Bill Text: IL HR1035 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois High School Association to take steps towards officially recognizing the game of cricket in Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-04 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR1035 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1035-Introduced.html
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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
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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
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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
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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 SECOND 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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