cricket field
A cricket field or cricket oval is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played. Although generally oval in shape, there is a wide variety within this: perfect circles, elongated ovals, rounded rectangles, or irregular shapes with ...
in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. The ground, located in the
Palermo
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football
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rugby union
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(in 1873) matches in Argentina were played there.
History
The football match disputed in the BACC was such a success that some members would go on to found the
Buenos Aires Football Club
The Buenos Aires Football Club (frequently abbreviated as "BAFC") was an Argentine club from Buenos Aires, considered the first to play any form of ''football'' club not only in Argentina but in South America.
The ground later held its first first-class match in 1912 when Argentina national team played the touring
Marylebone Cricket Club
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retain ...
, resulting in a 210 run victory for the tourists. The second first-class match held on the ground came in 1927 in a repeat of the 1912 fixture, which this time resulted in an Argentine victory by 29 runs. The last recorded match came in March 1947 between the Argentine Cricket Association Colts North and Argentine Cricket Association Colts South. In 1951, after much of the club had been destroyed in a fire which also destroyed its archives three years before, Buenos Aires Cricket Club merged with
Buenos Aires Football Club
The Buenos Aires Football Club (frequently abbreviated as "BAFC") was an Argentine club from Buenos Aires, considered the first to play any form of ''football'' club not only in Argentina but in South America.Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires, is an Argentine sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. Having set its official date of foundation on 8 December 1864, the club claims to be the oldest club stil ...
and the club built its new cricket field in the
San Fernando
San Fernando may refer to:
People
*Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia
Places Argentina
*San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...
district of
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...