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Howzat! Can cricket compete with baseball?
Cricket's rising popularity looks to rival America's love for baseball
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America is not known for its cricketing prowess, however. Indeed, its best-known bat-and-ball game is baseball. But did you know that cricket was once one of the most popular sports in the US? And get this, the "gentleman's game" that originated in England in the 1700s is currently enjoying a renaissance. But the question is, can cricket once again crack America?
Click through, take to the field, and run through this brief history of cricket and its association with baseball.
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