cricket fans
Pitch-side enthusiasts today
Cricket fans are enthusiasts of the bat-and-ball sport played primarily in Commonwealth nations.
The term usually refers to followers of the sport rather than people who enjoy the chirping insects.
Cricket inspires particularly devoted fandom, with supporters following lengthy test matches spanning multiple days: Cricket fans gathered at the pub to watch the Ashes series.
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- supportersPeople who back something
- crowdLarge public gathering
- full houseTriplet and pair combined
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
roar · cheer · wicket · boundary · six · applause · fancy dress · pavilion · test · innings · enthusiasts · test match · oval · stands · match · bat · ball · spin
- sports fanssuperfan, superfans, fanatics, die-hards, supporter
- British AsiansSouth Asian, Leicester, Bradford, Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel
- Caribbean diasporaWindrush, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Americans, chain migration, transnationalism
- Sri LankansSinhalese, Tamils, Malays