7-482: The Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded on 19 November 1855 at the house of William Wister after the Germantown Cricket Club team refused to allow young players to gain cricket experience through match participation. Owen Wister , the nephew of William, wrote what is considered the first true Western novel ever written, The Virginian , the prototype for the first movie Western which came out as
14-793: A silent movie in 1914 and has been filmed many times since that time. The Newhall family joined with the Wister family founding the club in 1855 with the first games played on the Wisters' Belfield estate. The YACC team was largely responsible for keeping cricket going in Philadelphia during the Civil War. The YACC played at the Turnpike Bridge ground from 1858 to 1877 before moving to their new Stenton ground in 1879. The Germantown Cricket Club allowed YACC to share their Nicetown ground while their new ground
21-744: The Newhall family played on the YACC from its founding in 1854 to its merging with the Germantown CC in 1890. The Newhalls also helped administer cricket in Philadelphia. George Newhall became editor of the American Cricketer which had a 52-year publication history from 1877 to 1929. YACC won the Halifax Cup in 1880, 1883 and 1885. The Halifax Cup won by a Philadelphia team in 1874 at Halifax in Nova Scotia became
28-601: The Young America Cricket Club in 1890. The Newhall brothers joined the Germantown cricket team at this time after being the backbone of the Young America Cricket Club for forty years. It continues as a private club with facilities for tennis, squash, swimming, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated National Historic Landmark . As of 2023, Germantown Cricket Club hosts the final of
35-530: The social event of the year in Philadelphia from 1880 to 1926 by which time it was eclipsed by golf and tennis tournaments. Germantown Cricket Club The Germantown Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was one of the four principal cricket clubs in the city and was one of the clubs contributing members to the Philadelphian cricket team . It
42-582: Was being prepared. Walter and Charles Newhall became famous YACC players. Walter Newhall scored his first century aged 12. Charles was the most successful bowler against the 1872 England team earning the respect W. G. Grace , England's greatest batsman. Before Bob Newhall captained Philadelphia's first touring team in England the YACC played the Toronto Cricket Club in Canada. Three generations (ten members) of
49-542: Was founded on August 10, 1854 in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club . Its clubhouse was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White . The U.S. National tennis championship , precursor to today's US Open, was played on Germantown Cricket's lawn tennis courts from 1921 to 1923. The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with
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