体坛英语资讯：In U.S., Cricket Stages a Comeback
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="View">View</span> <span word="Alternative">Alternative</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Centreville">Centreville</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stifling">stifling</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="Six">Six</span>!” “<span word="Awesome">Awesome</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>!” “<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="running">running</span>, <span word="man">man</span>!”</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="grow">grow</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ashford">Ashford</span> <span word="Cricket">Cricket</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> (<span word="ACC">ACC</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Willow">Willow</span> <span word="Cricket">Cricket</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 32 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="Cricket">Cricket</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="WMCL">WMCL</span>), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45 <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="Cricket">Cricket</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="USACA">USACA</span>).</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hitesh">Hitesh</span> <span word="Panchal">Panchal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ACC">ACC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WMCL">WMCL</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WMCL">WMCL</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="subcontinent">subcontinent</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="H">H</span>1<span word="B">B</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Panchal">Panchal</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p>
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