‘It’s not cricket!’ When hurling found a home in England

The playing of a test match in Dublin last weekend between Ireland and Pakistan is a reminder that there is nothing inevitable in sport.

‘It’s not cricket!’ When hurling found a home in England
Fri, 18 May, 2018 - 01:00
Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse is an historian, author, broadcaster… and former Offaly football boss. He specialises in sport and Irish culture.

If we think of hurling as something quintessentially Irish, then cricket is seen as something quintessentially English.

But how true is that and could the exact opposite have happened?

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