The Tioga Cricket Club was a

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club in

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, United States. The club played their home matches at the self-titled "Tioga Cricket Club Ground", based on Westmoreland Street in Tioga, Philadelphia. Their first recorded match was in 1887, and in 1890, they joined the Halifax Cup, a formal tournament between a number of cricket clubs in the Philadelphia region.Melville (1998), p. 126. The club was the initial home of Bart King, who was described in his ''

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'' obituary as "beyond question the greatest all-round cricketer produced by America." Along with the other teams in the area, Tioga contributed players to the

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, who played a number of

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matches against English opposition. The club disbanded following the 1896 season.

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