The United States’ first attempt at D1 pro cricket debuted at a cricket stadium just outside Dallas, Texas on Thursday night
Faf du Plessis of Texas Super Kings got Golden Ducked by Lockie Ferguson, but his team went on to defeat Los Angeles Knight Riders 181/6 to 112
Anyone watching?
This is a fair criticism—MLC is largely owned by Willow TV, with substantial investment by three IPL teams, and other owners skewing heavily South Asian. And, as noted, NY, LA and Texas are branded with IPL nicknames
But give MLC credit—as opposed to earlier efforts with another immigrant game...
Nope…but I stole the description from a tongue-in-cheek offering by TCM a few years ago:
https://ew.com/article/2012/10/26/wizard-of-oz-movie-description/
It is a technically correct description, though. 😂
As soccer players who come to play here learn…the US is huge. As a result, I think conferences first evolved to keep travel costs down and encourage local rivalries, a la derbies.
Baseball moves quicker than cricket, especially back when the sport first went pro (about 90 minutes)—this was a...
Back when the two leagues were truly separate, I supported the NY Yankees in the AL and St. Louis Cardinals in the NL. Now that the two leagues have practically merged, I still keep an eye on both…but must admit to the Yankees as my favorite
As the resident American here, I thought I’d put myself out there if anyone has baseball questions…which might be relevant, as T20 tactics evolve and get more baseball-like
(I know Aussies have a more than passing familiarity with the game. Any Holroyd Giants fans out there?)
Anyway, fire away
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