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The First West Indies Cricket Tour - Canada and the United States in 1886 (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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The First West Indies Cricket Tour - Canada and the United States in 1886 (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
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The West Indies Cricket Team, formed in 1884, made its first
overseas tour two years later to Canada and the United States. The
tourists played thirteen matches during August and September; they
won six, lost five and two were drawn. The first match was played
against the Montreal Cricket Club, 16-17 August 1886. It ended in a
draw after which the West Indians moved on to Ottawa, Toronto and
Hamilton.They arrived in the United States to play several matches
in Philadelphia where the cricket culture was well established.
Local clubs proved too strong an opposition for the tourists. The
press was encouraging but made it clear that the islanders were out
of their depth. It was an important tour for the first West Indians
cricketers. It was the first international step in an
apprenticeship that lasted decades. The English decided, finally,
to host the West Indians in 1900. This book speaks to the Canadian
and American beginning of the West Indian cricket culture that was
to emerge a century later as the most powerful performance force
the game had ever seen.
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