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The Champion Bat Tournament was a cricket tournament played in the late 1800s in present-day South Africa. Rather than a cup, the winner of the tournament was presented with the "Champion Bat" – a cricket bat emblazoned with a silver crest. Contested approximately every three to four years, it was first held in 1876 in Port Elizabeth, between teams representing the major settlements of the Cape Colony. Although the exact composition varied, the town-based format continued until the tournament's final edition during the 1890–91 season, which was played between Eastern Province, Griqualand West, and Western Province (teams which still compete in South African domestic cricket). The tournament was played five times before being superseded by the Currie Cup as the premier South African cricket tournament. Only the last edition of the Champion Bat was accorded status. ==1875–76 tournament== The inaugural tournament was played in Port Elizabeth from 6–12 January 1876, with the tournament's prize, the Champion Bat, donated by the town's mayor, Henry William Pearson (later an MP), on behalf of the Port Elizabeth Town Council.〔(Tournaments / The Champion Bat ) – St George's Park History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 Four teams competed in the 1876 tournament, representing Cape Town, Grahamstown, King William's Town, and Port Elizabeth, with all matches played at St George's Park.〔(Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 Matches were played over two innings, invariably lasting only one day each owing to their low-scoring nature. Each team was to play each other once (a "round-robin"), for a total of six matches: * 6 January 1876: Grahamstown defeats Port Elizabeth by 47 runs, with Grahamstown's A. Edkins taking a ten-wicket haul, 5/11 in each innings.〔(Port Elizabeth v Grahamstown ), Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 * 7 January 1876: King William's Town defeats Grahamstown by six wickets, with Edkins taking another ten-wicket haul, 8/32 and 2/49. William Heugh took 7/34 in Grahamstown first innings.〔(Grahamstown v King William's Town ), Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 * 8 January 1876: King William's Town defeats Port Elizabeth by three wickets.〔(Port Elizabeth v King William's Town ), Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 * 10 January 1876: Cape Town defeats Port Elizabeth by three wickets, with Cape Town's Melck taking a ten-wicket haul, 5/16 and 7/24.〔(Port Elizabeth v Cape Town ), Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 * 11 January 1876: King William's Town defeats Cape Town by four wickets, with Melck taking another ten-wicket haul, 6/19 and 4/13.〔(Cape Town v King William's Town ), Champion Bat Tournament 1875/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 * 12 January 1876: Cape Town versus Grahamstown – fixtured, but no scorecard recorded by CricketArchive. As the Grahamstown team had won all three of its matches, its captain was presented with the Champion Bat, to be held until the next tournament.〔 A celebratory dinner and ball were held at the Port Elizabeth City Hall, on 8 and 12 January, respectively.〔(Copy of 1876 tournament programme ) – St George's Park History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Champion Bat Tournament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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