Sylwia Kapuscinski
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Detroit Cricket Club Greens' players Rehan Syed of Windsor, 32, from left, Amer Afzaluddind of Southfield, 20, and Muhammad Yousaf of Farmington Hills, 33, warm-up before playing cricket on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.
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Cricket In Detroit
Cricket is more than twice as old as baseball, a sport it inspired. Largely unknown to Americans, it is typically played in America by immigrants who brought its tradition from their native lands in India, Pakistan, and Jamaica.
Recently, cricket grounds have sprung around southeastern Michigan. The games last all day, except for a lunch break, when curries and rice are shared. Then its back to the fields, and graceful movements learned in childhood.
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Keith Minott of Southfield, Michigan, 66, Michigan Cricket Club member, holds up a cricket ball after a cricket game with Troy Cricket Club on Belle Isle in Detroit.
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Detroit Cricket Club Greens' player Rehan Syed of Windsor, 32, left, puts stumps into the ground for one of two wickets before cricket game at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. There are two wickets, one at each end of the pitch. They are made of three 32-inch-high wooden posts called stumps. Aazer Medhora, from right, Shahid Ahmed, Muhammad Yousaf and Babu Nadagouda wait for the game to begin.
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Curtis Springer of Royal Oak, 36, guest player for Michigan Cricket Club, waits to bat during a cricket game with Troy Cricket Club on Belle Isle in Detroit.
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Hue Springer, guest player for Michigan Cricket Club, left, avoids stumpping as Ajith Krishnamurthy, Troy Cricket Club player, right, stumpped unsuccessfully during a cricket game on Belle Isle in Detroit.
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Detroit Cricket Club Greens' players Raza Khan of Sterling Heights, 38, from left, Rehan Syed of Windsor, 32, and Amer Afzaluddin of Southfield, 20, joke around as they watch their teammates play a cricket game at Belle Isle in Detroit.
