Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground
34°34′13″S 58°24′43″W / 34.5703°S 58.4120°W
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| Location | Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Owner | Buenos Aires Cricket Club |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1864 |
| Closed | 1948 |
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| Buenos Aires Cricket Club Buenos Aires FC | |
The Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground was a cricket field in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ground, located in the Palermo district and property of Buenos Aires Cricket Club, gained historic relevance because the first football (in 1867)[1] and rugby union (in 1873) matches in Argentina were played there.[2]
History
The football match disputed in the BACC was such a success that some members would go on to found the Buenos Aires Football Club, which would be the first football club in South America. For years to come both clubs would share installations and members with BACC playing cricket in summer and BAFC playing football in winter.[1][3]
The first recorded cricket match on the ground came in 1891 when the North of Argentina played the South of Argentina.[4]
The ground later held its first
References
- ^ a b "El fútbol nacional cumple años", Clarín, 20 June 2007
- ^ "Historia del club - BACRC official site". Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^ "140 años del primer partido de fútbol en la Argentina", by Eduardo Cantaro, 2007
- ^ a b "Other matches played on Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground, Buenos Aires". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Argentina v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1911/12". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground, Buenos Aires". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Argentina v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1926/27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2011.