Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Random Fact #1

Random Fact #1:

In 1923, Seattle banned cricket.

Specifically, a city ordinance forbade "the playing of cricket in Seattle parks without the express permission of the City Council".

source: SEATTLE SOUTH ASIAN free newpaper, February 2009, page 17: "Cricket in Seattle: A Brief History", part I by Deb K. Das, ex-Managing Editor, CRICKETER International (N. Amer. Ed).

--JDR

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