Re: Learn Cricket

On 10 Nov 2003 08:15:25 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nicholas) wrote:

>Cricket is an older sport than most people realise. Its origins trace
>back to the 14th century. Many terms in baseball are also common in
>cricket such as innings, runs, out, pitch. George Washington and the
>other founding fathers of USA were know to have played cricket!
>
>The first ever INTERNATIONAL sport (I mean any sport type) was a
>cricket match played between USA and Canada in 1846!

Was there a Canada in 1846? I think we became a country in 1867.
Admittedly a nit-pick...

Tom