
420: America's "Cricket Odyssey" - With Beth Simpson & Mark Greenslade
Published on Nov 10
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<p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Cricket and America - two words that rarely appear in the same sentence without a smirk or a shrug. Yet, as authors <strong>Beth Simpson</strong> and <strong>Mark Greenslade</strong> reveal in their new book <em>"<a href="https://amzn.to/3WNymZV" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3WNymZV&source=gmail&ust=1762828829230000&usg=AOvVaw1qcfHAMsUkf9EdEQy5scPb">An American Cricket Odyssey</a></em>," the game's roots here run deeper than most realize — and its revival is one of the great under-told stories in modern sport.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">We trace the sport's improbable journey - from its 19th-century heyday, when Philadelphia was a global cricket power; to its near extinction after baseball gained popularity; and finally to its 21st-century rebirth, fueled by immigrant passion and...