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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The game of cricket is a sportsmanship game | ||||||
| 3 | played around the world in the open air by tens of millions of | ||||||
| 4 | people, especially young people; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Games similar to cricket were played by early | ||||||
| 6 | English settlers in America; these games were driven into | ||||||
| 7 | obscurity by the new American sport of baseball, but many | ||||||
| 8 | words from cricket are used by baseball players and fans to | ||||||
| 9 | this day, such as bat, fielder, and inning; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Cricket never died out in the countries that make | ||||||
| 11 | up the United Kingdom; many of the countries that play | ||||||
| 12 | top-level cricket to this day, including Australia, | ||||||
| 13 | Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, are nations that share a | ||||||
| 14 | political heritage that includes the game of cricket; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, In the nations that play cricket, the game is | ||||||
| 16 | acclaimed as a way to demonstrate skill in both athleticism | ||||||
| 17 | and mental poise; calmness and patience are as essential to | ||||||
| 18 | the game of cricket as the ability to swing a straight bat; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The rules of cricket enable the game to be played | ||||||
| 20 | and enjoyed by both men and women, and women's cricket is | ||||||
| 21 | played all over the world; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The game of cricket is overwhelmingly associated | ||||||
| 2 | with fair play and good sportsmanship; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Many Illinois residents, especially younger | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois residents, were born or have family origins in the | ||||||
| 5 | countries, nations, and cultures where cricket is played as a | ||||||
| 6 | principal sport; they would like to play this sport in | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois and get official recognition as they do so; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Cricket, typically played at the club level, is a | ||||||
| 9 | growing sport in American colleges and universities; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The time has come when Illinois should add | ||||||
| 11 | cricket to the list of sports that Illinois high school-age | ||||||
| 12 | students can officially play and enjoy; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we urge the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to take | ||||||
| 16 | steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That this recognition process should move | ||||||
| 19 | towards the organization of Illinois inter-school cricket play | ||||||
| 20 | for those secondary schools that wish to field a team; and be | ||||||
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| 1 | it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the organization of Illinois cricket play | ||||||
| 3 | should maximize the ability of Illinois-origin cricketers to | ||||||
| 4 | continue their play at the college-university level; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That we recognize and congratulate the pioneer | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois cricket players who have begun to play this game on | ||||||
| 8 | their own prior to the official games that will be played by | ||||||
| 9 | their younger brothers and sisters; we urge the IHSA to | ||||||
| 10 | recognize the pioneering heritage of Illinois cricket games | ||||||
| 11 | played prior to official recognition and regularization of | ||||||
| 12 | play; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to | ||||||
| 14 | Katy Hasson, President of the Illinois High School | ||||||
| 15 | Association, and to Craig Anderson, Executive Director of the | ||||||
| 16 | IHSA.
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