Cricket in the US takes another step forward

[RPJS]

I've just been reading a report on todays meeting of the ICC (international cricket council) and it seems that the USA has gone one step closer to becoming an international cicketing nation (c&p)<br /><br />"Among other items were an agreement on the minimum number of matches required for a team to be ranked in the official ICC One-Day Championship, and an agreement to revert to full recognition of the administration of the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)"<br /><br />The next step is for the US to form a national team and request international status from the ICC.<br /><br />You all now how much I love this game and for me this is great news.<br /><br />I look forward to 7 pages & 500 posts when England and the USA test teams lock horns in thier first series.<br /><br />

 

[TexomaAv8r]

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We have swarms of crickets every summer here. Been that way for years....

 

[JB]

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Cricket: Great bluegill bait. Not bad on bass and other panfish. They might even catch trout. <br /><br />I wonder if one watched enough to get a vague idea what is happening it might be as interesting as curling. Our English speaking friends seem to get pretty excited about it.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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I thought it was a thread about cell phones.

 

[bootle]

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Originally posted by JB:<br /> Our English speaking friends seem to get pretty excited about it.

It has been known that the Indians and the Pakistanis have frequently killed each other over this game.

 

[TexomaAv8r]

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[ [/quote]It has been known that the Indians and the Pakistanis have frequently killed each other over this game. [/QB][/quote]<br /><br />Not sure that takes much provocation. <br /><br />I attended a Soccer game once and felt a strong compulsion to riot out of boredom, maybe their reaction was similar. (just kidding)

 

[bootle]

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I don't believe that they go around wetting their pants, they could well have wetted each others pants tho

 

[ZooMbr]

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RPJS, ignore the comments from the 'peanut gallery'. Cricket is a great game -- I watch it on TV when I can. <br /><br />Would really like to see a live game. The skills of the top players are really awesome! I would like to see how baseballs great hitters would do against a spinner. Judging where that ball is going after it hits the ground - not for the faint of heart either. (I also watch a lot of baseball -Rockies fan -- I know, whats the use: but, got to go with some team. And, the Broncos and avalanche are also on my wall)<br /><br />You can bet I'll be posting if they get a US national team. Although I don't expect them to do so well on the international circuit for a few years.<br /><br />Curling, now JB careful not to rile up the northern members! Haven't quite got into that although in-laws insist on watching.

 

[heycods]

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Originally posted by Hang'n In:<br /> RPJS, ignore the comments from the 'peanut gallery'. Cricket is a great game -- I watch it on TV when I can. <br /><br />Would really like to see a live game. The skills of the top players are really awesome! I would like to see how baseballs great hitters would do against a spinner. Judging where that ball is going after it hits the ground - not for the faint of heart either. (I also watch a lot of baseball -Rockies fan -- I know, whats the use: but, got to go with some team. And, the Broncos and avalanche are also on my wall)<br /><br />You can bet I'll be posting if they get a US national team. Although I don't expect them to do so well on the international circuit for a few years.<br /><br />Curling, now JB careful not to rile up the northern members! Haven't quite got into that although in-laws insist on watching.

This curling stuff, I didnt know thier was a competition for it. I outta enter my wife, she curls every morning befour going to work, shes perty fast too, sometimes she misses a litle spot on the top rear of her head, but shes fast.

 

[lark2004]

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We have a new variant on the game here, 20-20 Cricket. Both teams get 20 overs to play. Only takes about 3-4 hours for a game, and it gets real exiting in the last half of the second innings.<br /><br />For all you American crittics of the game..... Have you ever looked at Baseball or Grid-iron from an outside perspective? Those two games really are boring. Probably for all the same reasons that you think Cricket is boring.

 

[TexomaAv8r]

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For all you American crittics of the game..... Have you ever looked at Baseball or Grid-iron from an outside perspective? Those two games really are boring. Probably for all the same reasons that you think Cricket is boring. [/QB][/quote]<br /><br />I agree, somthing has happened to NFL football and Major league baseball. NFL football is entertaining on TV but awfuly dull, IMO live. I enjoy HS football and Arena Football live alot. Very exciting, constant action etc.<br /><br />Baseball is still entertaining live but gives me a headache to watch on TV. Profesional athletes especialy in baseball and football have begun to sour those sports for me.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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baseball - 5 minutes of enthusiastic excitement packed into 3 hours.

 

[bootle]

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Cricket is not a sport played by cokeheads and steroid inflated rhinos, cricket is a game for real men.

 

[beezee28]

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Well said, Darth D Invader.

 

[stan_deezy]

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Originally posted by Darth D Invader:<br /> cricket is a game for real men.

Stan shakes head and exits stage left muttering to himself "Andrew Freddie Flintoff"

 

[Dunaruna]

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Why isn't cricket a commonwealth games sport?

 

[RPJS]

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Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> Why isn't cricket a commonwealth games sport?

Indoor cricket or 6 a side would be a great games sport, I have no idea as to why it's not.<br />Has it ever been tried??

 

[Dunaruna]

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Don't think so. It would limit the amount of countries that could participate. And besides<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />..<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />We already have enough gold medals

 

[RPJS]

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Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> We already have enough gold medals

But you don't have the ASHES

 

[lark2004]

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They're only on loan to you.....We'll have them back next-year thankyou very much