tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post700901858851810111..comments2024-01-24T05:19:09.805-06:00Comments on This Game Of Games: A Cricket Match At Gamble's LawnJeffrey Kittelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-78675213728776461202009-04-29T18:03:00.000-05:002009-04-29T18:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link. I had no idea they were play...Thanks for the link. I had no idea they were playing cricket in StL. Good stuff.Jeffrey Kittelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-86116725491500166432009-04-29T16:24:00.000-05:002009-04-29T16:24:00.000-05:00Nothing beats attending games live. This is easie...Nothing beats attending games live. This is easier than you might expect: http://stlcricketleague.com/. I know nothing of this league in particular, but based on my experience in Maryland be prepared to be the only person within a hundred yards whose first language is English. But once the players get past being startled by your presence, they are generally very friendly and more than happy to explain what is going on.Richard Hershbergernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-71749513910514204262009-04-29T12:58:00.000-05:002009-04-29T12:58:00.000-05:00I actually had a qualification in there after the ...I actually had a qualification in there after the second innings thing about how little I knew about cricket terminology (as well as the intricacies of the game) and asking for forgiveness if I messed it up. Ending up editing it out but should have left it in.<br /><br />The little I know about cricket comes from watching videos of matches online. I actually find the game rather interesting and am impressed with the skills of the players. The whole hitting the ball backwards thing is pretty neat. It's a good game and I wouldn't mind learning more about it.Jeffrey Kittelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-74175700834289747852009-04-28T21:57:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:57:00.000-05:00A nit: The St. Louis club undoubtedly scored 48 i...A nit: The St. Louis club undoubtedly scored 48 in its second "innings". In cricket, "innings" is both singular and plural. This useage can also be found in some baseball reporting of this period (as well as "batsman") but it died out soon enough.<br /><br />It isn't terribly surprising that St. Louis and Chicago were competing in cricket this early. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh clubs competed in 1850. Chicago and Milwaukee were competing early on, as was Cleveland. <br /><br />Cricket had the initial advantage of universally recognized standardized rules, so distant clubs could compete without any confusion in this regard. This is one aspect of why the later triumph of baseball over cricket is so interesting.Richard Hershbergernoreply@blogger.com