United States cricket team in Canada in 1845

The United States cricket team in Canada in 1845 was the second to visit another country following Canada's visit to the US in 1844.

Canada and USA staged the second-ever cricket international at McGill University, Montreal on 30 and 31 July. Canada won the match by 61 runs after the USA had won the toss and decided to field.[1]

Canada scored 80 in their first innings with a top score of 29 by Charles Birch, while Henry Groom captured 5 wickets. The USA replied with 79, George Sharpe taking 6 wickets, but Canada improved in the second innings and made 135, a good score in the contemporary conditions. Sharpe, making an exemplary all-round contribution, scored 31, and Lieutenant Hornby scored 35. Groom took another four wickets. Needing 137 to win, the USA could only manage 75 after David Winckworth took eight wickets.[1]

The two teams met later the same year in New York, with Canada winning again by 2 wickets.[2]

## Match details

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30–31 July 1845
Scorecard

Canada

United States

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CJ Birch 29
Henry Groom 5 wkts

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R Ticknor 20
George Sharpe 6 wkts

135
Hornby 35
Henry Groom 4 wkts

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S Wright 21
David Winckworth 8 wkts

Canada won by 61 runs
McGill University, Montreal
Umpires: William Bradshaw, William Draper, Try

* USA won the toss and decided to field
* Bad weather delayed start of play on the first day

## References

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1. ^ a b "Canada vs United States of America 1845 – Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
2. ^ "United States of America vs Canada 1845 – Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

## Further reading

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* Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* Roy Morgan, Encyclopedia of World Cricket, SportsBooks Ltd, 2007