Summer Vacation
Here in Boston, it's finally looking like spring. Temperatures have hit the 60s a couple of times, the Red Sox have started their season, and I finally put the snow shovel back in the basement -- hopefully -- until next…
What You Didn’t Know That You Didn’t Know
If you've checked out any of the rest of the CricAmerica site, you know my backstory. I'm a huge sports fan living in Boston who accidentally discovered cricket about three years ago and has been obsessed with it ever since. In…
“What’s a Virat Kohli?”
ESPN's annual World Fame 100 list -- a ranking of the 100 most famous athletes in the world -- was released this week and that officially starts the now-traditional, week-long barrage of "Who the heck is Virat Kohli?" calls to…
Netflix’s Cricket Fever
Netflix has always been your go-to for watching 40 consecutive episodes of your favorite TV show from the 90s and now it's a great way to learn about cricket and its global impact. Cricket Fever, an eight-part Netflix original documentary…
Welcome!
When I first discovered cricket in 2016, I had one singular use in mind for it. It needed to be something baseball-like that I could watch all winter until spring training started up again. Now that baseball is back on…
Understanding the TV Screen
Hopefully, if you've gone through the entire Rules section, you have a decent sense of how cricket is played. You understand the structure of the game -- how innings work, how runs are scored, what overs are, etc. You know…
Fun from Bangladesh
Here's a three-minute video that any cricket fan would find cool -- but for someone new to the sport, there's a ton of interesting stuff to be learned from it. This is from a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match from…
Jargon
There was an Amica Insurance ad on semi-recently that showed two guys using all sorts of cricket jargon around a very confused American. The joke being that with its bizarre lexicon, cricket was beyond the comprehension of anyone that didn't…
The First Sport-Specific Fitness Book?
I've been in the fitness industry for over 15 years as a trainer, teacher, and writer. I've written two books and more magazine articles and web pieces than I can remember. And since I spend a lot of my time…
Got Him. Got Him. Need Him.
I learned to read by collecting baseball cards. I was busy reading about guys' stats and backgrounds while other kids were boringly plodding through lines like, "See Jane run." (And look at me now!) For many kids and kids-at-heart, collecting…
