Cricket is being brought back to Harbour Grace 95 years after the last match was played in the town.

Cricket was once an important part of the town’s sporting history, and was a popular summer sport throughout the late 19th century.

The last known match was played in Harbour Grace in 1924.

This Sunday, Cricket NL will host a 10-over match, followed by an opportunity for members of the public to try the game.

The event will run from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at St. Francis Soccer Field in Harbour Grace.

One of the very first Cricket clubs in what is now Canada was formed in neighbouring Carbonear back in 1833.

Two clubs were formed in Harbour Grace in 1864 and the game was played regularly over the next 40 years, with matches against other teams in Conception Bay North including Brigus, Carbonear and Bay Roberts.

Harbour Grace also produced Newfoundland’s greatest cricketer, John Shannon Munn who played at the highest levels of the game while attending Oxford in 1901 and 1902.

He later moved to St. John’s. His daughter Betty Munn died in the Florizel disaster in 1918.