A bat-and-ball, a bowler, the third man: to many Americans, cricket
sounds like a confused jumble of several contemporary sports. The
history of cricket in Wales, however, dates back to 1783--when the
first recorded match on Welsh soil took place and when the
principality's culture and social history forever took a turn
toward cricking nationhood. "Cricket in Wales" is a remarkable
illustrated history of the sport, tracing its development from the
nineteenth-century - where it provided a common bond and unifying
activity for the diverse peoples who found their way to booming
Welsh cities and towns - to its current favor as the game of choice
at folk festivals, rural picnics, and family gatherings. In
addition to recreating the conditions and aspects of the game's
history that have generated such ardent fandom among the Welsh,
this volume also considers the relationship between England--where
cricket is the national sport--and Wales, who to this day still
field a single representative team for the international circuit
despite sometimes contentious relations, demonstrating how
nationalist loyalties fuel the fire behind this engaging sport and
the citizens who adore it.
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