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ricardo9505 t1_iwivbkw wrote

Only place I ever seen cricket played was NYC. Between the Africans and West Indians there was always a game on weekends in many parks.

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Matthew_C1314 t1_iwkana2 wrote

Living in the dfw area, there is a surprisingly large number of Indian families. This might actually be a good location to start a league.

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Deified t1_iwlpzn9 wrote

Dallas and Houston are prime spots to start a cricket league. Large Southern Asian and African populations and enough sprawl to find places to play.

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FoliageTeamBad t1_iwmvpyd wrote

Drive through the GTA on a summer evening and you’ll see cricket in like half the parks.

There’s so much demand for cricket pitches that there is waiting list for time at the pitches that do exist.

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SometimesaGirl- t1_iwr1gwy wrote

> Africans

Only certain Africans tho. Essentially, ones that were formally part of the British Empire.
So... that's a yes to nations like South Africa and Zimbabwe. A no to ones like Cameroon or Sudan.

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RoughMarionberry5 t1_iwtockb wrote

"Africans"??

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ricardo9505 t1_iwv9j3b wrote

Yes. As is folks from Ghana, Nigeria, S Africa. Never met Africans?

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RoughMarionberry5 t1_iwxahi1 wrote

Thanks for your response. I was obviously aware of South Africa, Zimbabwe - and to a certain extent, Kenya - playing cricket but I was just surprised that there were African teams in NYC. I would have thought there would be much more participation from people originating from the Indian subcontinent.

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ricardo9505 t1_ixb9he5 wrote

No these are immigrant families, like our big group playing softball (Caribbean). Just playing. And they bring all their equipment. Some I imagine played in local teams in the neighborhood. Like the local soccer clubs, softball Dominican Taxi league we always had in Corona.

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