CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 211Introduced by Assembly Member KalraJune 06, 2024 Relative to cricket. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 211, as introduced, Kalra. Cricket.This bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in California and recognize the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Cricket, the second most popular global sport, is a sportsmanship game played around the world in the open air by tens of millions of people, especially young people; and WHEREAS, Games similar to cricket were played by early English settlers in America; these games were driven into obscurity by the new American sport of baseball, but many words from cricket are used by baseball players and fans to this day, such as bat, fielder, and inning; and WHEREAS, Crickets popularity never declined in the countries that make up the United Kingdom; many of the Commonwealth and other countries that play top-level cricket to this day, including Australia, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, are nations that share a political heritage that includes the game of cricket; andWHEREAS, In the nations that play cricket, the game is celebrated as a way to demonstrate skill in both athleticism and mental poise, and where calmness and patience are as essential to the game of cricket as the ability to swing a straight bat; andWHEREAS, The rules of cricket enable the game to be played and enjoyed by both men and women, and womens cricket is played all over the world; andWHEREAS, The game of cricket is overwhelmingly associated with fair play and good sportsmanship; andWHEREAS, Many California state residents, especially youth, were born or have family origins in the countries, nations, and cultures where cricket is played as a principal sport, and they would like to play this sport in the state and receive official recognition; and WHEREAS, Cricket, typically played at the club level, is a growing sport in American colleges and universities; and WHEREAS, Indiana was the first state to add cricket as a physical education option to their in-class school curriculum in 2014, and in the years since, other states such as Illinois and Michigan have passed supportive resolutions for the sport of cricket; andWHEREAS, Cricket will be included in the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the first time the sport has featured in the Olympics since the 1900 Paris Olympic Games; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the time has come when California should add cricket to the list of sports that high school-age pupils can officially play and enjoy; therefore, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is urged to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in the state; and be it further Resolved, That this recognition process should move towards the organization of state interschool cricket play for those secondary schools that wish to field a team; and be it furtherResolved, That the organization of state interschool cricket play should maximize the ability of state-origin cricketers to continue playing at the college-university level; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature recognizes the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players who have begun to play this game on their own before the official games that will be played by future generations; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 211Introduced by Assembly Member KalraJune 06, 2024 Relative to cricket. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 211, as introduced, Kalra. Cricket.This bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in California and recognize the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 211
Introduced by Assembly Member KalraJune 06, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra
June 06, 2024
Relative to cricket.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 211, as introduced, Kalra. Cricket.
This bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in California and recognize the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players.
This bill would urge the California Interscholastic Federation to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in California and recognize the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Cricket, the second most popular global sport, is a sportsmanship game played around the world in the open air by tens of millions of people, especially young people; and
WHEREAS, Games similar to cricket were played by early English settlers in America; these games were driven into obscurity by the new American sport of baseball, but many words from cricket are used by baseball players and fans to this day, such as bat, fielder, and inning; and
WHEREAS, Crickets popularity never declined in the countries that make up the United Kingdom; many of the Commonwealth and other countries that play top-level cricket to this day, including Australia, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, are nations that share a political heritage that includes the game of cricket; and
WHEREAS, In the nations that play cricket, the game is celebrated as a way to demonstrate skill in both athleticism and mental poise, and where calmness and patience are as essential to the game of cricket as the ability to swing a straight bat; and
WHEREAS, The rules of cricket enable the game to be played and enjoyed by both men and women, and womens cricket is played all over the world; and
WHEREAS, The game of cricket is overwhelmingly associated with fair play and good sportsmanship; and
WHEREAS, Many California state residents, especially youth, were born or have family origins in the countries, nations, and cultures where cricket is played as a principal sport, and they would like to play this sport in the state and receive official recognition; and
WHEREAS, Cricket, typically played at the club level, is a growing sport in American colleges and universities; and
WHEREAS, Indiana was the first state to add cricket as a physical education option to their in-class school curriculum in 2014, and in the years since, other states such as Illinois and Michigan have passed supportive resolutions for the sport of cricket; and
WHEREAS, Cricket will be included in the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the first time the sport has featured in the Olympics since the 1900 Paris Olympic Games; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the time has come when California should add cricket to the list of sports that high school-age pupils can officially play and enjoy; therefore, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is urged to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in the state; and be it further
Resolved, That this recognition process should move towards the organization of state interschool cricket play for those secondary schools that wish to field a team; and be it further
Resolved, That the organization of state interschool cricket play should maximize the ability of state-origin cricketers to continue playing at the college-university level; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the historical significance of cricket and the pioneer state cricket players who have begun to play this game on their own before the official games that will be played by future generations; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.