Cricket With an Outside Edge
Why Raphael was Right & What Crumpets, Tea, and Five-Day Matches Can Teach You About Cricket. For the longest time, I found it frustrating to talk about cricket with my friends. Every cricket conversation ended with that infamous Raphael crumpet line from the Ninja Turtles movie: “You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand…
(…And One Too Cool to Get Banned) Cricket is huge in Jamaica, and so is marijuana use. It’s the birthplace of Bob Marley, after all. Marley was the iconic Rastafarian musical legend who helped popularize reggae music around the world in the 1970s. When you think of Jamaica, you think reggae, dreadlocks, and the distinctive…
From the appearance of the mysterious “Mr. Phillpotts” in a 19th century Manhattan Pub to the creation of the K.A. Auty Cup. This is everything about cricket’s oldest rivalry in history, including a comprehensive look at the Auty Cup through the years and the infamous “Robbery at Dusk.” The Cricket Hoax That Made Sports History…
Assembling America’s Greatest Cricket Team Included Legendary Greats and Current Global Stars As the sport of cricket sees a US resurgence, the time has come to assemble America’s all-time squad. We sports fans often discuss who to include on our best teams. Who is the NBA Dream Team? Who is on the all-time MLB team?…
Everything You Need to Know About This Forgotten Animated Series Any cricket fan who considers themselves a fan of anime and manga is very familiar with TMS Entertainment. One of Japan’s oldest and most famous anime studios, TMS Entertainment founded in October 1946, making it 80 years old. The long list of TMS franchises include…
It’s been largely accepted that cricket’s first international match in cricket history wasn’t one between England and Australia. History now reflects that first history-making international match happened in North America. And the impromptu outing between the United States and Canada was put together as an apparent joke. A little backstory. One night in the 1840s,…
The Compton Cricket Club established itself in 1995 among a revolutionary homeless community called Dome Village in downtown Los Angeles. Dome Village, brainchild of civil activist Ted Hayes, was based on his 1984 “Justiceville” tent city project. According to the Ted Hayes website, Dome Village “contained a comprehensive plan designed to break the cycle of…
From the Top of the World to the South Pole, these 12 Locations Prove Cricket Has No Boundaries. Cricket is considered by many to be the world’s greatest sport. It is one of the oldest games ever played, and it is popular around the world. Some amazing legends like Donald Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar have…
