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Title: TIL: Cricket thrived in America up until the Civil war. Yes, I said Cricket
Post by: SysError on March 28, 2015, 08:08:16 AM

Now this was something I did not know.

"The greatest bowler – arguably – in cricket’s long history was an American. Let that sink in for a moment."   :huh

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/28/how-philadelphia-became-the-unlikely-epicenter-of-american-cricket

Title: Re: TIL: Cricket thrived in America up until the Civil war. Yes, I said Cricket
Post by: Ratsy on March 28, 2015, 09:34:58 AM

Ahhhh yes.  There was trouble brewing, however...and we know the outcome from the noisome Gaelic rival to cricket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders)

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