If you were in the vicinity of Cornwall’s Laurel Crest Park on Saturday, you might have had déjà vu… the second annual Cornwall Cup Cricket Tournament took place from early morning until the late afternoon rains began.

The Cornwall Cup is a special event hosted by the Cornwall Cricket League. There were eight participants – the Kerala Giant Strikers, Marist, Rockhill, Westchester United, Shreeji XI, Gujarat Lions, Jokham and the Cowboys. The big winners on the day was Shreeji XI, with Marist as runners up.

All of the scheduled games were played, organizer Nick Patel said, but due to the approaching rain some had to be shortened a bit.

Among those stopping by to watch parts of the tournament were Cornwall Supervisor Josh Wojehowski, neighborhood residents, and some young soccer players who trained in a corner of the park as the tournament went on.

Patel thanked this year’s sponsors – Chase Bank, Cornwall Beverage, Cornwall Subway, Cornwall Dunkin, Citrus Indian Cuisine, Gym Khana India Cuisine, Namaste India Indian Cuisine and Café Spice, for their support again this year.

Cricket league play will continue at Laurel Crest through September. Then, Patel said, until the weather turns in November the Cornwall team practices and “plays friendly games”.

Cricket is played by two teams of 11, with one side taking a turn to bat a ball and score runs, while the other team will bowl and field the ball to restrict the opposition from scoring. The main objective in cricket is to score as many runs as possible against the opponent. It’s a game that is believed to have begun in the late 16th century in England.

It is growing in popularity in the US, with USA Cricket estimating there are about 200,000 players currently in the country.