by Anura Guruge
on July 11, 2023
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Contrary to what many Americans know & realize cricket has been in the U.S. since at least the 1920 — when British actors coming to Hollywood set up cricket teams.
I played cricket in Boston in the 1990s. You could see weekend cricket games in D.C. around that ear too.
Now with all the Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans & those from the Caribbean living in the U.S., it was inevitable.
I have been falling the rise of ‘Major League Cricket‘, the U.S. professional league, since its formation a few years ago.
Yes, we have had a few T20 games in the last few years.
This year, starting in a couple of days, we will have a proper T20 League — a micro-version of the ‘IPL‘. There is even a team that has ripped off a IPL Team logo!
This is GREAT. NOT this year, but one of these days I will try to make it to North Carolina to watch a game live. I have not see a professional, LIVE cricket match since c. 1997.
Does your choice of 1920 as a benchmark mean you were somehow ignorant of the Staten Island Cricket Club (statenislandcc.org) which marked its sesquicentennial last year?
Yes, it does. Never heard of them. Tell me more. In the cricket world the Hollywood league is what gets talked about. How did you know of the Staten Island Club. Thanks.