Can New York hit cricket for 6? These guys think so
East Meadow (United States) (AFP) - In the shadow of New York skyscrapers a field of dreams emerges, but it is not a baseball diamond. It's for another bat-and-ball sport -- cricket -- that supporters are betting will finally bowl Americans over. The centuries-old English game has a feverish following throughout much of the world, but the United States, long partial to American football, basketball and national pastime baseball, has been a stubborn holdout. That may change early next month when the United States has its moment in the cricket sun, co-hosting the Twenty20 World Cup -- the champi...