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Flannels on the Sward, History of Cricket in Americas

Jayesh Patel

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Description:Cricket – America’s national game? It would have been! By 1859 cricket was being played in at least 22 states, in over 125 cities and towns, and the numbers of clubs were estimated to be around 1000, per Wilke’s Spirit of the Times. An American topped the English bowling averages; cricket clearly was America’s game. What happened then, to turn the tide in baseball’s favor? America’s cricketing capital Philadelphia, hosted teams from Australia, Canada, England, Ireland and the West Indies. While early cricket evolved significantly in England, ‘Wicket’ its' precursor, continued to be played with the original technique for more than 300 years in Connecticut. Wherever the English went cricket followed, we find this in the early history of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay! The book showcases never-before seen pictures including art works and selected team scores depicting American cricket’s glorious but unsung history.Jayesh Patel, a cricketer and a memorabilia collector, would have been oblivious to this wonderful history, had he not stumbled upon an ‘American Cricket’ book!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flannels on the Sward, History of Cricket in Americas. To get started finding Flannels on the Sward, History of Cricket in Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 402

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0989678504

Description: Cricket – America’s national game? It would have been! By 1859 cricket was being played in at least 22 states, in over 125 cities and towns, and the numbers of clubs were estimated to be around 1000, per Wilke’s Spirit of the Times. An American topped the English bowling averages; cricket clearly was America’s game. What happened then, to turn the tide in baseball’s favor? America’s cricketing capital Philadelphia, hosted teams from Australia, Canada, England, Ireland and the West Indies. While early cricket evolved significantly in England, ‘Wicket’ its' precursor, continued to be played with the original technique for more than 300 years in Connecticut. Wherever the English went cricket followed, we find this in the early history of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay! The book showcases never-before seen pictures including art works and selected team scores depicting American cricket’s glorious but unsung history.Jayesh Patel, a cricketer and a memorabilia collector, would have been oblivious to this wonderful history, had he not stumbled upon an ‘American Cricket’ book!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flannels on the Sward, History of Cricket in Americas. To get started finding Flannels on the Sward, History of Cricket in Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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