The sport has spread worldwide, particularly among the countries belonging to the British commonwealth. When the Lyon Oaks cricket pitch opens next year, Arun Chickmenahalli, the captain of the Troy Cricket Club, expects the league to grow to 17 teams. I definitely see that cricket could become like soccer. There are fields at Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills and at Belle Isle in Detroit, as well as two in Kalamazoo. The matches consist of 11 people on each side playing a game that bears a slight resemblance to baseball.
Traditional games can go on for days, but the ones played in Michigan usually last several hours.
Once the pitch is open, parks officials hope to attract tournaments. When it opens next April, it will include an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse, a dog park and hiking trails. The money will come from user fees and a millage voters passed last year.