Germantown Cricket Club

Germantown Cricket Club
The Germantown Cricket Club
Formation	1854; 172 years ago
Type	Social club
Tax ID no.	23-0620930
Location	Germantown, PA, United States;
Website	germantowncricket.org
	Germantown Cricket Club
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Clubhouse of the Germantown C.C. c. 1933
Location	5140 Morris St.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°1′25.10″N 75°10′24.31″W / 40.0236389°N 75.1734194°W
Built	1890
Architect	Charles F. McKim of McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	87000758
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1987

The Germantown Cricket Club is a private social and sports 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 was founded on August 10, 1854^[2] in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club.^[3]

Its clubhouse was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White.^[4] Nowadays the club has facilities for cricket, tennis, squash, swimming, padel, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated National Historic Landmark.

Overview

The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with 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.

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.^[5]

As of 2023, Germantown Cricket Club hosts the final of the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival.^[6]

In 1902, Germantown was one of the founding members of a soccer league founded by cricket clubs in Philadelphia; the league (named "Philadelphia Cricket Clubs League")^[7] also included Belmont, Kensington, and Frankford. The popularity of the sport also attracted other collegiate teams to the league, such as Haverford.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Melville, Tom (1998). The Tented Field: A History of Cricket in America. Popular Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-87972-770-5.
^ National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club
^ Germantown Cricket Club. Project chronology
^ "Germantown Cricket Club History". Germantown Cricket Club. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
^ Philadelphia International Cricket Festival
^ US tops Brazil, more on headers & the brain, WPS deadline, Socrates RIP by Ed Farnsworth at the Philly Soccer Page. December 5, 2011
^ With Dash and Spirit by William Kashatus III
^ Haverford College Men's Soccer. All-time Game Results at haverfordathletics.com (archived)

External links

Official website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1693, "Germantown Cricket Club, 5140 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material

Preceded by

West Side Tennis Club
New York City

Davis Cup
Final Venue
1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927

Succeeded by

Stade Roland Garros
Paris

Preceded by

Centre Court, Wimbledon
London

Davis Cup
Final Venue
1938

Succeeded by

Merion Cricket Club
Haverford

Preceded by

Queen's Club
London

Fed Cup
Final Venue
1964

Succeeded by

Kooyong Stadium
Melbourne

Preceded by West Side Tennis Club 1915-1920	Home of the U.S. Championships 1921-1923	Succeeded by West Side Tennis Club 1924-1977

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] Melville, Tom (1998). The Tented Field: A History of Cricket in America. Popular Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-87972-770-5.

[3] National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club

[4] Germantown Cricket Club. Project chronology

[hist-5] "Germantown Cricket Club History". Germantown Cricket Club. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.

[6] Philadelphia International Cricket Festival

[7] US tops Brazil, more on headers & the brain, WPS deadline, Socrates RIP by Ed Farnsworth at the Philly Soccer Page. December 5, 2011

[kasha-8] With Dash and Spirit by William Kashatus III

[alltime-9] Haverford College Men's Soccer. All-time Game Results at haverfordathletics.com (archived)

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