Cricket in America, 1710-2000 / P. David Sentance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sentance, P. David, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cricket--United States--History.

Cricket.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]

Summary:

"Here, the game's unique multi-ethnic, religious and cultural tradition in the United States is fully explored. The author explains cricket's ties to the beginnings of baseball and covers the ways in which the game continues to play an important role in America's inner cities. He also proposes reasons why the nearly 300-year-old game has remained popular"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cricket's prologue in America

How cricket in New York helped establish baseball as America's national pastime

Philadelphia : the cradle of competitive cricket in America, 1834-1890

Cricket in New York and New England from 1890 to 1920

International cricket comes of age in Philadelphia, 1890-1926

A century of cricket in and around Chicago, 1836-1936

Cricket and baseball on the western frontier, 1852-1890

The California cricket rush, 1890-1914

Southern California's cricket pioneers, 1888-1913

The Hollywood cricket club and the rebirth of southern California cricket

Cricket for Americans

Trends in contemporary United States cricket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.

ISBN:

0786420405

OCLC:

63164838