page_title: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics
section_title: Medalists
hierarchical_section_title: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics / Medalists
caption_attribution_description: English: The Great Britain cricket team (actually the Devon and Somerset Wanderers club) that beat France at the final.
context_page_description: A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France, and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain.
  Originally, teams representing Belgium, France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands were scheduled to compete in the tournament. Belgium and the Netherlands pulled out of the competition, leaving Great Britain to play France. Neither team was nationally selected. The British side was a touring club, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers, while the French team, the French Athletic Club Union, comprised mainly British expatriates living in Paris.
  The two-day game commenced on 19 August 1900. Great Britain batted first and scored 117, and bowled France out for 78. Great Britain then scored 145 for 5 in their second innings, setting the hosts a target of 185. 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. The Great Britain team was awarded silver medals and the French team bronze medals, together with miniature statues of the Eiffel Tower.
caption: Players of Devon and Somerset Wanderers club that represented Great Britain, gold medal winners
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