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St George's Cricket Club

Not to be confused with the St George Cricket Club, Sydney, Australia.

Harry Wright was a successful bowler for St George's Club before he moved to the Cincinnati Red Stockings

The St George's Cricket Club, also referred to as the St George Cricket Club, was the leading cricket club in the United States from the 1840s to the 1870s.[1] Founded in 1839,[2][3] with assistance from prominent members of the St George's Society of New York,[4] it was originally located in Manhattan, New York, and later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey. Nicknamed the "Dragon Slayers",[5][6] in 1844 the club hosted the first international cricket match, between teams representing Canada and the United States. It disbanded in 1898.

  1. ^ Malcolm, Dominic (2006). "The Diffusion of Cricket to America: A Figurational Sociological Examination". Journal of Historical Sociology. 19 (2): 151–173. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6443.2006.00276.x. ISSN 0952-1909.
  2. ^ Noboa y Rivera, Raf (March 28, 2015). "How Philadelphia became the unlikely epicenter of American cricket". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Kirsch, George B. (1984). "American Cricket: Players and Clubs Before the Civil War". Journal of Sport History. 11 (1): 28–50. ISSN 0094-1700. JSTOR 43609289 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ A History of St. George's Society of New York from 1770 to 1913. St. George's Society of New York. 1913. p. 32 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Cricket". True Sun. No. 478. New York. September 30, 1844. p. 2.
  6. ^ Kirsch, George B. (1989). The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball and Cricket, 1838–72. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 21. ISBN 0252015606.

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