Germantown Cricket Club

The Germantown Cricket Club is a private social and sports club in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was one of the four principal cricket clubs in the city and was one of the clubs contributing members to the Philadelphian cricket team. It was founded on August 10, 1854 in what is now the northwest section of the city, and is the nation's second oldest cricket club.National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club

Its clubhouse, completed in 1890, was designed by architects McKim, Mead & White.Germantown Cricket Club. Project chronology Nowadays the club has facilities for cricket, tennis, squash, swimming, padel, and special events. The club's facilities are a designated National Historic Landmark.

Overview

The Germantown Cricket Club was located in Nicetown from 1877 until 1890 when it moved to its present Manheim Street location after merging with the Young America Cricket Club in 1890.

The Newhall brothers joined the Germantown cricket team at this time after being the backbone of the Young America Cricket Club for forty years.

The U.S. National tennis championship, precursor to today's US Open, was played on Germantown Cricket's lawn tennis courts from 1921 to 1923.

As of 2023, Germantown Cricket Club hosts the final of the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival.Philadelphia International Cricket Festival

In 1902, Germantown was one of the founding members of a soccer league founded by cricket clubs in Philadelphia; the league (named "Philadelphia Cricket Clubs League")US tops Brazil, more on headers & the brain, WPS deadline, Socrates RIP by Ed Farnsworth at the Philly Soccer Page. December 5, 2011 also included Belmont, Kensington, and Frankford. The popularity of the sport also attracted other collegiate teams to the league, such as Haverford. With Dash and Spirit by William Kashatus IIIHaverford College Men's Soccer. All-time Game Results at haverfordathletics.com (archived)

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