A journey to Cambridge reveals surprise cricket heritage

After attending eight T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka, I traveled to the UK to join a conference on cricket organized by the Cricket Research Network, or CRN. It was held on Feb. 25 at one of the University of Cambridge colleges, Hughes Hall, sited next to Fenners, historically the university’s cricket ground. In 1846, Francis Fenner leased land from Gonville and Caius College. Two years later, he sub-let the newly constructed ground to the University Cricket Club, which, together with the Athletics Club, bought the freehold in 1894.