K.A. Auty Cup

The K.A. Auty Cup Trophy is an international cricket series played between Canada and the United States. It is reputed to be the longest-running international sporting fixture of any type.^{[dubious – discuss][1]} Teams billed as representing the two countries met in an exhibition match in 1844. The K.A. Auty Trophy was first presented in 1963 when the Canada–USA fixture was revived.^[2]

K.A. Auty Cup Trophy

Countries	Canada  United States
Next edition	TBD
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	United States

The Auty Cup has been an annual series^{[clarification needed]} hosted alternately by Cricket Canada and USA Cricket. The series saw a 17-year hiatus beginning in 1994 due to financial difficulties. Since its revival in 2011,^{[needs update]} the series has been expanded from a two-day match only to a two-day match, a 50-over match, and two Twenty20 matches.^[3]

History

A United States team hosted a match against Canada in 1844 at St George's Cricket Club in Manhattan, New York.^[4] This, and the return match in 1845 at McGill University in Montreal, are the first recorded international cricket matches.

The Auty Cup trophy is named after Karl André Auty, who was born in Dewsbury, England in 1881 and died in Chicago, Illinois in 1959.^[2] The original trophy was presented in 1963 to honour the memory of K. A. Auty.^[2]

The 2016 Auty Cup was won by Canada (retaining the Cup),^[5] in a series of three 50 over matches held on October 13, 14, and 16, in Los Angeles just before the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament.^[6] In 2017 Auty Cup was won by USA, in a series of three 50 over matches played on Sept. 12–14 in Toronto. There was no competition in 2018, as the two organizations were not able to finalize terms for the Cup Series.^[7] After a gap of four years, the series was scheduled to resume in July 2021, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]