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Cricket expands beyond Newzeland

  touchcric  was introduced to North America via the English colonies in the 17th century,[11] probably before it had even reached the north of England. In the 18th century it arrived in other parts of the globe. It was introduced to the West Indies by colonists[11] and to the Indian subcontinent by East India Company mariners in the first half of the century.   It arrived in Australia almost as soon as colonisation began in 1788. New Zealand and South Africa followed in the early years of the 19th century. Cricket never caught on in Canada, despite efforts by the upper class to promote the game as a way of identifying with the "mother country".   Canada, unlike Australia and the West Indies, witnessed a continual decline in the popularity of the game during 1860 to 1960. Linked in the public consciousness to an upper-class sport, the game never became popular with the general public. In the summer season it had to compete with baseball. During the First World War, Canadian u

Cricket expands beyond England

  mylivecricket  was introduced to North America via the English colonies in the 17th century,[11] probably before it had even reached the north of England. In the 18th century it arrived in other parts of the globe. It was introduced to the West Indies by colonists[11] and to the Indian subcontinent by East India Company mariners in the first half of the century.   It arrived in Australia almost as soon as colonisation began in 1788. New Zealand and South Africa followed in the early years of the 19th century. Cricket never caught on in Canada, despite efforts by the upper class to promote the game as a way of identifying with the "mother country".   Canada, unlike Australia and the West Indies, witnessed a continual decline in the popularity of the game during 1860 to 1960. Linked in the public consciousness to an upper-class sport, the game never became popular with the general public. In the summer season it had to compete with baseball. During the First World War, Canadi