CA ACR211

Urges the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) to take steps toward officially recognizing cricket as a high school sport in California, subject to the CIF's established process for sanctioning new sports.

Requests that CIF organize state interschool cricket play for secondary schools that wish to field teams and maximize opportunities for California cricket players to continue playing at the college and university level.

Recognizes the historical significance of cricket and pioneer California cricket players who have played the sport prior to official state recognition.

Notes that cricket will be included in the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, marking the first Olympic appearance of the sport since 1900.

Highlights cricket's status as the world's second most popular sport, its growth in American colleges, and its popularity among California residents with family origins in cricket-playing nations.