Jimmy O’Brien pauses and then slows down his voice to highlight the difference between commentating on cricket compared to baseball. “There. That. Is. A. Huge. Wicket. That. Is. Going. To. Change. The ...
Say “silly mid-off” or “deep backward square leg” or “a single to long leg” to the average American and it'll trigger a quizzical look. Cricket — the so-called “gentlemen’s game” with complex rules, ...
Travis Bazzana always knew he would always excel with a bat in his hand and a ball being hurled toward him. The No. 1 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Guardians always knew that bat would be more ...
We often think of baseball as America’s game, and rightfully so, but as we have seen in some more recent issues of Rounding the Diamond, baseball is global. From Japan to Cuba, it seems like all parts ...
Cricket requires a large and rather elaborate playing ground, so Cincinnati cricket teams competed in outlying areas including Camp Washington, Walnut Hills and the far West End. You can blame the ...
The Oakland Coliseum announced it's set to host nine Major League Cricket matches during the 2025 season. The opening match kicks off June 12, 2025. While cricket is incredibly popular around the ...
The most anticipated game of the Cricket World Cup may be the Pakistan-India game on Sunday. The nations are bitter rivals, and their cricket teams rarely meet. There is one thing their fans do agree ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist had barely made it inside the Coliseum entrance when dozens of fans swarmed him, and he obliged every request for photos and autographs.