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A brief history of cricket Cricket in Argentina The British community in Argentina was, at one time, the largest outside the Commonwealth, so it is not surprising to find that the first reference to cricket was in 1806 by Major Alexander Gillespie, a Royal Marine's officer who was taken prisoner during a British capture of Buenos Aires. He writes in the paper Gleanings: 'The arrears due being settled at Esquina, and a repose of some days being allowed us, full pockets and vacant time revived the national diversions of horse racing and cricket, for which we always carried the material.'
There is reference the English language weekly newspaper, the British Packet, in its edition of 22nd October 1831 of a cricket club being formed in Buenos Aires. The Argentine Cricket Association was formed in 1913. The history of cricket in Argentina can roughly be divided into various phases:1806
- 1900: Cricket is established in Argentina, the first international matches
are played, the major Clubs are founded, and the great North v South contest
begins. Argentina first played international cricket against Uruguay in 1868 and up to the Second World War, 29 encounters took place, Argentina winning 21 and losing 6. Argentina's closest rivals are Brazil - the series of matches between them dates back to 1888. Matches have also been played against Chile, the first in 1893, the team taking three and a half days to reach Santiago, crossing the Andes by mule! Tours in which first-class matches (as defined by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians) were played by the following teams:
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