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The T20 World Cup 2024 will kick off with the world’s oldest rivalry, even older than Ashes. It will begin with a match between co-hosts USA and Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on 1 June (2 June in India) and not many know that first ever international cricket match was also played between the USA and Canada, in 1844 at the St George’s Cricket Club in New York.
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In fact, the first match between England and Australia was only played in 1877, 33 years after the USA and Canada played the first ever international cricket match. That match was won by Canada by 23 runs.
As per a report in the BBC, five thousand people watched the first day of the USA vs Canada match at St George’s Club while around $100,000 was put on betting on the result of the game.
Canada batted first in the match after the USA won the toss and scored 82 in the first innings after David Winckworth, George Sharpe and Freeling scored 12 runs each. Sam Wright took a fifer for the USA while Henry Groom got three wickets. In reply, USA captain Robert Tinson as USA were bowled out for 64. Winckworth and Fred French took four wickets each in the first innings.
With a lead of 18 runs, Canada posted 63 in the second innings with Winckworth starring again scoring 14 runs while captain George Phillpotts added 13 runs to give USA a target of 81 runs. Groom…
