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DVTimes · 11-25-2010, 05:26 AM

Do they play cricket in the USA?

AdultKing · 11-25-2010, 07:14 AM

I took a chap from the US to the MCG once to see Australia vs Pakistan. He fell asleep

BlackCrayon · 11-25-2010, 08:09 AM

from google images it looks like a gay version of baseball.

CamTraffic · 11-25-2010, 09:02 AM

most of the programmers that live in the US do
does that count?

Scott McD · 11-25-2010, 09:06 AM

Worst.....Fucking.....Sport...... EVER !!!!

Infact i wouldn't even call it a sport.

fatfoo · 11-25-2010, 09:10 AM

They play cricket in Toronto. They got flat wooden paddles.

marcop · 11-25-2010, 10:55 AM

I've seen Jamaican/Caribbean guys playing cricket in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. And I once played in a pickup up side against a ladies team in Marin County. My Austrian stepmother described cricket as the English form of meditation.

bushwacker · 11-25-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

Do they play cricket in the USA?

The real question should be, why do they play cricket anywhere?

rogueteens · 11-25-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bushwacker

The real question should be, why do they play cricket anywhere?

Because its better than the "sports" you guys enjoy that are nothing more than massive marketing exercises?

Domain Diva · 11-25-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

Do they play cricket in the USA?

Well can you name any major cricket teams from the USA or have you watched any USA games on TV ..that should answer your question...

baddog · 11-25-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott McD

Worst.....Fucking.....Sport...... EVER !!!!

Infact i wouldn't even call it a sport.

curling?

Redrob · 11-25-2010, 11:22 AM

Vitaï Lampada

There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night --
Ten to make and the match to win --
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"

The sand of the desert is sodden red, --
Red with the wreck of a square that broke; --
The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead,
And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.
The river of death has brimmed his banks,
And England's far, and Honour a name,
But the voice of schoolboy rallies the ranks,
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"

This is the word that year by year
While in her place the School is set
Every one of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget.
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in flame,
And falling fling to the host behind --
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"

Sir Henry Newbolt

Cricket is part of being British and is used as a metaphor in turn of the century poetry concerning the British Empire building and the passing of traditional values.

I hope this helps give a sense of perspective.

bushwacker · 11-25-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rogueteens

Because its better than the "sports" you guys enjoy that are nothing more than massive marketing exercises?

ottopottomouse · 11-25-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog

curling?

Curling is a bit tedious but doesn't take 4 days though.

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Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,790	Vitaï Lampada There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night -- Ten to make and the match to win -- A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat, Or the selfish hope of a season's fame, But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote "Play up! play up! and play the game!" The sand of the desert is sodden red, -- Red with the wreck of a square that broke; -- The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far, and Honour a name, But the voice of schoolboy rallies the ranks, "Play up! play up! and play the game!" This is the word that year by year While in her place the School is set Every one of her sons must hear, And none that hears it dare forget. This they all with a joyful mind Bear through life like a torch in flame, And falling fling to the host behind -- "Play up! play up! and play the game!" Sir Henry Newbolt Cricket is part of being British and is used as a metaphor in turn of the century poetry concerning the British Empire building and the passing of traditional values. I hope this helps give a sense of perspective.