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Compelling story of US cricket in the 21st century – a game that was once a proud part of American sports, lost its way and is now returning. Cricket in America? Usually the conjunction of those words is greeted with disbelief. Most Americans, if they are aware of cricket at all, regard it as an esoteric pastime popular with South Asians. Even old world cricket fans are often unaware of America's long and proud cricketing history. This riveting book:Introduces us to the men and women at the helm of the US cricketing resurgence: from LA ex-gang members to the Bronx woman teaching cricket at a New York high school, to the dreamers and idealists keeping the cricket flag flying in the most unlikely of backwatersTells the full story of the Compton Homies and Popz, the team from South Central Los Angeles that brought cricket to one of the harshest urban environments on the planetFeatures the tragi-comic tale of the dysfunctional governing body and the ups and downs of the national team, from underachievement to exile to an unlikely triumph on the world stageBrings us the views of players, administrators, movers and shakers, plus commentators who have strived to revive the game in the USSpotlights the gutsy individuals who have endeavoured to create a space for women to play the game in the USUncovers the thriving but largely ignored subculture that exists for the game: one that could – eventually – change cricket's global balance of power
An American Cricket Odyssey examines the revival and the cultural forces underpinning it, as well as the unique difficulties cricket faces in establishing a bridgehead in the country's sporting culture.
© 2025 Pitch Publishing (E-bog): 9781836800934
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E-bog: 23. juni 2025
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