| Toss: | USA | ||
| Umpires: | H Russel and Walker |
| Canada 1st innings | Runs | ||
| D Winckworth | run out | 12 | |
| J Wilson | b Wright | 0 | |
| Birch | c Bage | 5 | |
| GA Barber | b Wright | 1 | |
| Sharpe | b Wright | 12 | |
| GA Phillpotts | lbw | b Groom | 1 |
| JB Robinson | lbw | 1 | |
| HJ Maddock | not out | 7 | |
| Freeling | c Dudson | 12 | |
| French | b Groom | 9 | |
| Thompson | b Wright | 5 | |
| Extras | (b 11, w 6) | 17 | |
| Total | (all out) | 82 |
| USA 1st innings | Runs | ||
| J Turner | b Winckworth | 7 | |
| G Wheathcroft | b Winckworth | 9 | |
| J Ticknor | lbw | 0 | |
| J Symes | c Thompson | 1 | |
| H Groom | c Thompson | 0 | |
| R Bage | not out | 1 | |
| R Ticknor | b Thompson | 5 | |
| S Wright | c Barber | 4 | |
| RN Tinson | st Philpotts | 14 | |
| S Dudson | c Freeling | 4 | |
| Wild | b Winckworth | 10 | |
| Extras | (b 7, w 2) | 9 | |
| Total | (all out) | 64 |
| Canada 2nd innings | Runs | ||
| D Winckworth | b Wright | 14 | |
| J Wilson | b Groom | 0 | |
| Birch | c Turner | 0 | |
| GA Barber | b Groom | 3 | |
| Sharpe | b Groom | 5 | |
| GA Phillpotts | b Wright | 13 | |
| JB Robinson | b Wright | 4 | |
| HJ Maddock | b groom | 7 | |
| Freeling | not out | 7 | |
| French | b Wright | 0 | |
| Thompson | lbw | 3 | |
| Extras | (w 7) | 7 | |
| Total | (all out) | 63 |
| USA 2nd innings | Runs | ||
| J Turner | c Barber | b Sharpe | 14 |
| J Ticknor | b Sharpe | 0 | |
| J Symes | b Sharpe | 11 | |
| H Groom | b Winckworth | 0 | |
| R Bage | not out | 5 | |
| R Ticknor | b Sharpe | 8 | |
| S Wright | b French | 3 | |
| RN Tinson | lbw | b Sharpe | 0 |
| S Dudson | c Winckworth | b Sharpe | 0 |
| Wild | c Maddock | 8 | |
| G Wheathcroft* | absent | - | |
| Extras | (b 3, w 6) | 9 | |
| Total | (all out) | 58 | |
| *Wheatcroft failed to arrive in time to bat in 2nd innings | |||
USA v Canada, New York, September 24-25, 1844
The oldest international contest of them all
Canada 82 and 63 beat USA 64 and 58 by 23 runs
It is generally accepted that the match between USA v Canada in September 1844 was the first international cricket fixture. The first game between the two nations, played for a wager of US$ 1000, was watched by 10,000 spectators at the St George's Club at Bloomingdale Park in New York.
Those who dispute the 1844 date point to The Cricketer's Guide of 1858, where it is recorded that "The Canada match ... began in friendly encounters between the Toronto and St. George's (New York) Clubs .. in 1844. It first assumed its present goodly proportions of Canada v the United States in 1853." But most people are happy that the 1844 match was where international cricket started.
As with all matters related to cricket, there is always more than one side to a story. The American version of the first Canada v USA international is described by Deb Das as follows:-
"The match of 1844, at Bloomingdale Park in New York, came about because in 1843, a New York team had landed penniless in Toronto and were fully financed and entertained by their magnanimous hosts. In order to honor this Canadian gesture, the New Yorkers invited the Canadians to play in New York. The US team was drawn from several New York clubs, and also included players from Philadelphia, DC, and Boston (the other centers of US cricket at the time). The Canadians, too, tried to come up with a representative team. All the posters and advertisements of the match from that period, which are available in cricket libraries, refer to a Canada v USA match, not a New York v Toronto fixture.
"There were about 20,000 spectators at the match, and bets of around $120,000 (close to $1.5 million in today's currency) were placed on the outcome. By any reckoning, therefore, this has to be recorded as an international fixture - and a major one at that, surpassing many sporting events of that time."
The following Canadian version of the same event was written by Kevin Boller:-
"The match had taken place as the result of a hoax, perpetrated some four years earlier by a certain Mr. Phillpotts who had invited the St. Georges Cricket club of New York to visit Canada and play a friendly game against the Toronto Cricket Club on the northern shores of Lake Ontario. On the afternoon of August 28, 1840 eighteen travel- weary members of the St. George's Club turned up in Toronto following an exhausting journey through the state of New York by coach and across Lake Ontario by steamer only to discover that the members of the Toronto Cricket Club had no knowledge of any such cricket match.
"The sociable Mr. Phillpotts, who had originated the whole episode, could not be located, which of course, came as no big surprise to everyone involved. The officials of the Toronto Cricket Club felt most uncomfortable about the whole state of affairs and as a result a hastily called meeting was convened of members who could be rounded up on short notice. Following some earnest discussion, a challenge match was organized between the two clubs for a stake of fifty pounds ($250) a side.
"Despite the hurried arrangements a sizeable number of spectators turned out and the band of the 34th Regiment entertained the gathering. His Excellency the Governor of Upper Canada, Sir George Arthur added a regal touch to the occasion by putting in an appearance. Following the match which the New Yorkers won by 10 wickets, a gala dinner was held and judging by press accounts of the day a great time was had by all. Fortunately out of this confusion a rapport developed between the St. George's Club and the Toronto Cricket Club and as a result plans evolved for the historical encounter between the two countries at New York in 1844. The match was played for a stake of $1,000 on September 24-25 at the grounds of the St. George's Club. The Toronto Herald reported the crowd to be about 5000 and as much as $100,000 depended on the outcome".
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ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2004 Result: Canada won by 104 runs Toss: Canada Close of Play: Canada 1st innings R M B 4 6 D Chumney c HR Johnson b Amin 33 73 59 3 2 *JM Davison run out (Reid/Lambert) 84 113 7 3 Z Surkari c M Johnson b Javed Nasir 1 6 11 0 0 IS Billcliff c Amin b Javed Nasir 3 20 15 0 0 +A Bagai b Amin 0 6 7 0 0 NA de Groot c Massiah b Blake 11 48 43 0 0 H Dhillon c Ajaz Ali b Lambert 69 148 6 2 Sunil Dhaniram c HR Johnson b Javed Nasir 0 3 2 0 0 Z Hussain lbw b Javed Nasir 0 25 11 0 0 A Patel not out 8 15 24 1 0 E Sinnathamby c Blake b Javed Nasir 2 18 16 0 0 Extras (lb 1, b 1, w 2, nb 6) 10 Total (all out, 73.5 overs) 221 FoW: 1-57, 2-67, 3-69, 4-69, 5-106, 6-194, 7-194, 8-209, 9-209, 10-221. Bowling O M R W HR Johnson 8 1 25 0 (5nb) Reid 4 0 22 0 Amin 20 7 35 2 Javed Nasir 23.5 7 78 5 (1w) Massiah 2 0 11 0 (1nb) Blake 5 1 17 1 Lambert 11 0 31 1 (1w) United States of America 1st innings R M B 4 6 LC Romero c Billcliff b Davison 33 112 75 2 0 +M Johnson lbw b Patel 0 2 1 0 0 *RW Staple c Sinnathamby b Davison 30 54 48 4 0 S Massiah c Billcliff b Davison 7 36 34 0 0 CA Reid c Davison b Dhaniram 4 11 13 0 0 CB Lambert c Dhillon b Davison 2 14 3 0 0 Ajaz Ali c Hussain b Davison 36 48 41 1 2 Z Amin c de Groot b Davison 2 3 4 0 0 D Blake c de Groot b Davison 0 1 1 0 0 Javed Nasir not out 11 36 18 1 0 HR Johnson c Hussain b Davison 2 6 8 0 0 Extras (b 5, nb 2, w 2) 9 Total (all out, 40.4 overs) 136 FoW: 1-1 (M Johnson), 2-43 (Staple), 3-64 (Massiah), 4-77 (Reid), 5-83 (Romero), 6-90 (Lambert), 7-92 (Amin), 8-92 (Blake), 9-134 (Ajaz Ali), 10-136 (HR Johnson). Bowling O M R W Patel 6 1 12 1 Sinnathamby 3 0 11 0 (1w,1nb) Hussain 3 0 16 0 Davison 14.4 2 61 8 (1w,1nb) Dhaniram 14 4 31 1 Canada 2nd innings R M B 4 6 D Chumney c M Johnson b HR Johnson 0 5 6 0 0 NA de Groot c M Johnson b Reid 2 40 24 0 0 Z Surkari c Blake b Reid 0 2 4 0 0 IS Billcliff c Reid b Amin 23 64 56 2 1 +A Bagai run out (Lambert/M Johnson) 20 92 74 0 0 H Dhillon c M Johnson b Amin 2 14 17 0 0 *JM Davison c HR Johnson b Staple 3 10 8 0 0 Sunil Dhaniram not out 65 161 148 4 1 Z Hussain c M Johnson b Lambert 8 40 45 1 0 A Patel c Staple b Javed Nasir 7 50 1 0 E Sinnathamby lbw b HR Johnson 1 13 9 0 0 Extras (lb 1, b 4, nb 4, pen 5) 14 Total (all out, 72.5 overs) 145 FoW: 1-0 (Chumney), 2-1 (Surkari), 3-21 (de Groot), 4-41 (Billcliff), 5-45 (Dhillon), 6-54 (Davison), 7-63 (Bagai), 8-96 (Hussain), 9-131 (Patel), 10-145 (Sinnathamby). Bowling O M R W HR Johnson 7.5 2 24 2 (3nb) Reid 6 2 10 2 (1nb) Javed Nasir 13 3 24 1 Staple 17 4 32 1 Amin 19 7 20 2 Massiah 3 0 12 0 Blake 2 1 4 0 Lambert 5 0 9 1 United States of America 2nd innings (target: 231 runs) R M B 4 6 +M Johnson b Davison 41 76 70 3 2 LC Romero c Bagai b Hussain 14 34 25 0 1 *RW Staple c Surkari b Davison 1 2 4 0 0 S Massiah c Dhaniram b Davison 37 85 73 1 1 CA Reid c Dhaniram b Davison 2 18 15 0 0 CB Lambert c Chumney b Davison 11 77 41 0 1 Ajaz Ali c sub (M Chaudhury) b Davison 4 2 2 1 0 Z Amin c Chumney b Davison 1 5 7 0 0 D Blake c Billcliff b Davison 0 1 3 0 0 Javed Nasir c de Groot b Davison 2 8 9 0 0 HR Johnson not out 2 29 17 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 2, w 1) 11 Total (all out, 44.2 overs) 126 FoW: 1-37 (Romero), 2-38 (Staple), 3-93 (M Johnson), 4-105 (Reid), 5-107 (Massiah), 6-111 (Ajaz Ali), 7-112 (Amin), 8-112 (Blake), 9-114 (Javed Nasir), 10-126 (Lambert). Bowling O M R W Davison 21.2 3 76 9 Hussain 7 2 15 1 (1w) Dhaniram 15 6 18 0 Sinnathamby 1 0 7 0
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Match Reports Team Pages: United States of America, Canada. Ground Page: Brian Piccolo Park, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale Canada Player Pages: D Chumney, JM Davison, Z Surkari, IS Billcliff, A Bagai, NA de Groot, H Dhillon, Sunil Dhaniram, Z Hussain, A Patel, E Sinnathamby. United States of America Player Pages: LC Romero, M Johnson, RW Staple, S Massiah, CA Reid, CB Lambert, Ajaz Ali, Z Amin, D Blake, Javed Nasir, HR Johnson. Match Officials' Pages: B Doctrove, N Malcolm, JJ Crowe. |
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