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Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Index Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Alfred Bowerman, Athens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Batting (cricket), Belgium, Blundell's School, Bowling (cricket), C. B. K. Beachcroft, Cricket, Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Cricket at the 2028 Summer Olympics, Declaration and forfeiture, Devon, Dismissal (cricket), Eiffel Tower, ESPNcricinfo, Expatriate, Exposition Universelle (1900), First-class cricket, France, Great Britain, International Society of Olympic Historians, Isle of Wight, John Symes, List of Olympic venues in discontinued events, Montagu Toller, Netherlands, Olympic Games, Over (cricket), Paris, Philip Tomalin, Pseudonym, Run (cricket), Somerset County Cricket Club, St. Louis, Twenty20, Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, Vélodrome de Vincennes, West Country, Wicket, William Attrill, William Donne (cricketer), World's fair, 1896 Summer Olympics, 1900 Summer Olympics, 1904 Summer Olympics.

  2. Sports at the Summer Olympics

Alfred Bowerman

Alfred James Bowerman (22 November 1873 – 20 June 1947) was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Somerset in the early 20th century, and also played in the only cricket match at the Olympic Games, at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Batting (cricket)

In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Blundell's School

Blundell's School is an independent co-educational boarding and day school in the English public school tradition, located in Tiverton, Devon.

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Bowling (cricket)

Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter.

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C. B. K. Beachcroft

Charles B. K. Beachcroft (born Charles Beachey Kay; 21 January 18701 July 1928) was an English cricketer who was captain of the tournament-winning Devon and Somerset Wanderers team that represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has been an Olympic sport.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France. Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics and cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics are sports at the Summer Olympics.

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Cricket at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Cricket will be reintroduced in 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Declaration and forfeiture

In the sport of cricket, a declaration occurs when a captain declares their team's innings closed and a forfeiture occurs when a captain chooses to forfeit an innings without batting.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dismissal (cricket)

In cricket, a dismissal occurs when a batter's innings is brought to an end by the opposing team.

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Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.

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ESPNcricinfo

ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket.

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Expatriate

An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their country of citizenship.

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Exposition Universelle (1900)

The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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International Society of Olympic Historians

The International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 with the purpose of promoting and studying the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games.

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Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ ''WYTE'') is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent.

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John Symes

John Symes (11 January 1879 – 23 September 1944) was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain Olympic cricket team at the 1900 Olympic Games.

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List of Olympic venues in discontinued events

At the Summer Olympics, there have been eight Olympic sports that have been discontinued.

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Montagu Toller

Montagu Henry Toller (1 January 1871 – 5 August 1948) was an English cricketer who played for both Devon and Somerset in the late 19th century.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Over (cricket)

In cricket, an over consists of six legal deliveries bowled from one end of a cricket pitch to the player batting at the other end, almost always by a single bowler.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Philip Tomalin

Philip Humphreys Tomalin (10 April 1856–12 February 1940) was a British-French sportsman and sports administrator.

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Pseudonym

A pseudonym or alias is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym).

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Run (cricket)

In cricket, a run is the unit of scoring.

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Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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St. Louis

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Twenty20

Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket.

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Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques

The Union of French Athletic Sports Societies (Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques (USFSA)) was a former sports governing body in France.

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Vélodrome de Vincennes

The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France.

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West Country

The West Country (An Tir West) is a loosely defined area within southwest England, usually taken to include the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol, with some considering it to extend to all or parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

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Wicket

In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings.

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William Attrill

William Dunbar Attrill (March 1868 – 1939) was a British sportsman.

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William Donne (cricketer)

William Stephens Donne (2 April 1875 in Wincanton, Somerset – 24 March 1934 in Castle Cary, Somerset) was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union, and was a member of the cricket team that won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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World's fair

A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations.

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1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.

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1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad (Jeux de la IIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900.

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1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904.

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See also

Sports at the Summer Olympics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics

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