cricket
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There was a time when baseball shared the title of “national pastime” with cricket, an import from England that crossed the Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
England captain Ben Stokes said he is "lucky" and "might not be here" had things been slightly different when he was hit in the face by a cricket ball in February.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It was a Surrey seventh-wicket record against Warwickshire in first-class cricket.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has said England players do not play enough county cricket and selectors have overlooked talent in the domestic game.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The discovery enterprise is no more universal than cricket or baseball or soccer; it is peculiar to the post-Columbus world, and it can only survive within a society which fosters competition.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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