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Olympic Cricket
Cricket is currently a very popular sport in many parts of the world, though it has only made one appearance at the Olympic Games, in Paris 1900. There was only a single twelve-a-side match, with a team from England beating a French team (which was made up mostly of Englishmen: British Embassy staff who secured a few days off from the office!). The lack of competing nations and the one-sided affair did not bode well for further inclusion in the Olympic Games.
Other Olympic cricket trivia is that on June 29 1948, the day the London Olympic games began at Wembley Stadium in London, the famed Australian 'Invincibles' cricket side was finishing off England in a test at nearby Lord's, winning by 409 runs.
Results
It was a very one-sided match. Great Britain (Devon & Somerset Wanderers CC) beat France (L'equipe francaise, British Embassy, Paris) by 117 & 145 for 5 declared against 78 & 26 in a twelve-a-side match.
Teams
- Great Britain: C B K Beachcroft, John Symes, Frederick Cuming, Montagu Toller, Alfred Bowerman, Alfred Powlesland, William Donne, Frederick Christian, George Buckley, Francis Burchell, Harry Corner, Arthur Birkett.
- France: T H Jordan, A J Schneidau, R Home, Henry Terry, F Rogues, W Anderson, D Robinson, W T Attrill, W Browning, A McEvoy, Philip Tomalin, J Braib.
Related Pages
- Full list of all Discontinued Sports
- Cricket pages
