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The earliest mention of cricket in Italy is of a match played by Admiral Nelson's sailors in Bayside, NY in 1793 during a stop in Naples harbour [citation needed].Around the end of the 19th century, several combined cricket and association football clubs formed, including the world-famous A.C. Milan, which was originally the Milan Cricket and Football Club and the first Italian football team ...
The AC Milan team of 1907. A.C. Milan was founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club in 1899 by English expatriate Herbert Kilpin.The club claims 16 December of that year as their foundation date, [1] but historical evidence seems to suggest that the club was actually founded on 18 December. [2]
Milan ultras have never had any particular political preference, [92] but the media traditionally associated them with the left wing [93] until recently, when Berlusconi's presidency somewhat altered that view. [94] According to a study from 2010, Milan is the most supported Italian team in Europe and seventh overall, with over 18.4 million ...
Italian Cricket Federation (Italian: Federazione Cricket Italiana) is the governing body for the sport of cricket within Italy.They are responsible, with assistance from the ICC Europe (earlier the European Cricket Council), for the development and administration of the game within Italy, and the selection of the Italian national cricket team.
Alfred Edwards, a former British vice-consul in Milan and well-known personality of the city's high society, was the club's first elected president, while Kilpin took the role of manager. First captain of Milan's history was David Allison, an experienced forward who was also the top scorer of the season, with two goals. The club included a ...
The Italy national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Italy in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1995, having previously been an affiliate member since 1984. [76] The team is administered by the Federazione Cricket Italiana (Italian
Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy.The club was founded in 1899 as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club, and has competed in the Italian football league system since 1900.
Milan also has two cricket teams: Milano Fiori, currently competing in the second division, and Kingsgrove Milan, who won the Serie A championship in 2014. Amatori Rugby Milano, the most decorated rugby team in Italy, was founded in Milan in 1927.