American Cricket. The 19th century cricket grounds of New England - Steve Smith

For a time, cricket was a popular sport in America. The epicentre of the game was the city of Philadelphia, where, for 35 years, Philadelphia played at a first-class level against teams from England, Ireland and Australia.

Cricket was also played throughout New England and, whilst it was not at such a high standard, some memorable games were played at cricket grounds that have, for the most part, long disappeared.

This is the story of those matches and the grounds that hosted some of the best players of cricket's Golden Age.