Sports
Town Funds $15k for Popular British Sport
Summerville Cricket Club receives Town of Summerville funds.
Summerville Town Council voted Monday to approve $15,000 in funding toward bringing the popular British sport of cricket to South Carolina.
The vote was 5-1, with Bob Jackson absent and Bill McIntosh voting against the measure.Â
The funds will come out of the hospitality fund, according to Mayor Bill Collins.Â
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Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, behind soccer, and is growing in popularity in the United States.Â
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