A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain. The team for the French club included at least 11 British nationals, two of whom were born in France, and it is considered a mixed team.
John William Henry Tyler Douglas was an English cricketer who was active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Douglas was an all-rounder who played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1928 and captained the county from 1911 to 1928. He also played for England and captained the England team both before and after the First World War with markedly different success. As well as playing cricket, Douglas was a notable amateur boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.
Charles B. K. Beachcroft was the captain of the gold-medal-winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has been an Olympic sport.
Alfred James Bowerman was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in the early 20th century, and also played in the only cricket match at the Olympic Games, at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Frederick William Christian was an English cricket player. He represented the gold medal winning Great Britain team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against France, he was bowled for a duck in Great Britain's first innings and did not bat in the second innings. He bowled in the French first innings, taking seven wickets.
William Stephens Donne was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union, and was a member of the cricket team that won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
John Symes, OBE was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain Olympic cricket team at the 1900 Olympic Games.
Montagu Henry Toller was an English cricketer who played for both Devon County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club in the late 19th century. He made six first-class appearances for Somerset, all in 1897, but was predominantly a good club cricketer. In 1900, he was part of the Devon Wanderers team that represented Great Britain in the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics.
William Wallace Anderson was a member of the silver medal-winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against Great Britain he was bowled for a duck in the French first innings and top-scored in the second with eight runs. He also took four wickets and a catch in Great Britain's first innings.
William Dunbar "Willie" Attrill was the first captain of Standard Athletic Club's football team, leading it become the first French football champion in 1894. He was also a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against Great Britain he was dismissed for a duck in both French innings, took two wickets in Great Britain's first innings, and two catches in their second.
John Braid was a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against Great Britain he top scored with 25 in the French first innings, and scored seven runs in their second.
Robert Horne was a member of the silver medal-winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against Great Britain he scored 15 in the French first innings and just one run in their second.
Timothée Jordan was a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. He opened the batting for France in the only game against Great Britain, scoring 11 in the French first innings and a duck in the second.
Arthur MacEvoy was a member of the silver medal-winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against Great Britain, he scored 1 run in the French first innings and a duck in the second. He took three wickets in the match.
Douglas Francis Robinson was a member of the silver medal-winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against Great Britain, he took two wickets in Great Britain's first innings, and was dismissed for a duck in both French innings. Born of Irish parents in Montserrat, he was the son of the colonial administrator William Cleaver Francis Robinson.
H. F. Roques was a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time that cricket has featured in the Olympics. He failed to score in either French innings, and took three wickets in Great Britain's second innings.
Alfred John Schneidau, also known as A. J. Schneidau, was an English-French cricketer of the late 19th–early 20th century who was a member of France's silver-medal-winning cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time in the history of the quadrennial games that cricket had standing as a competitive sport.
Philip Humphreys Tomalin was member of the Norse Rowing Club in Richmond, and the Carlton Cricket Club that played at Regent's park before he left for France at the age of 21. He stayed there, 60 years until 1939 and died the following year at Bognor Regis. He was the captain of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against Great Britain, he was the not out batsman in both French innings, scoring three runs in the first and six in the second. He was born in Kensington.
Cyril Theodore Anstruther Wilkinson CBE was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. The team won the gold medal. He was also a cricketer, as well as Registrar of the Probate and Divorce Registry from 1936 to 1959.
John Ashley Cockett was an English sportsman who was an Olympic bronze medal-winning field hockey player for England and Great Britain. He also played first-class and minor counties cricket.
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