Staten Island Cricket Club
Walker Park | |
Location | Livingston, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
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Owner | New York City |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1886 |
Opened | 1931 |
Tenants | |
Staten Island Cricket Club (NYMDAL) (1886–present) |
The Staten Island Cricket Club (SICC) is a cricket club on Staten Island, New York, United States, that was incorporated as the Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball Club on March 22, 1872.[1] It became the first tennis venue in the United States.[2]
History
The club originally played at
Famous cricketers that have played while visiting at the SICC include England captain Pelham Warner played there in 1903
Early movie scenes of the S I Cricket Club can be seen in the famous silent film
Recent activity
Walker Park has the SICC
In the 2000s the club participated in competitive matches in the New York Metropolitan and District Association League.[7] The Latin motto of the club is Lude Ludum Insignia Secundaria which is translated to mean "Winning the game is a secondary concern. Playing the game is a primary reward. (It's just a game...)"[7][8] In popular culture it was depicted in
See also
- St. George Cricket Grounds was a later cricket, baseball, and lacrosse venue built at or near the club's original St. George location and used in the 1880s.
- Richmond County Bank Ballparkis a baseball and cricket ground that opened in 2001 built at or near the SICC's original St. George location.
References
- ^ a b c Bavanandan, Rajadurai. "History". Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Morris, Ira K. (1900) page 483.
- ^ According to Ira K. Morris: "The club was incorporated in January 1866." But according to the club's own website it: "was founded on or about March 22nd 1872".
- ^ a b Pollak, Michael (August 27, 2006). "Rocking the Tennis Cradle". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Walker Park". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Walker Park, Livingston, Staten Island". Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ a b c Reifer, Jodi Lee (June 12, 2008). "GET OUT: Swingers club". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Staten Island Cricket Club". August 22, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
Bibliography
- Morris, Ira K. (1900). Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island New York. Vol. II. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.). p. 483. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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External links
- "Staten Island Cricket Club — Official page". Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- The club's later Livingston location, also known as Walker Park, is at 40°38′36″N 74°06′33″W / 40.6433°N 74.1093°W.