The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for a new cricket field at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Boulan Park in Troy.
The park is off Crooks Road between Wattles and Quarton roads.
Troy residents have been asking the city for a cricket field for years. City officials were open to the idea but didn’t have the funding.
At the urging of state Rep. Sharon MacDonell, D-Troy, the city received a $900,000 grant to develop a cricket field. The area’s cricket community also supported the project, according to a release from the city.
The game resembles baseball but is played on a round field much bigger than that used for football or soccer.
Instead of a bat, the batter uses a flat stick that resembles a canoe paddle to hit a ball.
The game has British origins. It’s popular in India, Pakistan, Australia and other areas that the British colonized.
MacDonell said about 30% of Troy’s population is Asian or South Asian, hailing from countries where cricket is popular.
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