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College Football- How our College Cricket schools did,Week 1
What a beautiful position to I’m in ! Not only am I ( Lloyd ) involved with Cricket…..now I have an excuse to watch every college football game ! After all ,I must do research for this weekly feature in which we will follow the fortunes of our American College Cricket...
The Greatest of All Time – Happy Birthday Gary Sobers !
Sir Garfield or Gary Sobers born July 28th. Cricket, and sports in general, is more than merely a game. It has been an expression of culture, a definition of manliness, a physical activity that acted as a substitute for men’s aggressive desires. Instead of fighting we play games and let the testosterone...
Bruce Lee – Exit the Man, Enter the Dragon!
On Jul 20,1973 Bruce Lee, one of the biggest icons ever on the planet died of a cerebral edema caused by a hypersensitive reaction to a pain killer. On July 26th, 1973 his first Hollywood movie “Enter the Dragon” was released. – After years of ER and other Medical shows on Network TV it’s...
4th of July Win for USA ! President celebrates !
Ian Carlin (Wooster) was there with Darwin Banks & 2 lovely ladies. It’s the 4th of JULY 2012, Yankee Stadium, NY is packed with 70,000 cricket fans here to see the T20 World Cup Finals pitting the USA against defending Champions England. In May 2010 a huge dust cloud was...
Happy Canada Day ! – with the Original Canadian Sport, Cricket !
143 years ago today, Canada became a country. Canada’s first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald declared Cricket to be Canada’s national sport and the country and the sport have been forever linked. As with every year the Canada Day long weekend bring friends and families together but also marks...
Father’s Day – a Tribute to a Hero, my Dad !
My father was born on Feb 25 (coincidentally, Sir Donald Bradman died on Feb 25 many years later ). Few people know it, but 126 Regent Road is an illustrious address in World Cricket. This is where the Jodah Family lived from the early 1960’s,near to Test venue Bourda Cricket Ground,...
Video – Cricket 101 for anyone…its not brain surgery
In explaining Cricket to anyone, why start with the LBW rule stupid ? Keep it simple – Here’s a one line explanation of cricket: There are 2 Teams, each team gets to bat and score runs. The Team that scores the most runs wins. Additional info. Forget the Baseball comparisons...
Straight outa Cali – Woodley saved ! & NCCA July 4th Tournament !
Ganesh Sanap toured with the USA Under 19 Team to the Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year as Statistician. Ganesh also provided the off-the-field photos of our boys for the coverage I did for USA Cricket. Ganesh is also the President of the Northern California Cricket...