The first international game conducted between England and 22of United States at Hoboken, new Jersey , on 3,4,5 October 1859. United States was more advanced at that time than in Australia. To play five match the small cricket party traveled over 7,000 miles a prodigious adventure in mid Victorian times. Cricket was established game and baseball played more by student and children before the civil war. The difficulties was getting proper equipment of cricket and maintaining problem were too great during the war period long 4 years. During the civil war thousand of soldier learned the baseball . Baseball was assured when they returned to civil life. Cricket began to popularize in Philadelphia . English 11s began to play there and a good coaching against first class English cricketers began grow up Philadelphia cricketer an exalt spot jupp’s English in 1868. and played 2 game at Philadelphia , winning both easily. American deficiency were batting and bowling due lack of coaching . American play was old style and had not learned to new type of bowling .
Harry Wright and A G Spalding the most professional baseball player were former to cricket they founded sporting goods firms which are still active today. Philadelphia started to outstrip from one place another till the became focal point of American cricket. United State began to playing games at Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco . Australian 11 captained by D W George met Philadelphia on 3,4,5 October after finishing the tour of England. The Australia team beaten MCC at Lords , Philadelphia only team who drawn the game in the match which was the historic.
In 1884 the team visit to England organized by Philadelphia and other in 1889. There was some success. In 1891 Philadelphia brought a first class English amateurs by Lord Hawke and 1893 Australian team played 2 games in the city. Philadelphia made the highest score and won an innings and 68 runs
The Australia XI visited Philadelphia under GHS Trott on 1896 and played there three games on level. The first two game were lost and won the third by an innings and 99runs. After these experience the city cricketers determined to play first class tour of England in 1897. A great success came from the Philadelphia tour of 12897 which showed the heights their cricket within few years. All Philadelphia match against English countries were reckoned as first class until 1914 from that tour.
The first time the tour saw the limelight by the Bart king spring. The world greatest bowler was King. He shown the best performance of the tour.He took 7 wicket for 13 runs. King could changed the direction of the ball sharply in the last 10 or 15 feet of flight. King used that ball only against `good batsmen He successfully done this from 1893 to 1912. Not only for bowling also for batting he was golden age of American cricket . In 1921 a enjoyable tour had Philadelphian pilgrims, after this No American team toured in England until 1961, when Chicago cricket club made valiant effort by play some club in England and with to volunteers at that.
A popular game of cricket advanced to decline for many reason in United States. The main facts that the national temperament not suited for cricket’s leisure pace , The governing body of cricket’s lack of interest, the greater interest to the other sports as golf.
Out side England, United States was on the country who have magazine devoted to cricket. “ The American cricketer was founded on28 June 1877” and the life over 50 years. The last issue published in April 1929 that United States devoted to tennis and other sports relegated to the cricket to the back page. The American Cricketer were preserved in the library. This was dedicated by the association in 1968.
Associate membership of the International Cricket Conference to admitted in 1965. In 1979 USA participated from the first tournament in the ICC trophy and side’s performances gradually improved fro the mid 1980s. It was due to increase expert from the Caribbean and other technique from American players. For dthe ICC champions Trophy the United states qualified in six Nation event but their participation was very neglected and limited side ageing were never competitive.
Cricket association of USA become a deeply divided group and United States was suspended from ICC for being “dysfunctional” in 2005and barred from official; tournaments. Although that ban was lifted to internal sniping continued, the board still now unaccountable, and only USA loser for the Cricketers
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