All events which were restricted to amateurs, open to all nations, open to all competitors, and without handicapping, are now regarded as Olympic events (except for ballooning). This was the only Olympiad where cricket was part of the official programme. The Great Britain team was awarded silver medals and the French team bronze medals, together with miniature statues of the Eiffel Tower. The tourists bowled out France for 26 to win the match by 158 runs, a significant margin, but with only five minutes of the match remaining. Great Britain then scored 145 for 5 in their second innings and declared, setting the hosts a target of 185 to win. Great Britain batted first and scored 117, and bowled France out for 78. The two-day game commenced on 19 August 1900. Neither team was nationally selected: the British side was a touring club, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers ( alias Devon County Wanderers), while the French team, the French Athletic Club Union, comprised mainly British expatriates living in Paris. Originally, teams representing Belgium, France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands were scheduled to compete in a knockout tournament.Īfter Belgium and the Netherlands withdrew, this left Great Britain to play France in a one-off match.
The team for the French club included at least 11 British nationals, two of whom were born in France, and it is considered a mixed team. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain. A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes.
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