CRICKET ATTRACTS FOREIGN CROWD.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The tournament is called the Independence Cup, but Friday's July 4th exhibition match between Jamaica and a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Cricket Association invitational team at Woodley Park Woodley Park refers to the following:
Instead of U.S. flags, spectators danced to reggae music that blared over loudspeakers and dominoes was a common diversion during a match that lasted eight hours. Family and friends of the competitors - as well as players from the U.S. and India teams who had the day off - formed the majority of the crowd, which saw Jamaica win with 282 for seven wickets in 45 overs. The SCCA SCCA Sports Car Club of America SCCA Seattle Cancer Care Alliance SCCA Squamous Cell Carcinoma SCCA Southern California Cricket Association SCCA Southern California Contractors Association SCCA Sonoma County Conservation Action team had 178 for nine wickets with one retired because of injury. It was hard to miss Shirley Jackson of Mission Hills, 70, and her T-shirt emblazoned with a Canadian maple leaf The Canadian Maple Leaf coins are bullion coins of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium. The coins are issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. See also
catch sight, get a look see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he of the event after reading an announcement in a newspaper. Rex Jackson Rex Frederick Jackson (7 October, 1928 - ) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the son of a railway fettler and born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and educated at Harefield Public School and Junee and Sutherland , a former cricketer who was born in England and raised in India, was at his wife's side to help explain the rules. Still, Shirley was perplexed after watching for over an hour. ``I had never seen it. I had to come out and see what it was for myself,'' she said. ``I still haven't seen enough of it to know if I like it. I was busy trying to figure it out.'' For Jennifer Innis Stephen - a 1980 and 1984 Olympian for Guyana in the long jump and a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team in the 400-meter relay - watching cricket on July 4th has become a family tradition. In addition to her two daughters (ages 3 and 1-1/2), Stephen was accompanied by her husband, Karl, a member of the West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. Cricket Club. He tore an anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. playing basketball several months ago and could not participate Friday. ``I'm so used to watching it,'' Jennifer Stephen said. ``Cricket is part of our culture.'' At a souvenir stand, SCCA logo shirts that sold for $20 were the most popular items. American caps outsold out·sold v. Past tense and past participle of outsell. Jamaican caps by a slight margin, but floppy hats - similar to those worn by the players - were the most popular on a day when temperatures approached 100 degrees. ``Everybody is pretty excited about the U.S. team, even the Jamaicans,'' said Priyantha Athukorale, 28, a native of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. and a SCCA member who is manning the souvenir booth for the duration of the tournament, which ends Sunday. Play continues this morning at 10:30 a.m., with the SCCA team playing the U.S. team and Jamaica facing India. Winners advance to Sunday's championship. Jamaica's victory Friday wasn't a surprise given the presence of Jimmy Adams and Franklyn Rose, two very talented professional players from the West Indies. Both teams took a light-hearted approach to the exhibition, joking with each other and taking a 45-minute lunch break together. SCCA fast bowler Hopeton Barrett, a Northridge resident who played with the Jamaican national team from 1984-87, believes that with proper exposure the U.S. team could some day challenge the powerful Jamaican squad. ``People in the U.S. don't realize how important cricket is and how much camaraderie it can bring between countries,'' said Barrett. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Newton Campbell, a Reseda resident and Southern California Cricket Association member, ducks to avoid a pitch against Jamaica. (2) Jamaica's Terry Scott pitches to Barry Samuels, of the SCCA, during the Independence Cup on Friday at Woodley Park. Kirby Lee / Daily News |
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