Cricket Nation Promo 2
At over 500 years old, cricket is one of the oldest team sports in the world. But what does cricket mean to Canada? Does anybody in Canada play this game? Many hockey-loving Canadians are surprised to know that cricket was once Canada's national sport, as proclaimed by Prime Minister John A. MacDonald and the Parliament in 1867.
In this one-hour documentary, "Cricket Nation" introduces a group of beer league hockey players who believe that if they can play a tough sport like hockey, they can easily handle cricket. To prove it, they accept a challenge from Martin. Find out what happens when these board-slamming hockey heroes face one of the best cricket bowlers in Canada.