Cricket
-mostly associated with the US
-spread from British Isles, particularly in Philly and NYC
-spread to Middle West with migration from Northeast
-and British migration helps spread it further
with Liberty and Union War (1868-76) a form of the game with simplified rules becomes common on battlefield
-aka "50 over cricket" which becomes sorta common
National Cricket League
-formed in 1914 by unifying various leagues
-consists of teams in United States of America, United Provinces of Buenaventura, and Boreal North America - Commonwealth of Canada, Laurentian Republic, and [insert whatever I decide Maritimes looks like here] and one team from Antillean Confederation
-teams in Divisions all fight in off-seasons for winner
-and winner fights for main league cup
Teams
Northeast Division
- Boston Whigs
- Philadelphia Patriots
- Montreal Shamrocks
- Halifax Sailors
New York Division
- Manhattan Knickerbockers
- Brooklyn Kings
- Yonkers Guards
- Black Rock Navvies
- Rochester Lions
Middle West Division
- Chicago Keystones
- Pittsburgh Columns
- Miami Mauvecoats
- Toronto Greenshirts
- St. Paul Pines
South Middle West Division
- St. Louis Phoenixes
- Cincinnati Eagles
- Louisville Redlegs
- Lexington Raccoons
Interior, Olympia, and Columbia Division
- Websteropolis Boosways
- Cherisia Miners
- Selkirk Thistles
- Port Townsend Freebooters
- Bentinck Miners
Middle Coast Division
- Washington Senators
- Richmond Cardinals
- Norfolk Tides
- Wilmington Storms
Southeast Division
- Charleston Oaks
- Fernandina Castles
- Persitia Uniteds
- Lille Giants
- Chattanooga Turbines
Southwest Division
- New Orleans Creoles
- Segovia Oilers
- Pensacola Flames
- Memphis Mamelukes
- Havana Sugarcanes
West Buenaventura Division
- San Francisco Expos
- Peralta Rumblers
- San Diego Silvers
- Guaymas Pescadores
- Culiacan Aztecs
East Buenaventura Division
- San Patricio Fenians
- Matamoros Comuneros
- Monterrey Hierros
- Tampico Benzenes
- Broderick Vaqueros
Football
Lyceum football
-known as "leecy"
-originated from British lyceum movement in late 1830s spearheaded by Richard Cobden
-to attract working class with amusement to adult education
-took mob football, added rules to make safer, added fields
-something like rugby, broadly speaking
Masonic football
-known as "football" in most countries, or "macey" where other such footballs are dominant
-attempt to stem violence by restricting it to foot game
-led by Freemasons who standardized it
Gymnastics
-prominent in the US thanks to German influence
-with Turnvereins being prominent across the US to such an extent that gymnastics is often known as "turning"
Handball
Ice sports
Rinkball
-also known as "hurling on ice"
-originated as adaptation in Laurentia and Canada of hurling to the ice
-no carrying balls on sticks as a result
-with first "true" rinkball game being between the University of Toronto and McGill in 1866
Boreal Rinkball Association
Teams
- Montreal Harps
- Toronto Hibernians
- Kingston Royals
- Ancaster
- Halifax
- St. John's Paddies
- Selkirk
- Black Rock
- St. Paul
- Miami
- Portland
- Millewackie
- Concord
- Sandusky
- Boston
- Sumnerville
- Brooklyn
- Pittsburgh
- St. Louis
- Rochester
- Philadelphia
- Port Townsend
- St. Genevieve
- Cincinnati
- San Francisco
- Segovia
- Pensacola
- Monterrey
Hockey-on-ice
-also known as bandy
-game originating, standardized in Britain