A bat-and-ball, a bowler, the third man: to many Americans, cricket sounds like a confused jumble of several contemporary sports. The history of cricket in Wales, however, dates back to 1783 when the first recorded match on Welsh soil took place and when the principality s culture and social history forever took a turn toward cricking nationhood. "Cricket in Wales" is a remarkable illustrated history of the sport, tracing its development from the nineteenth-century where it provided a common bond and unifying activity for the diverse peoples who found their way to booming Welsh cities and...