Mexico Cricket Club
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| Full name | México Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Maestros (The Teachers) Rojiblancos (The Red-and-White) |
| Short name | MCC |
| Founded | 1901 (the football team) |
| Dissolved | 1908 |
| Ground | Campo del Paseo de la Reforma Mexico City |
| League | Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association |
México Cricket Club was a Mexican cricket and football club based in Mexico City, that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association from 1902 to 1908. The cricket team was founded in 1827 and later the football team was founded in 1901. It played the 1905–06 season under the name San Pedro Golf Club and then changed its name to Mexico Country Club (1906–08).[1]
History
[edit]The club's history dates back to 1827 mainly playing cricket, a sport that, like football, was introduced into Mexico by English emigrant workers and was popular at the time and practiced in cities such as Puebla City, Pachuca, Monterrey and Mexico City. The first members were European merchants and diplomats.[2] The original name was the Mexico Union Cricket Club. There were 27 founding members, and they played on Sundays. In 1838, the laws of the game were aligned with the Marylebone Cricket Club in the British Isles, except for the amount of balls in an over. In 1868, the newspaper The Two Republics started reporting on the club’s matches every week. A year later, members of the club were departing, causing the club to temporarily shut down. In 1889, the club had its first reported match, starting their season again. In 1897 the club joined the Mexican National Cricket Club where each of the mentioned cities had a representative club, such as Puebla A.C. .
Honours
[edit]Amateur
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historia del futbol en México". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Costeloe, Michael (January 2007). [10.1111/j.1470-9856.2007.00214.x "Bowl a Mexican Maiden Over: Cricket in Mexico, 1827-1900"]. Bulletin of Latin American Research. 26 (1): 112–124. doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2007.00214.x. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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