Germantown Cricket Club

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Germantown Cricket Club
The Germantown Cricket Club
Formation1854;171 years ago (1854)
TypeSocial club
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Website germantowncricket.org
Germantown Cricket Club
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Clubhouse of the Germantown C.C. c. 1933
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Location5140 Morris St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′25.10″N75°10′24.31″W / 40.0236389°N 75.1734194°W / 40.0236389; -75.1734194
Built1890
Architect Charles F. McKim of McKim, Mead & White
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 87000758 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1987

The Germantown Cricket Club is a private social and sports club in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was one of the four principal cricket clubs in the city and was one of the clubs contributing members to the Philadelphian cricket team. It was founded on August 10, 1854 [2] in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club. [3]

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Its clubhouse was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White. [4] Nowadays the club has facilities for cricket, tennis, squash, swimming, padel, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated National Historic Landmark.

Overview

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Illustration of a cricket match at Germantown Ground, 1886

The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with the Young America Cricket Club in 1890.

The Newhall brothers joined the Germantown cricket team at this time after being the backbone of the Young America Cricket Club for forty years.

The U.S. National tennis championship, precursor to today's US Open, was played on Germantown Cricket's lawn tennis courts from 1921 to 1923. [5]

As of 2023, Germantown Cricket Club hosts the final of the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival. [6]

In 1902, Germantown was one of the founding members of a soccer league founded by cricket clubs in Philadelphia; the league (named "Philadelphia Cricket Clubs League") [7] also included Belmont, Kensington, and Frankford. The popularity of the sport also attracted other collegiate teams to the league, such as Haverford. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ Melville, Tom (1998). The Tented Field: A History of Cricket in America. Popular Press. p. 28. ISBN   0-87972-770-5.
  3. ↑ National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club
  4. ↑ Germantown Cricket Club. Project chronology
  5. ↑ "Germantown Cricket Club History". Germantown Cricket Club. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Philadelphia International Cricket Festival
  7. ↑ US tops Brazil, more on headers & the brain, WPS deadline, Socrates RIP by Ed Farnsworth at the Philly Soccer Page. December 5, 2011
  8. ↑ With Dash and Spirit by William Kashatus III
  9. ↑ Haverford College Men's Soccer. All-time Game Results at haverfordathletics.com (archived)

Further reading

Preceded by Davis Cup
Final Venue
1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Davis Cup
Final Venue
1938 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Fed Cup
Final Venue
1964 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
West Side Tennis Club
1915-1920 		Home of the
U.S. Championships
1921-1923 		Succeeded by
West Side Tennis Club
1924-1977
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