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Injury-ravaged Ireland became the first European team since 2003 to complete calendar-year victories over the southern hemispheres big three by fending off Australia 27-24 in Dublin.Ireland lost Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble and Jared Payne to injury in a bruising contest, having entered the clash without Johnny Sexton and Robbie Henshaw and late withdrawal Sean OBrien.Iain Henderson, Garry Ringrose and Keith Earls claimed Irelands tries, while Dane Haylett-Petty, Tevita Kuridrani and Sefanaia Naivalu crossed for the Wallabies.Australia flanker Dean Mumm was fortunate to escape a red card for a dangerous tackle on Tadhg Furlong, while Bernard Foley was sin-binned late on for a challenge on Devin Toner.Ireland wound up with replacement scrum-half Kieran Marmion on the wing and Joey Carbery at full-back, but still produced a stirring victory over the Wallabies.Joe Schmidts men shrugged off all their injury concerns to beat New Zealand, South Africa and Australia all in the same year - the first northern hemisphere side to complete the feat since England 13 years ago.Ireland ripped into Australia from the off, but wasted three ideal platforms in the visitors 22 after punting kickable penalties to the corner.Some 17 Irish phases came and went on the move of the half that carried no reward, with Trimble hauled down just shy of the line.Ireland had a penalty in the bag but Mumm - selected at six to disrupt the home lineout - did exactly that. Israel Folau then left a knee in on Kearney as he shipped out wide, effectively forcing Irelands full-back out of the contest.Kearney had only just beaten a concussion picked up in last weeks 21-9 New Zealand loss, and was again withdrawn due to head injury checks here. Paddy Jackson slotted a penalty to put Ireland 3-0 to the good after Stephen Moore slipped off his feet at a ruck.And then came the halfs controversy. Mumm dumped Furlong at a ruck with Australia on the attack. The former Exeter back-five forward dropped Furlong on his head, however - and was hugely fortunate to avoid a red card.Referee Jerome Garces explained its not a dynamic situation to both captains in awarding Mumm a yellow card. An unfazed Ireland seized full advantage, Simon Zebo conjuring a try for Henderson thanks to a cute chip that Earls regathered.Earls fed the onrushing Henderson inside and the Ulster lock sneaked his way across the line. Jacksons conversion had Ireland 10-0 ahead just into the second quarter.Trimble was then forced off with ankle trouble, with Carbery slotting in at full-back and Zebo switching to the wing. Ireland fluffed a maul peel at the back of the lineout, only for Ringrose to scoop up the loose ball and wriggle home for the hosts second try.The stung Wallabies did however hit back. Rory Best produced a startling cover tackle on Reece Hodge to deny the visitors a score. Conor Murray dented another Wallabies raid, but Ireland could not keep Australia scoreless at the break.Haylett-Petty finished courtesy of a neat inside ball from Folau as Michael Cheikas men left the tie neatly poised, with Ireland leading 17-7 at the break.Ireland lost Payne at half-time, the influential centre suffering a back problem after having only just shaken off a lower-limb tweak to be fit for the clash.Yet another backline reshuffle saw Earls shift to 13 and replacement scrum-half Marmion enter the fray on the wing. A forward pass from David Pocock denied Australia an immediate try at the top of the second half.Just minutes later Kuridrani waltzed home however, with Irelands backline at sixes and sevens. Jackson posted his second penalty of the night to nudge Ireland back into a 20-14 lead, but still Australia heaped on the pressure.Replacement wing Naivalu coasted over with his first touch as Ireland lost their defensive shape, with Foley converting to hand the Wallabies a 21-20 lead.A Foley penalty handed Australia a four-point advantage on the hour, but Ireland somehow found another gear. Earls raced in from Zebos scoring pass thanks to bullish carries from CJ Stander, Furlong and Peter OMahony.Jacksons nerveless conversion pushed Ireland back into a 27-24 lead. 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That would have made it two big-ticket events in successive months at CBRP after going four years without a major revenue-generating cricket event.CPL officials have repeatedly said they are committed to coming back again. Several sources have even said CPL officials explored hosting the finals in Florida, though the limited number of pitches on the square would have posed a basic logistical problem. Whether coming back means Florida or to elsewhere in the USA remains to be seen though.The CPL has declined multiple requests to provide official attendance figures for the games in Florida, but the raw visual evidence for bums in seats over the course of the four days in Lauderhill was a mixed bag.Seating capacity at the venue is malleable based on the desires of each tenant. For the CPL, they opted to cap sales for each day at 10,000 people. The July 28 curtain-raiser between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents was played in front of a crowd that was comfortably less than half of that total, while a Friday night match on July 29 between Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots was marginally better.By far the best crowd of the weekend showed up for the July 30 doubleheader, led off by the Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Zouks and followed by the Warriors and Tridents. Though the 5000 permanent seats on the south half of the venue were officially sold out and total attendance was estimated to be around 8000, it was a deceptive tally. At no point were the permanent seating sections filled up because many fans who bought a ticket for the day either came for the first or second game, but not both, though the crowd was much fuller and noisier for the latter contest with the Guyana expat community turning out in force.A similar scene was on display for July 31. The opening game of a 12 pm doubleheader start was played in front of a healthy crowd with the Trinidad expat community providing overwhelming support for the Knight Riders against the Patriots. However, game two between the Tallawahs and Zouks was played in a stadium that was almost half-empty, exacerbated by an early finish to game one and a 50-minute lightning delay to push back the first ball of game two.Despite the fact that local officials hyped up the Jamaican expat communitys presence in the Lauderhill area as a reason for Saturday and Sundays games having better sales than the first two days, this was not borne out by the evidence. Support for the Tallawahs flagged well behind that given to the Warriors and Knight Riders and local fans were hard to find.Instead, out-of-towners provided the majority of the gate revenue. Support was strongest from fans traveling to Florida from New York and Toronto for the weekend. One party of 50 Guyanese cousins and friends living in Queens, New York made the trip down to Florida. According to Kyazoonga, the official ticketing website, tickets were sold online to people from at least 35 states, further promoting the image of a tourist-dominated event. Even if the stands were not jam-packed by locals, they were definitely vibrant and loud.A shining example of this was the Balchand family, who drove down 20 hours from Ozone Park in the Queens borough of New York City to take in the weekend action. Originally from Guyana, Darren Balchand and his wife Shafiqua came to New York in 1991. Their four kids, all rabid cricket fans, were all born in New York. Darren came with his eldest son Ronald, now 20, back in 2012 to see the West Indies play New Zealand, but this time the resst of the family made the trip, including twins Damien and Alicia, 16, and youngest brother Brandon, 14.ddddddddddddWere West Indians so our cricket is a very festive atmosphere and I like that we dont have to go all the way to the West Indies to experience that, says Ronald. We can have the same experience here. It wasnt just the West Indian expats that came from New York though. Joel Katz, 52, and his wife Susan discovered cricket while on vacation in the Caribbean three years ago. They went to six CPL games in St Kitts in 2015 and decided on seeing games in Florida this time around mainly because there were six games slated for Florida, but only four games scheduled at every other home venue. Quite simply they were willing to travel to any venue for the CPL, they just wanted to see as much cricket as possible.Last week, I saw the Mets at Wrigley [in Chicago] for the game the Mets won in the ninth and I gotta say Cubbie fans are into their local team but here everybody is having a blast, said Joel, who was decked out in Tallawahs gear all weekend, eager to see his favorite cricketer. Chris Gayle. Christopher Henry Gayle! He brings such excitement to the game. You never know which Chris Gayle is gonna walk onto the field. Its just a great experience. Ive never been to Lords but I cant imagine this kind of experience there.However, there was a subtle difference between the Katz and Balchand families that was repeated throughout the stadium on all four days. Most fans of West Indian heritage who had their kids born and raised in the USA brought them out to enjoy the festivities, regarding it as a very family-friendly atmosphere. While there were numerous Americans outside of the West Indian community present, none of them brought their kids.This cultural disconnect was summed up by a middle-aged couple from Connecticut who came out for the entire weekend. David and Trudie retired on a yacht to Trinidad and discovered the CPL while based there, going to the finals last year at Queens Park Oval in Port-of-Spain. While saying they loved every minute of it, they also confessed they wouldnt even think of bringing their grandkids, while nodding to a group of carnival girls dancing at the front of their section. We call this baseball with strippers, said David.Whether one considered the event family friendly or not, a bigger concern was the stifling heat and humidity, which also contributed to fans leaving early or showing up late on the pair of doubleheader days. Temperatures remained over 90F every day with a real feel climbing over 100F when humidity was factored in. It was one of the few complaints people like the Katz and Balchand families had about the experience and several sources stated that vendors ran out of beer on the first doubleheader day with fans desperate to quench their thirst.Summer in New York can be hot, but generally is a bit more moderate and without the threat of tropical weather interfering. The Cricket All-Stars crowd at Citi Field in New York last November was officially 27,846. Based on the healthy contingent of fans from New York who traveled south for the CPL this year, such a number could be within reach for the CPL should they decide to stage games in New York in the near future.However, league organizers appear to be firm in their stance that the games must be played on fields with true boundary dimensions. A drop-in wicket at Citi Field may have been passable for the All-Stars, but 45-meter boundaries will not be for the CPL. Lauderhill may a default candidate to host CPL games in the USA in the near future if the league decides to persist with its expansion in the USA, but as soon as a suitable turf wicket venue becomes available in New York, dont be surprised to see the league leave Florida behind. ' ' '