Cricket set to receive Samba seal of approval

By Richard Edwards
IT has been a bit of a week for the underdogs of South American sport.
First Uruguay stunned Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in Japan and then, on Friday, cricket began its latest attempt to make some sort of inroads in a continent obsessed with Neymar and Lionel Messi, rather than Steve Smith and Jofra Archer.
The South American Cricket Championships will be the 16th time the cream of the continent in men’s cricket have clashed and represents the 10th edition of the women’s championship. The best youth cricketers in South America will also be on display as Lima p...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login