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Yes, The Game Would Move Right Along . . . But Would it be Cricket?

Salience Noteworthy
Location Greater New York City
City/State/Country: NYC, NY, United States
Game Cricket
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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"Whenever the cricket community realized that American participation and interest were low, they talked about changing the rules. Some Americans suggested three outs per inning and six innings a game."

 

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William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 103. Attributed to the Chadwick Scrapbooks. 

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Were there really several such proposals? Can we guess what impediments required that it take another century to invent one-day and 20/20 cricket?

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