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		overspeed on Nov 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is baseball the most literary of sports? The focus of the article is American literature. In that context, cricket has no standing. Across the erstwhile british empire, yes, cricket is quite the snooty sport ;)

atulatul on Nov 2, 2021 | [–]

With the explanation, you took the fun out the two word question. :)

cafard on Nov 2, 2021 | [–]

In the US, cricket tends to be a sport for immigrants from the subcontinent or the West Indies. In the US context it may be exotic, but hardly snooty.

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