A Century of Philadelphia Cricket / / ed. by John A. Lester.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Brown, Henry I.,; Brown, Reynolds D.,; Clark, Percy H .,; Clark, Percy H.,; King, J. Barton,; Lester, John A.,; Morley, Christopher,; Morris, C. C.,; O'Neill, W. P.,; Scattergood, J . Henry,; Wharton Pepper, George,
• HerausgeberIn: Lester, John A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1951
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Anniversary Collection
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (456 p.) :; 50 illus.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Footnote on Philadelphia Cricket -- PART I: The Origin and Development of Cricket in Philadelphia -- I. From the Beginning to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1861: The Wisters -- II. 1861-1872: The Newhalls and the International Matches of 1868 and 1872 -- III. Beginnings of Organization -- IV. The Australians, 1878 -- V. The Constructive Decade, 1879-1889 -- VI. Cricket in School and College -- VII. The English Tour of 1889 -- VIII. The Patterson Period, 1890-1897 -- IX. The Clubs: Their Influence in the Formation of a Cricket Authority -- X. The Tour of England in 1897 -- XI. The Angler -- XII. Between the Tours, 1897-1903 -- XIII. The English Tour of 1903 -- XIV. On the Plateau, 1903-1908 -- XV. The Tour of England in 1908 -- XVI. Gradual Decline, 1909-1918 -- XVII. From 1919 to the Death of the American Cricketer, April 1929 -- XVIII. Keeping Up the Wickets During the Decline, 1930-1950 -- XIX. What of the Future? -- PART II: Sidelights and Reminiscences -- I. Cricket in Philadelphia, 1878-1884 -- II. Cricket Reminiscences of the Period 1885-1896 -- III. The Manheim Grounds Fifty Years Ago -- IV. Some Reminiscences of Wicket-Keeping -- V. English Tour of The Germantown Cricket Club 1911 -- VI. Germantown v. Belmont, 1900-1910. Fifteen Halifax Cup Duels -- VII. The Tour of the Philadelphia Pilgrims in England,1921 -- VIII. Curving with the Seam -- APPENDICES -- A. Halifax Cup, 1880-1926 -- B. Winners of the Childs Cups, 1880-1926 -- C. Canada v. United States, 1844-1912 -- D. Schools, Clubs and Playing Grounds -- E. Philadelphia Professionals -- F. Intercollegiate Cricket -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter