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Cricket at the Olympics
London 1908
Cricket at the Olympics - London 1908
The Olympic Games will at long last be hosted by a country with favorable means of hosting international cricket matches. While originally scheduled to take place in Rome, the Games were moved to London due to the disastrous 1906 eruption of Mt Vesuvius which killed over 100 people and utterly devastated the city of Naples.
While most of the sporting events of the 1908 Games will be hosted at the White City Stadium, the MCC and IOC have come to an agreement to allow all cricket matches to be played at Lord's and The Oval. The 8 participating nations in the cricket tournament will be
Argentina,
Australasia,
Belgium, Canada,
Great Britain,
Netherlands,
South Africa and the United States.
1904 participants Ireland and the West Indies withdrew from the 1908 event for various reasons, and the Mixed Team were cast out after a disastrous 1904 campaign. They were replaced by Argentina, Belgium and Canada, while the NOCs of Australia and New Zealand merged together to form Australasia.
While most of the sporting events of the 1908 Games will be hosted at the White City Stadium, the MCC and IOC have come to an agreement to allow all cricket matches to be played at Lord's and The Oval. The 8 participating nations in the cricket tournament will be
1904 participants Ireland and the West Indies withdrew from the 1908 event for various reasons, and the Mixed Team were cast out after a disastrous 1904 campaign. They were replaced by Argentina, Belgium and Canada, while the NOCs of Australia and New Zealand merged together to form Australasia.
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Squad  James Gifford Neville Jackson Carlos Mold Harold Garnett Gerard Simpson Evelyn Toulmin John Campbell Kenneth Carlisle Harold Cowes Barrington Syer CH Whaley Herbert Dorning Patricio Rath Archibald Spens Ned Traill-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Monty Noble Ted Sale Victor Trumper Alan Marshal Arthur Sims Warwick Armstrong Clem Hill Charles Macartney Sammy Carter Frank Tarrant Joseph Bennett Albert Cotter Leslie Minnett Alec Downes Jack Saunders-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Jack Raphael Rodolphe Seeldrayers George Alpen William Maxwell Richard Worthington CW Baruisch BO Knight Adrian de Wiart Anton Daumerie Joseph d'Oultremont Jack Eaton George Lewis James Meunier Leon Schots Fred Wright-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Michael Bristowe Archibald Gibson Reginald Heygate Harold Heygate Hugh Cyril Hill Edward Hull Crosbie Baber Walter Marshall Stuart Saunders Jack Laing Layton Sheather Hal McGiverin William Montgomery Herbert Wookey John Cameron-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Reginald Foster Tom Hayward Jack Hobbs Wilfred Rhodes CB Fry George Gunn Johnny Tyldesley Johnny Douglas George Hirst Gilbert Jessop Dick Young Sydney Barnes Arthur Fielder Schofield Haigh Colin Blythe-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Emile Bourlier Anton Diemer Kool Johan Schröder Kees Feith Willem Feith Julius Hisgen Friedrich Rincker Henri van Booven Walter Eigeman Cornelis van Loon Carst Posthuma Antoine van Renterghem Adolph von Ernsthausen Jan Grootmeyer Antonie Nijland-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Maitland Hathorn Percy Sherwell Aubrey Faulkner Dave Nourse Gordon White Charles Llewellyn Jimmy Sinclair Tip Snooke Harold Carolin Johannes Kotze James Whitehead Harold Baumgartner Claude Carter Reggie Schwarz Bert Vogler-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Squad Alfred Hartley Bart King Francis White Francis Bohlen Charlie Hartley John Lester Christy Morris Nelson Graves Philip LeRoy Richard Patton Percy Clark Ranji Hordern Charles Winter Frank Greene Joseph Vetterlein-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Lord's Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom
The Kennington Oval, London, United Kingdom
The Kennington Oval, London, United Kingdom
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
Australasia v South Africa at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 run
Belgium v Canada at Lord's - Belgium won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
Argentina v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining)
Great Britain v Netherlands at The Oval - Great Britain won by 70 runs
Round 2
South Africa v Canada at Lord's - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 95 balls remaining)
Australasia v Belgium at Lord's - Australasia won by 214 runs
USA v Netherlands at The Oval - Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Argentina v Great Britain at The Oval - Great Britain won by 9 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)
Round 3
Belgium v South Africa at Lord's - South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
Canada v Australasia at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 wicket (with 11 balls remaining)
Great Britain v USA at The Oval - USA won by 2 runs
Netherlands v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 25 runs
Knockouts
1st Semi-final
South Africa v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 runs
2nd Semi-final
Australasia v Great Britain at Lord's - Great Britain won by 74 runs
Bronze playoff
South Africa v Australasia at The Oval - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
5th place playoff
Belgium v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 40 runs
Final
Great Britain v USA at Lord's - Great Britain won by 1 wicket (with 18 balls remaining)
Round 1
Australasia v South Africa at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 run
Belgium v Canada at Lord's - Belgium won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
Argentina v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 wickets (with 215 balls remaining)
Great Britain v Netherlands at The Oval - Great Britain won by 70 runs
Round 2
South Africa v Canada at Lord's - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 95 balls remaining)
Australasia v Belgium at Lord's - Australasia won by 214 runs
USA v Netherlands at The Oval - Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Argentina v Great Britain at The Oval - Great Britain won by 9 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)
Round 3
Belgium v South Africa at Lord's - South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
Canada v Australasia at Lord's - Australasia won by 1 wicket (with 11 balls remaining)
Great Britain v USA at The Oval - USA won by 2 runs
Netherlands v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 25 runs
Knockouts
1st Semi-final
South Africa v USA at The Oval - USA won by 9 runs
2nd Semi-final
Australasia v Great Britain at Lord's - Great Britain won by 74 runs
Bronze playoff
South Africa v Australasia at The Oval - South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
5th place playoff
Belgium v Argentina at The Oval - Argentina won by 40 runs
Final
Great Britain v USA at Lord's - Great Britain won by 1 wicket (with 18 balls remaining)
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ARGENTINA
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
JA Campbell 4 4 0 121 89 30.25 150 80.67 0 1 6 7 1 1 -
HG Garnett 3 3 0 58 25 19.33 146 39.73 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
H Dorning 4 4 3 57 31* 57.00 72 79.17 0 0 7 1 0 0 -
EMO Toulmin 4 4 0 57 49 14.25 113 50.44 0 0 4 0 2 1 -
CT Mold 3 3 0 52 41 17.33 89 58.43 0 0 4 1 0 2 -
CH Whaley 4 4 0 43 31 10.75 65 66.16 0 0 3 0 0 2 -
NW Jackson 4 4 0 38 22 9.50 76 50.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 -
HA Cowes 4 4 0 31 26 7.75 82 37.80 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
E Traill 3 3 1 16 12 8.00 37 43.24 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
BB Syer 4 3 1 11 5 5.50 24 45.83 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PM Rath 4 3 0 8 6 2.67 38 21.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
AT Spens 2 2 0 7 4 3.50 25 28.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
GA Simpson 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
E Traill 3 3 13.3 2 38 7 4/21 5.43 2.81 11.6 1 0
H Dorning 4 4 31.0 1 94 5 3/22 18.80 3.03 37.2 0 0
HG Garnett 3 3 23.0 1 70 3 1/17 23.33 3.04 46.0 0 0
CH Whaley 4 3 22.2 0 75 3 2/33 25.00 3.36 44.7 0 0
EMO Toulmin 4 2 9.0 0 48 1 1/34 48.00 5.33 54.0 0 0
PM Rath 4 4 26.0 0 98 1 1/38 98.00 3.77 156.0 0 0
AT Spens 2 2 9.1 0 39 0 0/18 N/A 4.25 - 0 0
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AUSTRALASIA
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
VT Trumper 5 5 0 238 92 47.60 363 65.56 0 1 13 3 0 7 -
WW Armstrong 5 5 2 136 44* 45.33 215 63.26 0 0 8 2 0 1 -
MA Noble 5 5 0 127 61 25.40 196 64.80 0 1 11 2 0 1 -
A Marshal 5 5 0 108 74 21.60 176 61.36 0 1 4 2 0 5 -
C Hill 5 5 0 84 38 16.80 146 57.54 0 0 6 0 1 0 -
A Sims 5 5 0 65 32 13.00 125 52.00 0 0 5 0 1 1 -
CG Macartney 5 5 1 39 36* 9.75 44 88.64 0 0 2 3 2 2 -
H Carter 5 4 2 33 14* 16.50 38 86.85 0 0 1 2 0 6 1
A Cotter 5 3 0 13 7 4.33 27 48.15 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
LA Minnett 4 2 1 11 8* 11.00 20 55.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 -
AD Downes 4 3 2 4 3* 4.00 9 44.44 0 0 0 0 1 2 -
JH Bennett 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 2 50.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
FA Tarrant 1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
MA Noble 5 5 43.0 4 180 14 4/16 12.86 4.19 18.4 2 0
A Cotter 5 5 47.0 0 164 10 4/23 16.40 3.49 28.2 1 0
WW Armstrong 5 4 38.0 1 148 9 3/35 16.44 3.89 25.3 0 0
LA Minnett 4 4 32.0 1 109 6 2/22 18.17 3.41 32.0 0 0
AD Downes 4 4 30.0 2 90 5 3/37 18.00 3.00 36.0 0 0
JH Bennett 1 1 10.0 0 28 2 2/28 14.00 2.80 30.0 0 0
FA Tarrant 1 1 8.0 0 33 1 1/33 33.00 4.13 48.0 0 0
CG Macartney 5 2 11.0 0 33 0 0/16 N/A 3.00 - 0 0
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BELGIUM
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
WS Maxwell 4 4 0 94 34 23.50 194 48.45 0 0 4 0 0 0 -
JE Raphael 4 4 0 85 49 21.25 122 69.67 0 0 10 0 1 0 -
CW Baruisch 4 4 1 79 29 26.33 185 42.70 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
RW Seeldrayers 4 4 0 56 40 14.00 93 60.22 0 0 4 0 1 5 -
GR Alpen 4 4 0 32 21 8.00 50 64.00 0 0 3 0 1 0 -
G Lewis 4 3 2 25 18* 25.00 70 35.71 0 0 1 0 0 1 -
JB Meunier 4 3 0 20 12 6.67 46 43.48 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
F Wright 4 3 1 17 15* 8.50 32 53.13 0 0 2 0 1 0 -
A Daumerie 4 4 1 14 9 4.67 48 29.17 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
APGC de Wiart 1 1 0 9 9 9.00 21 42.86 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
BO Knight 3 3 0 8 8 2.67 13 61.53 0 0 1 0 2 2 -
L Schots 3 2 0 7 4 3.50 16 43.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
J Eaton 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 5 40.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
JB Meunier 4 4 37.0 0 138 6 3/30 23.00 3.73 37.0 0 0
G Lewis 4 4 28.3 0 116 5 3/27 23.20 4.07 34.2 0 0
F Wright 4 4 38.0 0 157 5 2/36 31.40 4.13 45.6 0 0
JE Raphael 4 4 34.0 0 147 4 2/26 36.75 4.32 51.0 0 0
J Eaton 1 1 7.0 0 18 2 2/18 9.00 2.57 21.0 0 0
CW Baruisch 4 3 17.0 1 70 2 2/33 35.00 4.12 51.0 0 0
L Schots 3 3 22.0 1 88 2 1/24 44.00 4.00 66.0 0 0
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CANADA
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
RB Heygate 3 3 1 105 76* 52.50 213 49.30 0 1 3 2 0 2 -
HC Hill 3 3 0 81 40 27.00 168 48.21 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
JM Laing 3 3 0 64 40 21.33 109 58.71 0 0 4 0 0 0 -
HJ Heygate 3 3 0 46 34 15.33 81 56.79 0 0 3 0 0 1 -
WC Baber 3 3 0 39 27 13.00 83 46.99 0 0 1 0 1 2 -
LJ Sheather 3 3 0 35 20 11.67 95 36.84 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
AH Gibson 3 3 0 33 26 11.00 55 60.00 0 0 2 0 0 1 -
WS Marshall 1 1 0 25 25 25.00 38 65.79 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
HB McGiverin 3 3 0 19 14 6.33 24 79.17 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
HG Wookey 3 2 2 15 9* N/A 12 125.00 0 0 1 0 0 2 -
SR Saunders 2 2 0 12 9 6.00 19 63.15 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
WH Montgomery 1 1 1 1 1* N/A 6 16.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
MG Bristowe 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 7 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
WC Baber 3 3 20.0 1 89 5 3/35 17.80 4.45 24.0 0 0
HB McGiverin 3 3 26.0 1 109 5 3/34 21.80 4.19 31.2 0 0
HC Hill 3 3 19.2 1 72 4 2/15 18.00 3.72 29.0 0 0
JM Laing 3 3 24.0 2 91 3 1/24 30.33 3.79 48.0 0 0
MG Bristowe 2 2 7.0 0 35 2 1/10 17.50 5.00 21.0 0 0
HG Wookey 3 3 20.3 0 92 2 2/32 46.00 4.49 61.5 0 0
WH Montgomery 1 1 3.0 0 23 0 0/23 N/A 7.67 - 0 0
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GREAT BRITAIN
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
JB Hobbs 5 5 1 122 49 30.50 237 51.48 0 0 7 0 0 1 -
RE Foster 5 5 1 101 40 25.25 152 66.45 0 0 12 1 0 4 -
W Rhodes 5 5 0 85 38 17.00 180 47.22 0 0 3 1 0 1 -
TW Hayward 2 2 0 61 34 30.50 94 64.89 0 0 5 0 0 5 -
CB Fry 2 2 0 61 39 30.50 125 48.80 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
JWHT Douglas 5 4 1 61 37 20.33 122 50.00 0 0 1 0 1 3 -
SF Barnes 5 4 2 59 29* 29.50 109 54.13 0 0 5 0 0 1 -
GL Jessop 3 2 0 48 38 24.00 56 85.72 0 0 5 1 0 0 -
GH Hirst 2 2 0 43 43 21.50 58 74.14 0 0 3 2 1 0 -
RA Young 5 4 0 28 19 7.00 57 49.12 0 0 1 0 1 9 1
C Blythe 5 3 3 13 11* N/A 27 48.15 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
G Gunn 3 2 0 10 6 5.00 20 50.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
A Fielder 3 1 0 9 9 9.00 30 30.00 0 0 1 0 0 2 -
JT Tyldesley 3 2 0 8 5 4.00 29 27.59 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
S Haigh 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 9 11.11 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
W Rhodes 5 5 29.0 1 85 13 5/13 6.54 2.93 13.4 0 1
C Blythe 5 5 36.4 2 107 10 3/11 10.70 2.92 22.0 0 0
JWHT Douglas 5 5 36.4 1 123 9 3/26 13.67 3.35 24.4 0 0
SF Barnes 5 5 39.0 3 122 6 3/21 20.33 3.13 39.0 0 0
GL Jessop 3 3 14.0 1 49 3 1/8 16.33 3.50 28.0 0 0
S Haigh 2 2 8.0 1 34 2 2/8 17.00 4.25 24.0 0 0
GH Hirst 2 2 9.0 0 47 2 1/19 23.50 5.22 27.0 0 0
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NETHERLANDS
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
CW Feith 3 3 1 88 47* 44.00 139 63.31 0 0 2 2 0 1 0
JH Hisgen 3 3 0 72 32 24.00 111 64.86 0 0 6 1 0 0 -
C Feith 3 3 0 59 41 19.67 112 52.68 0 0 3 0 0 3 -
JC Schröder 3 3 0 45 30 15.00 58 77.58 0 0 3 0 0 1 -
FJW Rincker 3 3 0 45 38 15.00 78 57.69 0 0 2 1 0 0 -
CJ Posthuma 3 3 2 38 16* 38.00 62 61.29 0 0 3 0 0 2 -
AA Diemer Kool 2 2 0 27 25 13.50 51 52.94 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
EGS Boulier 1 1 0 26 26 26.00 29 89.66 0 0 1 1 0 0 -
ACE von Er'ausen 3 2 1 22 13* 22.00 40 55.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
HCA van Booven 2 2 0 20 14 10.00 43 46.51 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
C van Loon 1 1 0 18 18 18.00 50 36.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
AA Nijland 3 2 1 6 5 6.00 13 46.15 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
JJ Grootmeyer 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 16 18.75 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
AFM van Renterghem 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
FJW Rincker 3 3 30.0 0 114 5 2/39 22.80 3.80 36.0 0 0
CJ Posthuma 3 3 28.0 4 95 4 2/24 23.75 3.39 42.0 0 0
AA Nijland 3 3 28.0 0 99 4 2/27 24.75 3.54 42.0 0 0
AFM van Renterghem 2 2 20.0 0 92 2 1/40 46.00 4.60 60.0 0 0
ACE von Ern'ausen 3 3 23.0 0 104 2 1/24 52.00 4.52 69.0 0 0
JH Hisgen 3 3 13.0 0 49 0 0/15 N/A 3.77 - 0 0
JJ Grootmeyer 1 1 4.0 0 16 0 0/16 N/A 4.00 - 0 0
C van Loon 1 1 4.0 0 20 0 0/20 N/A 5.00 - 0 0
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SOUTH AFRICA
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
AW Nourse 5 5 0 263 75 52.60 397 66.25 0 2 24 0 0 4 -
CB Llewellyn 4 3 1 106 62* 53.00 184 57.61 0 1 5 0 0 0 -
SJ Snooke 3 3 1 105 65 52.50 151 69.54 0 1 7 3 0 0 -
PW Sherwell 5 5 1 89 56* 22.25 139 64.03 0 1 9 1 0 11 2
H Carolin 5 4 1 88 29* 29.33 128 68.75 0 0 6 2 0 1 -
GA Faulkner 5 4 0 43 27 10.75 60 71.67 0 0 4 0 1 2 -
CMH Hathorn 5 5 0 37 30 7.40 80 46.25 0 0 1 0 1 3 -
RO Schwarz 5 4 2 24 18* 12.00 29 82.76 0 0 1 0 1 0 -
CP Carter 3 2 1 22 17 22.00 48 45.83 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
JJ Kotze 2 2 0 13 9 6.50 20 65.00 0 0 1 0 0 2 -
JG Whitehead 5 4 0 10 4 2.50 34 29.41 0 0 0 0 0 4 -
HV Baumgartner 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 8 12.50 0 0 0 0 1 1 -
JH Sinclair 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
AEE Vogler 5 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
JG Whitehead 5 5 37.0 0 153 11 5/23 13.91 4.14 20.2 0 1
CP Carter 3 3 14.0 1 48 7 4/11 6.86 3.43 12.0 1 0
GA Faulkner 5 5 34.0 1 116 6 2/21 19.33 3.41 34.0 0 0
AEE Vogler 5 5 34.0 0 116 6 3/18 19.33 3.41 34.0 0 0
RO Schwarz 5 5 40.0 3 105 5 2/16 21.00 2.63 48.0 0 0
SJ Snooke 3 3 27.0 0 105 4 2/41 26.25 3.89 40.5 0 0
H Carolin 5 3 9.0 2 33 2 1/9 16.50 3.67 27.0 0 0
AW Nourse 5 1 4.0 0 11 1 1/11 11.00 2.75 24.0 0 0
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct St
JB King 5 5 1 169 61 42.25 251 67.33 0 2 8 6 0 1 -
A Hartley 5 5 0 168 79 33.60 268 62.69 0 2 11 2 0 3 -
CR Hartley 5 4 0 102 47 25.50 207 49.28 0 0 3 2 1 4 -
JA Lester 5 5 2 79 34* 26.33 115 68.69 0 0 7 1 0 4 -
HV Hordern 5 4 2 68 47* 34.00 96 70.83 0 0 3 3 0 4 -
FH Bohlen 5 4 1 56 25* 18.67 80 70.00 0 0 4 1 0 0 -
PN LeRoy 5 4 0 29 14 7.25 66 43.94 0 0 0 0 0 2 -
CH Winter 5 3 0 22 10 7.33 51 43.14 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
NZ Graves 2 2 0 20 18 10.00 57 35.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
CC Morris 3 2 0 11 8 5.50 24 45.83 0 0 0 0 0 2 -
JR Vetterlein 5 2 2 10 8* N/A 35 28.57 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PH Clark 5 3 1 3 3 1.50 11 27.28 0 0 0 0 1 3 -
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
PH Clark 5 5 44.0 1 131 11 3/8 11.91 2.98 24.0 0 0
JA Lester 5 5 36.0 0 129 8 3/27 16.13 3.58 27.0 0 0
JB King 5 5 37.0 1 142 8 2/5 17.75 3.84 27.8 0 0
HV Hordern 5 5 43.0 3 175 7 3/25 25.00 4.07 36.9 0 0
JR Vetterlein 5 5 33.1 3 128 5 2/3 25.60 3.86 39.8 0 0
PN LeRoy 5 4 12.0 0 63 3 2/4 21.00 5.25 24.0 0 0Standings
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Points system
Result|Points
Win | 2
Loss | -1
Tie/no result | 1
Win | 2
Loss | -1
Tie/no result | 1
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Summary
The Olympic Games returned to Europe for 1908, with the Games of the IV Olympiad being hosted by London - the capital city of the United Kingdom. And so the sport of cricket returned to the country of it's birth*, after having endured in exotic locations such as Athens in 1896, Paris in 1900 and St Louis in 1904.
An agreement between the IOC and the MCC allowed cricket matches to be held at the stadiums of Lord's and The Oval, rather than the White City Stadium which was built specifically for the event. The dimensions of the two grounds and the facilities available paved way for an exciting 8-team tournament. The participating nations were (in alphabetical order) Argentina, Australasia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa and the United States.
Great Britain won their first Gold medal for the sport by beating the United States by 1 wicket in the final of the tournament. They were undoubtedly inspired by playing at an Olympic event at home, and won all but one of their matches in a dominant campaign which saw them finally overcome the final hoodoo that had seen them fall short of Gold three consecutive times between 1896 and 1904.
The United States, who were the only team to beat Great Britain in the entire tournament, finished with Silver after failing to replicate their earlier result against the same opposition in the tournament final. Nonetheless, they continued their impressive trend of competing at a high standard with the best the cricket world has to offer. One would think it should be enough to earn them the so-called "Test status" already, but perhaps not in the eyes of those that govern the sport.
South Africa earned their first medal for cricket by beating Australasia in the Bronze Medal match. The latter disappointed by losing both the semi-final against Great Britain and the Bronze Medal match against South Africa, after a dominant display in the group stages where they were the only team to win all of their matches.
Argentina and Belgium finished 5th and 6th respectively in the final standings. The former redeemed themselves after a nightmarish start to the tournament, while the latter's performances slowly faded away after an impressive victory on cricketing debut. The Netherlands caused the greatest stir of the competition by overcoming the might of eventual Silver medalists USA in the group stages. However, a poor game against Argentina cost them the semi-final berth that was given to the United States instead.
Canada, returning to the Olympics after a eight-year hiatus looked nothing like the team that was almost good enough to win a Bronze medal in Paris in 1900. They lost all of their matches and finished last in the overall standings of the 1908 cricket tournament.
* I doubt anyone knew of the Flemish weavers way back in 1908.
An agreement between the IOC and the MCC allowed cricket matches to be held at the stadiums of Lord's and The Oval, rather than the White City Stadium which was built specifically for the event. The dimensions of the two grounds and the facilities available paved way for an exciting 8-team tournament. The participating nations were (in alphabetical order) Argentina, Australasia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa and the United States.
Great Britain won their first Gold medal for the sport by beating the United States by 1 wicket in the final of the tournament. They were undoubtedly inspired by playing at an Olympic event at home, and won all but one of their matches in a dominant campaign which saw them finally overcome the final hoodoo that had seen them fall short of Gold three consecutive times between 1896 and 1904.
The United States, who were the only team to beat Great Britain in the entire tournament, finished with Silver after failing to replicate their earlier result against the same opposition in the tournament final. Nonetheless, they continued their impressive trend of competing at a high standard with the best the cricket world has to offer. One would think it should be enough to earn them the so-called "Test status" already, but perhaps not in the eyes of those that govern the sport.
South Africa earned their first medal for cricket by beating Australasia in the Bronze Medal match. The latter disappointed by losing both the semi-final against Great Britain and the Bronze Medal match against South Africa, after a dominant display in the group stages where they were the only team to win all of their matches.
Argentina and Belgium finished 5th and 6th respectively in the final standings. The former redeemed themselves after a nightmarish start to the tournament, while the latter's performances slowly faded away after an impressive victory on cricketing debut. The Netherlands caused the greatest stir of the competition by overcoming the might of eventual Silver medalists USA in the group stages. However, a poor game against Argentina cost them the semi-final berth that was given to the United States instead.
Canada, returning to the Olympics after a eight-year hiatus looked nothing like the team that was almost good enough to win a Bronze medal in Paris in 1900. They lost all of their matches and finished last in the overall standings of the 1908 cricket tournament.
* I doubt anyone knew of the Flemish weavers way back in 1908.
Stats leaders
Most runs (top 10)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|NO|Runs|H.S|Average|Balls|S/R|100s|50s|0s|4s|6s
Dave Nourse |
South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 |
263
| 75 | 52.60 | 397 | 66.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
Victor Trumper |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 |
238
| 92 | 47.60 | 363 | 65.56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3
Bart King |
United States | 5 | 5 | 1 |
169
| 61 | 42.25 | 251 | 67.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6
Alfred Hartley |
United States | 5 | 5 | 0 |
168
| 79 | 33.60 | 268 | 62.69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2
Warwick Armstrong |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 2 |
136
| 44* | 45.33 | 215 | 63.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2
Monty Noble |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 |
127
| 61 | 25.40 | 196 | 64.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2
Jack Hobbs |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 1 |
122
| 49 | 30.50 | 237 | 51.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
John Campbell |
Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 |
121
| 89 | 30.25 | 150 | 80.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7
Alan Marshal |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 0 |
108
| 74 | 21.60 | 176 | 61.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
Charles Llewellyn |
South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 |
106
| 62* | 53.00 | 184 | 57.61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0
Dave Nourse |
Victor Trumper |
Bart King |
Alfred Hartley |
Warwick Armstrong |
Monty Noble |
Jack Hobbs |
John Campbell |
Alan Marshal |
Charles Llewellyn |
Most wickets (top 10)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|Overs|Mdns|Runs|Wkts|BBI|Average|Econ|S/R|4w|5w
Monty Noble |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 4 | 180 |
14
| 4/16 | 12.86 | 4.19 | 18.4 | 2 | 0
Wilfred Rhodes |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 85 |
13
| 5/13 | 6.54 | 2.93 | 13.4 | 0 | 1
Percy Clark |
United States | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 1 | 131 |
11
| 3/8 | 11.91 | 2.98 | 24.0 | 0 | 0
James Whitehead |
South Africa | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 0 | 153 |
11
| 5/23 | 13.91 | 4.14 | 20.2 | 0 | 1
Colin Blythe |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 2 | 107 |
10
| 3/11 | 10.70 | 2.92 | 22.0 | 0 | 0
Albert Cotter |
Australasia | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 0 | 164 |
10
| 4/23 | 16.40 | 3.49 | 28.2 | 1 | 0
Johnny Douglas |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | 1 | 123 |
9
| 3/26 | 13.67 | 3.35 | 24.4 | 0 | 0
Warwick Armstrong | Australasia | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 1 | 148 | 9 | 3/35 | 16.44 | 3.89 | 25.3 | 0 | 0
John Lester |
United States | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | 0 | 129 |
8
| 3/27 | 16.13 | 3.58 | 27.0 | 0 | 0
Bart King |
United States | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 1 | 142 |
8
| 2/5 | 17.75 | 3.84 | 27.8 | 0 | 0
Monty Noble |
Wilfred Rhodes |
Percy Clark |
James Whitehead |
Colin Blythe |
Albert Cotter |
Johnny Douglas |
Warwick Armstrong | Australasia | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 1 | 148 | 9 | 3/35 | 16.44 | 3.89 | 25.3 | 0 | 0
John Lester |
Bart King |
Most dismissals (top 5)
Player|Team|Mat|Inns|Dis|Ct|St|Max Dis Inns|Dis/Inns
Percy Sherwell |
South Africa | 5 | 5 |
13
| 11 | 2 | 6 (5ct 1st) | 2.600
Dick Young |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 |
10
| 9 | 1 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.000
Sammy Carter |
Australasia | 5 | 5 |
7
| 6 | 1 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 1.400
Charles Winter |
United States | 5 | 5 |
6
| 6 | 0 | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1.200
Anton Daumerie |
Belgium | 4 | 4 |
5
| 5 | 0 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.250
Percy Sherwell |
Dick Young |
Sammy Carter |
Charles Winter |
Anton Daumerie |
Lineup of the tournament
1 Victor Trumper (
Australasia) - 238 runs at 47.60
2 Bart King (
United States) - 169 runs at 42.25, 8 wickets at 17.75
3 Dave Nourse (
South Africa) - 263 runs at 52.60, 1 wicket at 11.00
4 Monty Noble (
Australasia) - 127 runs at 25.40, 14 wickets at 12.86
5 John Campbell (
Argentina) - 121 runs at 30.50
6 Warwick Armstrong (
Australasia) - 136 runs at 45.33, 9 wickets at 16.44
7 Percy Sherwell (
South Africa) - 13 dismissals (11ct/2st), 89 runs at 22.25
8 Wilfred Rhodes (
Great Britain) - 13 wickets at 6.54, 85 runs at 17.00
9 Percy Clark (
United States) - 11 wickets at 11.91
10 James Whitehead (
South Africa) - 11 wickets at 13.91
11 Colin Blythe (
Great Britain) - 10 wickets at 10.70
2 Bart King (
3 Dave Nourse (
4 Monty Noble (
5 John Campbell (
6 Warwick Armstrong (
7 Percy Sherwell (
8 Wilfred Rhodes (
9 Percy Clark (
10 James Whitehead (
11 Colin Blythe (
Random trivia
- This was the first Olympics to contain no individual centuries since 1896. Victor Trumper came closest to reaching the mark with 92 against Belgium.
- Wilfred Rhodes took 13 wickets from just 5 matches at an astonishing average of 6.54, the cheapest by any bowler to have taken more than 6 wickets in a single Olympic season. The previous record was Bill Lockwood's 14 wickets at an average of 9.29 in the 1900 Olympics
- Bart King became the highest wicket-taker in Olympic history during the season. He went past Bill Lockwood's record of 23 wickets to finish with 30 at an average of 18.53. Next in line are Monty Noble and Percy Clark with 27 wickets apiece.
- The current record-holder for the most runs in Olympic history is the Australian left-hander Clem Hill. In 17 Olympic matches between 1896 and 1908, he has scored 523 runs at an average of 37.36. The only other batsman to have gone past the 500-run mark is his team-mate Victor Trumper, who has 501 runs at 33.40 from 15 matches as of 1908.
- For players with a minimum of 15 wickets in the Olympics, Bill Lockwood still averages the cheapest with 23 wickets at 10.65 in 9 matches between 1896 and 1900.
- Clem Hill's overall record of 14 sixes in the Olympics is yet to be bettered. So are his 10 in a single Olympic season in 1900, and 8 in an innings against the Mixed Team in 1904.
- Colin Blythe has been the most miserly among bowlers who have picked a minimum of 10 wickets in the Olympics. In 7 matches, the left-arm tweaker has conceded runs at a rate of 2.74, the cheapest in Olympic history.
- Percy Sherwell's remarkable 13 dismissals in the 1908 Olympics placed him at the top of the all-time dismissals list, beating USA's Henry Scattergood and Great Britain's Dick Lilley who both had 10 each. He also went past Dick Young's record 5 dismissals in an innings with 6 in the very next match.
- No fieldsman has taken more catches than Victor Trumper, who has 13 from 15 matches since 1900. He finished the 1908 Olympics with a record 7 catches in a season, beating the previous record of 6 by Charles Ollivierre for the West Indies in 1904, and Walter Cooper for Canada in 1900.
- Wilfred Rhodes took 13 wickets from just 5 matches at an astonishing average of 6.54, the cheapest by any bowler to have taken more than 6 wickets in a single Olympic season. The previous record was Bill Lockwood's 14 wickets at an average of 9.29 in the 1900 Olympics
- Bart King became the highest wicket-taker in Olympic history during the season. He went past Bill Lockwood's record of 23 wickets to finish with 30 at an average of 18.53. Next in line are Monty Noble and Percy Clark with 27 wickets apiece.
- The current record-holder for the most runs in Olympic history is the Australian left-hander Clem Hill. In 17 Olympic matches between 1896 and 1908, he has scored 523 runs at an average of 37.36. The only other batsman to have gone past the 500-run mark is his team-mate Victor Trumper, who has 501 runs at 33.40 from 15 matches as of 1908.
- For players with a minimum of 15 wickets in the Olympics, Bill Lockwood still averages the cheapest with 23 wickets at 10.65 in 9 matches between 1896 and 1900.
- Clem Hill's overall record of 14 sixes in the Olympics is yet to be bettered. So are his 10 in a single Olympic season in 1900, and 8 in an innings against the Mixed Team in 1904.
- Colin Blythe has been the most miserly among bowlers who have picked a minimum of 10 wickets in the Olympics. In 7 matches, the left-arm tweaker has conceded runs at a rate of 2.74, the cheapest in Olympic history.
- Percy Sherwell's remarkable 13 dismissals in the 1908 Olympics placed him at the top of the all-time dismissals list, beating USA's Henry Scattergood and Great Britain's Dick Lilley who both had 10 each. He also went past Dick Young's record 5 dismissals in an innings with 6 in the very next match.
- No fieldsman has taken more catches than Victor Trumper, who has 13 from 15 matches since 1900. He finished the 1908 Olympics with a record 7 catches in a season, beating the previous record of 6 by Charles Ollivierre for the West Indies in 1904, and Walter Cooper for Canada in 1900.
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