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|Headline=Cricket Club formed in Savannah, GA in 1859
|Headline=Cricket Club formed in Savannah, GA in 1859
|Salience=2
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|Tags=US cricket clubs,  
|Tags=US cricket clubs,  
|Location=Georgia,
|Location=Georgia,

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Cricket Club formed in Savannah, GA in 1859

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Tags US cricket clubs
Location Georgia
City/State/Country: Savannah, GA, USA
Game American Cricket
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
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The Augusta Chronicle, Aug. 26, 1859: "Cricket--A club for the practice of this manly game, has just been formed by a number of young men of Savannah."

In November a match was reported: "Savannah Items...The Cricket Match--The match on Thursday last was played by sides chosen by Messers. St. Croix and Armitage." The former won 91 to 86 in two innings.

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The Augusta Chronicle, Aug. 26, 1859

The Charleston (SC) Courier, Nov. 9, 1859, 

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