Philadelphian cricket team in Jamaica in 1908-09
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The Philadelphian cricket team
made a tour of Jamaica
in February 1909. The Philadelphians played 3 first-class
matches against the Jamaicans
winning two and losing one. This was one of the last first-class tours for the Philadelphian team. The city of Philadelphia was nearing the end of its golden age and the last first-class game for the team would be played only three years later.
The series began at Sabina Park
in Kingston
on 15 February with a two day match. In spite of a solid first innings
batting performance from William Newhall
, the visitors only managed 93 runs. The Jamaican side needed only 12 runs in their second innings to win the match by nine wicket
s. Charles Morrison
did most of the damage for Jamaica taking 11-78 in the match.
On 17 February, the series continued at Kensington Park, Kingston. The Philadelphians won the toss and decided to bat first. Behind an 86 from Irish
transplant James McDonogh, the visitors made 183 runs in their first innings. This was followed by a 150 from Jamaica. In their second innings, the Americans scored 223. Ranji Hordern
bowled very well taking 8 wickets in each innings and helping to hold the home side to only 84 runs in their second innings. The Philadelphians took the match by 172. In this match Malcolm Kerr
"staggered humanity by taking 6-30 in an innings, 9 for 100 in the match, against the Philadelphians, having scarcely been considered a bowler at all before", his very last match for Jamaica.
The series concluded with another 2 day match on 19 February at Melbourne Park, Kingston
. Again the Philadelphians won the toss and decided to go to bat first. Reggie Conyers, originally from Bermuda
opened the batting with a 149 before being bowled. His side finished the first innings with 252 runs. The Jamaicans followed-on after making only 110 runs in their first innings. The Americans needed only 38 runs in their second innings to win the match by 8 wickets. Ranji Hordern again dominated the Philadelphian's bowling taking 13 for 113 in the match. Over the course of the series, Hordern took 34 wickets.
Philadelphian cricket team
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even with the United States having played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country. This decline was...
made a tour of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
in February 1909. The Philadelphians played 3 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches against the Jamaicans
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
winning two and losing one. This was one of the last first-class tours for the Philadelphian team. The city of Philadelphia was nearing the end of its golden age and the last first-class game for the team would be played only three years later.
The series began at Sabina Park
Sabina Park
Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket"....
in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
on 15 February with a two day match. In spite of a solid first innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
batting performance from William Newhall
William Newhall
William Price Newhall was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches between 1908 and 1913. Six of these were for the Philadelphian cricket team and the other was for a combined Canada/USA team...
, the visitors only managed 93 runs. The Jamaican side needed only 12 runs in their second innings to win the match by nine wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s. Charles Morrison
Charles Morrison (cricketer)
Charles Stuart Morrison was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906...
did most of the damage for Jamaica taking 11-78 in the match.
On 17 February, the series continued at Kensington Park, Kingston. The Philadelphians won the toss and decided to bat first. Behind an 86 from Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
transplant James McDonogh, the visitors made 183 runs in their first innings. This was followed by a 150 from Jamaica. In their second innings, the Americans scored 223. Ranji Hordern
Ranji Hordern
Dr. Herbert Vivian "Ranji" Hordern was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1911 to 1912. He was the first major leg-spin and googly bowler to play for Australia...
bowled very well taking 8 wickets in each innings and helping to hold the home side to only 84 runs in their second innings. The Philadelphians took the match by 172. In this match Malcolm Kerr
Malcolm Kerr (cricketer)
Malcolm McLeod Kerr was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900....
"staggered humanity by taking 6-30 in an innings, 9 for 100 in the match, against the Philadelphians, having scarcely been considered a bowler at all before", his very last match for Jamaica.
The series concluded with another 2 day match on 19 February at Melbourne Park, Kingston
Melbourne Park, Kingston
Melbourne Park is a cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the home of Melbourne Cricket Club, the third oldest cricket club in Jamaica. The ground hosted first-class cricket on 23 occasions between 1908-09 and 1961-62. Although the ground has not been used for a first-class match since then,...
. Again the Philadelphians won the toss and decided to go to bat first. Reggie Conyers, originally from Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
opened the batting with a 149 before being bowled. His side finished the first innings with 252 runs. The Jamaicans followed-on after making only 110 runs in their first innings. The Americans needed only 38 runs in their second innings to win the match by 8 wickets. Ranji Hordern again dominated the Philadelphian's bowling taking 13 for 113 in the match. Over the course of the series, Hordern took 34 wickets.