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Frank Worrell: Cricket’s Jackie Robinson
Every baseball fan knows the Legend of Jackie Robinson: how he was the first man to integrate baseball; how he was vilified and slandered, and yet maintained his discipline and strength and classiness to the end; and how his story … Continue reading
The Politics of Cricket Continue
It is one of the contentions of our book Right Off the Bat that cricket and baseball have long had similar histories of political interference—usually around race and ethnicity—and have both been the focal points of conflict and the means … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Sri Lanka
Tagged Jackie Robinson, Kumar Sangakkara, Politics, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka
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The Self-Evident Sexiness of Cricket
According to the actor Hugh Grant in the Financial Times, “Women do love a cricketer. It’s one of those things. It’s like Aston Martins.” As the article writer, George Parker, notes, the idea might strike some as absurd—even though Martin’s … Continue reading
Fan Clubs, Eastern and Western
Right now, if you live in India or the West Indies, you can share the joy and passion of Cricket by joining TheCricFanClub. On their website, you can even relive the T20 World Cup 2010 or replay England versus Zimbabwe, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Sri Lanka
Tagged Cal Koonce, Dick Ellsworth, Sri Lanka, World Cup
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Talk and Book Signing 7/7 @ 7, BookCourt in Brooklyn
Martin and I will be discussing the great national (and international!) pastimes of cricket and baseball on 7/7 @7 (in ’11!) and signing copies of Right Off the Bat at BookCourt, 163 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201-6263, in beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, Right Off the Bat Book
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What’s the Immigrants’ Game, Then?
A story in the New York Times today discusses the role that cricket is playing in cohering South Asian immigrants who live in Rome. Cricket, according to the piece, is one of Italy’s fastest growing sports, and much more popular … Continue reading
That’s Entertainment?
Let’s be honest: cricket and baseball are, in the end, about entertainment—about showing the paying customers a good time. A recent book (The House That Ruth Built: A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923 by Robert … Continue reading
The Great Cricket Heist
To some of our readers (you know who you are), cricket—no matter our protestations to the contrary—is a boring game. A snooze. A snorefest. Those who happened to catch the first four and a half days of the just-concluded first … Continue reading
Right Off the Bat Podcast: 02
RIGHT OFF THE BAT PODCAST: 02 * * * Listen here * * * Martin: Hello again. My name is Martin Rowe, and this week we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of a special event in baseball and doing a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, Right Off the Bat Podcasts, Right Off the Bat Website, Sri Lanka, Yankees
Tagged Andre Ethier, Babe Ruth, Bob Costas, Buster Posey, Herath Herath, Hettige Thirimanne, Joe DiMaggio, Jonathan Trott, Kate Middleton, Literature, Mickey Mantle, Prince Philip, Prince William, Sri Lanka, Ted Williams, Uda Welegedara
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The Missed Opportunities Caused by Racism
ESPNCricinfo has a fascinating article about Krom Hendricks, a southern African cricketer of color in the late nineteenth century, who was known for his terrifying pace as a bowler, and whose career was squashed by racist attitudes in South African … Continue reading
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