The John Ross Robertson Trophy is presented to the winner of an annual National
club competition. The handsome silver trophy was first presented in 1910, after being
donated by John Ross Robertson, owner of the Toronto Evening Telegram. Robertson was a
well-known public figure and benfactor, and he is better remebered as the founder of the
Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.
Rosedale CC won the first Trophy in 1910, but the dominant club for years was Toronto CC, who won
it a record 16 times consecutively between 1932 and 1947, and thirty times in all. In 1982, the
Trophy was re-organized to award a western and eastern Trophy, with a championship game arranged
when possible.
Canada v USA
The longest international rivalry in cricket, in fact in any sport is that between Canada and the
USA, with the first match (won by Canada) played in 1844.
It perhaps reached its high point between 1890 and 1910, when cricket has
at the height of its popularity in both countries, and featured such
great players as JB King, undoubtedly the best North American cricketer of all time.
The series lapsed somewhat between the wars, but was resurrected as a
regular feature in 1963, when the two teams played for the KA Auty trophy for the first time.
