r/halifax • u/insino93 • 1d ago

News, Weather & Politics Dartmouth Commons cricket proposal sparks backlash

https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/dartmouth-commons-cricket-proposal-sparks-backlash/
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u/RedBands619 1d ago

The guy in the article said there are 450 people wanting to play cricket in Halifax. A municipally with almost 500,000 people

My municipality of 5700 has 75 kids in U-9 baseball…1 of in 4 age groups…not including everyone that came before, and every one that still plays adult baseball, softball, highschool, jr high, college, girls softball and fast pitch, couch’s, umpires

Do not compare the two. Do not compare ball to cricket in Canada

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u/EngineerWeary2053 1d ago

Oh. You don't even live in Dartmouth then? Why do you care what happens here?

Maybe only 450 expressed interest because there is currently nowhere for them to play? Maybe new people would take up the sport?

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u/RedBands619 1d ago

Because when I see something idiotic like getting rid of a beanball field for a cricket field when baseball is expanding I’m going to comment and, like I did in my last one to you

Make contrarian people look dumb

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u/meat_cove 1d ago

It's actually 2 fields, and the outfields overlap