Cricket is becoming more popular in Illinois, with new leagues forming and interest spiking in the sport.
Similar to baseball, cricket is a bat-and-ball based game played on a field. Cricket is played with a specialized bat and ball and involves two competing sides of 11 players.
Palatine High School’s Cricket team has 14 official players, ranging from freshmen to seniors.
The team’s first game will be Nov. 14 against Conant High School.
This is the team’s first year as a club here at Palatine.
Although it’s not recognized as an official sport by IHSA, cricket has raised an increase of interest among D211 students.
Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, with at least 2.5 billion fans, beating basketball (800M) and baseball (500M) by a distinct margin.
Kanish • Nov 13, 2024 at 7:53 am
Guys I am the vice-captain and the game against Conant will be a win for us,
Jason Mora • Nov 12, 2024 at 9:25 am
So cool! I can’t wait to see all the awesome photos that will be taken.
Attiya • Nov 12, 2024 at 9:14 am
This is amazing and a very exciting news for the local community where game of cricket let is promoting and a great opportune for the students.