Good for them for introducing Cricket to Boise. The bad news? The City took TWO prime soccer fields away from the soccer playing masses to give to this nascent effort. I seriously doubt there are a FRACTION of the number of Cricket players as there are soccer players. Stop by Ann Morrison any weekend day or weeknight to see for yourself.

I would like to reply to W’s comments regarding the Cricket pitch being built next month at Ann Morrison Park. First off, the pitch will be located BETWEEN two existing soccer fields at Ann Morrison Park. The pitch location will not impact the use of the soccer fields at all. The use of the pitch will only be allowed on Sunday’s, during peak soccer season. W, you are correct, there are a lot more Soccer players than Cricket players in the Treasure Valley. Though, at one point in time, Soccer in the Treasure Valley was a budding sport– fighting for space to play. The time allotment for the space has been divided accordingly: Soccer gets to use the space the better part of six days a week–we get it the other 1/2 day (unless we host a sanctioned tournament).
We look forward to sharing the public space Boise Parks & Recreation has so generously offered us.
I should note that 100% of the construction costs for the Cricket pitch is being paid for by the Boise Cricket Club and several generous local supporters.

Greg Moran
Secretary
Boise Cricket Club

That is not true…For more reasons than one
1. Nobody plays soccer at Ann Morrison on Sunday mornings.
2. Placing a cricket pitch between two soccer fields does not rule out the soccer fields from being used.
3. If every sport were to be started based on the number of people, the Valley would hardly have any new sport coming in. Just like Lacrosse is becoming a popular sport, you never know, cricket might be the next new thing the valley needs. Please stop by on Sundays after the pitch is laid to see the number of people actually playing cricket.

Greg,

could you post more about the Boise Cricket Club for those that might be interested.

It would also be good to have a web space where you can direct interested parties so they can review the rules, gear and the ideas behind Cricket, also with scheduled dates and times, as well as an “open pitch” time where local players hang out and help interested people learn more about the sport.

Jay,
Our first official practice of the 2008 season will be Sunday April 13th, weather permitting. I think we will be meeting around 9:30 am just West of the clocktower at Ann Morrison Park. We are starting a new website, boisecricket.com, in the next few weeks. We will be posting info on practice and match schedules. If you want to come out to practice, we will provide you with everything you will need, except for a cup.
If you want detailed information on the sport itself, check out wikipedia and youtube. Youtube is especially helpful, as Cricket can be hard to explain with words alone.

Best regards,
Greg Moran

Hey Boise Club, I’ve heard from the grapevine that Salt Lake Captain Nasir is brining some county players for this tournament. :o))