Elvis Grant (pictured above)
Bus Driver, Wakefield
When did you start playing?
When I was 10 in Jamaica. I moved here in ’82 and didn’t know they played cricket in America. I was standing at a bus stop one morning, and I saw a guy walking on the street with a cricket bat in his hand. So I walked over to him and I said, “They play cricket here?” And he said yes. He invited me to become a member of his club right away. Now I’m part of the Primrose Cricket Club, which was founded by a group of Jamaicans in the Bronx in 1913.
You play just on weekends?
Yes. Driving in the city is a tough job. It takes a lot of concentration and a lot
of energy. So at home, I do farming in the backyard. I plant a lot of vegetables: tomatoes and callaloo, peppers, string beans. I also raise mourning doves. They’re so cute. They sit on my head and my shoulders.
Harshan Ramakrishna
Mechanical engineer, East Village
How was today’s match?
We lost. We had a pretty strong team, but we just collapsed. Cricket’s a mental game, period. Lately, there’s been one guy who’s been scoring runs but nobody else. He’s like, “I can’t be scoring runs every week for this team!” But he’s the captain, so it’s his job.
Sonny Khurana
CEO, Syosset
Scott Cross
Squash coach, Washington Heights
Sumit Grover
M&A director, Upper West Side
Gaurav Vyas
Product manager, Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Do you watch cricket on TV?
A lot. There is this app called Willow TV — it’s like Netflix for cricket. It’s like $9 per month. Everyone I know has a subscription.
Mohamed Hameeth
Auto detailer, New Rochelle
Matthew Baden
Tech recruiter, West Village
Katelyn Glassman
Software engineer, Lower East Side
What brings you to the park?
My boyfriend, Harshan, is playing for the Wanderers. We met on Hinge last summer. I wouldn’t be the best judge of this — this is only the second game I’ve ever seen — but it seems like he played quite well.
Sujit Bhoola
Auditor, Upper East Side
Seetharaman Tn
Consultant, Jersey City, New Jersey
Aaron Weinman
Journalist, Battery Park City
Nischint Sundar
Project director, Upper East Side
I assume you’re not playing today?
No, I injured my sesamoid bone during a game in June, so I’m out for the season. I actually founded the club with six other members in 2018. It’s quite diverse. Our vice-captain is Sri Lankan. I’m the treasurer, and I’m Indian. Our president is Australian. We’re all so close that when our captain got married in South Africa, five of us were there to see it.
Tracey Allen
Accountant, Stamford, Connecticut
Krunal Champaneri
Data engineer, Austin, Texas
Selwyn Cheong
Bus mechanic, Queens Village
Saket Gur
VP of technology, Secaucus, New Jersey
Where’d you learn how to play?
From the other kids in my neighborhood in New Delhi. As I got better, I started playing in youth tournaments in Andhra Pradesh. At that point, I had to either pursue cricket or my studies. My coach insisted that I was good enough. He talked to my parents, but my dad was strict about studies. It’s been the regret of my life.
Sagar Waghmare
Research engineer, Inwood
Ganesh Anbazhagan
Software engineer, Lower East Side
Harshan Ramakrishna
Mechanical engineer, East Village
How was today’s match?
We lost. We had a pretty strong team, but we just collapsed. Cricket’s a mental game, period. Lately, there’s been one guy who’s been scoring runs but nobody else. He’s like, “I can’t be scoring runs every week for this team!” But he’s the captain, so it’s his job.
Sonny Khurana
CEO, Syosset
Scott Cross
Squash coach, Washington Heights
Sumit Grover
M&A director, Upper West Side
Gaurav Vyas
Product manager, Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Do you watch cricket on TV?
A lot. There is this app called Willow TV — it’s like Netflix for cricket. It’s like $9 per month. Everyone I know has a subscription.
Mohamed Hameeth
Auto detailer, New Rochelle
Matthew Baden
Tech recruiter, West Village
Katelyn Glassman
Software engineer, Lower East Side
What brings you to the park?
My boyfriend, Harshan, is playing for the Wanderers. We met on Hinge last summer. I wouldn’t be the best judge of this — this is only the second game I’ve ever seen — but it seems like he played quite well.
Sujit Bhoola
Auditor, Upper East Side
Seetharaman Tn
Consultant, Jersey City, New Jersey
Aaron Weinman
Journalist, Battery Park City
Nischint Sundar
Project director, Upper East Side
I assume you’re not playing today?
No, I injured my sesamoid bone during a game in June, so I’m out for the season. I actually founded the club with six other members in 2018. It’s quite diverse. Our vice-captain is Sri Lankan. I’m the treasurer, and I’m Indian. Our president is Australian. We’re all so close that when our captain got married in South Africa, five of us were there to see it.
Tracey Allen
Accountant, Stamford, Connecticut
Krunal Champaneri
Data engineer, Austin, Texas
Selwyn Cheong
Bus mechanic, Queens Village
Saket Gur
VP of technology, Secaucus, New Jersey
Where’d you learn how to play?
From the other kids in my neighborhood in New Delhi. As I got better, I started playing in youth tournaments in Andhra Pradesh. At that point, I had to either pursue cricket or my studies. My coach insisted that I was good enough. He talked to my parents, but my dad was strict about studies. It’s been the regret of my life.
Sagar Waghmare
Research engineer, Inwood
Ganesh Anbazhagan
Software engineer, Lower East Side
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