cricket summer olympics cricket tournament played summer olympics took place august match tournament played teams representing great_britain france won runs great_britain originally teams representing belgium france great_britain netherlands scheduled compete tournament belgium netherlands pulled competition leaving great_britain play france team nationally selected british touring club devon alias french team comprised mainly british living paris day game commenced august great_britain batted scored bowled france great_britain scored second innings setting hosts target tourists bowled france win match runs significant margin minutes match remaining great_britain team awarded silver medals french team bronze medals miniature statues match formally recognised olympic contest medals later reassigned gold silver background cricket scheduled event modern olympics summer olympics listed original programme athens games insufficient number entries event cancelled years later paris games shortage entries belgium netherlands time considered possibilities host olympics france withdrew cricket tournament hosting bids fell withdrawal left great_britain host nation france slightly nature cricket tournament mirrored rest olympics events took place month period october like games considered world fair held paris april november team selection nationally selected representative great_britain england called advertising represented touring club devon formed tour completed tours travelling france primarily formed players played match included pupils public school devon completed number players surrounding areas able away business personal commitments week period tour writing describes sides distinctly average club members french played class cricket played times played somerset french officially drawn member clubs union des sports clubs actually sported cricket teams eventual selected clubs sides strong english influences majority team competed france olympic match british formed years earlier english workers moved country help build match summary match intended standard contest mutual agreement captains increased expected resulting extra having added hand play commenced sunday august touring batting bowled members team reaching double figures old scored followed captain exeter cricket club opening batsman french bowled bowling led claimed seven wickets play closed sides completed innings lead runs batting improved following morning added runs second innings declaring innings closed wickets successful reaching half century feat achieved scored runs french required runs win lost wickets runs point attempted play time meant match drawn succeeded time match minutes end eleventh final wicket fell granting run victory pick second innings claiming seven wickets conceding runs match english awarded silver medals french given bronze medals teams given miniature statues match covered national newspapers england france local devon newspapers publish reports notes aftermath devon somerset played matches tour france day contests won impressed french journalist time described enjoy game teams realised competed olympic games match advertised world fair event recognised olympic contest medals won teams upgraded silver france scheduled competition summer olympics held cancelled short notice lack facilities sport included olympic games match scheduled days class status
Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics