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The Don. The Babe. South Korea. What do all these have in common? According to the Guardian last year, plenty. Martin and I touch on the two 1930s Cricket-and-Baseball Summits in something of a coda to Right off the Bat—minus … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Baseball, Cricket, England, Pakistan, Right Off the Bat Book, Sri Lanka, Stadiums, T20 Cricket, West Indies, Yankees
Tagged Arun Panthers, Asiad/Asian Games, Babe Ruth, Bangladesh, Don Bradman, Graeme Swann, Julien Fountain, Lord's Cricket Ground, Major League Baseball, Pakistan, Saeed Ajmal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, T20, United Arab Emirates, West Indies, World Cup, Yankee Stadium
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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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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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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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It’s India versus Sri Lanka
After two less-than-nailbiting semi-finals, two home favorites have made it through to the final. Sri Lanka brought New Zealand’s dream run to an end in the first semi-final with a quasi-clinical deconstruction of the Black Caps inadequate total of 217. … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Tagged Muttiah Muralitharan, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka, World Cup
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England Crash Out
Until this morning, the England cricket team had provided the crowds at the World Cup cricket tournament with heart-stopping, nail-chewing, fingers-in-front-of-the-eyes entertainment for six matches in the row. All well and good, except the team lost almost as many games … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, South Africa, Sri Lanka, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies
Tagged Sri Lanka, World Cup
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The World Cup So Far
So, we’re just over half way through the global one-day cricket shindig known as the World Cup, and there have been few surprises. The Associate Member nations—the second-tier cricketing teams that once every four years get to play with the … Continue reading
Malinga the Marauder: The Bringer of Yorkers
What can one say about the Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga, deliverer of torment to batsmen everywhere through his mastery of one of most deadly weapons in a bowler’s arsenal: the yorker? This is a ball that is speared right at … Continue reading
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