Aah, the hazy, lazy days of summer (in the Southern hemisphere at least), sitting in the sun, watching the boys run around in their whites...
Good times 🙂
Heard a funny story the other day:
A young boy took his grandmother to watch her first game of cricket.
After the day he asked her what she thought. Absolutely amazing she replied,
o matter how those guys swung their bats, the bowler managed to hit it every time!
Good example of different perspectives.
Sounds like she watched Sehwag bat against the aussies...
As a side note, is Jason Gillespie gearing up for a sex change? Sweet sweet mullet he's got there...
I agree!
No, really... Cricket seems great. Not a very popular thing here in the US... but I've played it in gym at school. I had a great time! I'd love to see it on TV.
I'm a big fan of baseball myself (Cricket with an extra base and a round paddle) and my Sox are going to finally win in 2004!
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Originally posted by Crowleywell I figured that much, so you can give us some rules?
It's a bit more complicated than that 😛
What do you call the "pitcher" and how fast is the ball thrown? Is it a bounce?
Isn't there something the guy throwing the ball is trying to knock over?
Are there home runs, can you steal bases?? Let me know!
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OK, a quick once-over of cricket for our non-cricket-playing friends.
There are 11 players to a team.
One team is batting while the other team fields (kinda like baseball). The batting team has 2 batsmen doing the batting while the fielding team fields all eleven players.
The pitch consists of a hard(ish) surface with two sets of wickets (three upright stumps) at each end, 22 yards from each other.
The field is in an elliptical shape approximately 120m X 100m with a boundary rope (the circle around the edge of the field)
When fielding there are some special players:
Every team usually has about 4-5 specialised bowlers (the pitchers).
One wicket keeper (the catcher).
The rest of the guys are the specialised batsmen.
Some distinct differences from baseball when bowling:
A bowler bowls an over (6 legal deliveries) from one end and then another bowler bowls an over from the other end.
Bowlers have to keep their arms straight when bowling the ball. The ball is not required to bounce (but it's a good idea, becuse the ball does weird stuff when pitching) but is not allowed to bounce more than once before reaching the batsmen.
The aim of the bowlers are to hit the wicket of the batsmen.
Unlike baseball there are usually 2 diffirent types of bowlers - spin and quick bowlers.
Batting:
The batsmen attempt to defend his stumps (wicket) by hitting the ball.
After hitting the ball, the batsmen run from one end of the pitch to to the other end, thus completing a run.
The batsmen can also hit the ball to the boundary and then accumulates 4 runs or 6 runs if he manages to clear the boundary.
Batsmen are deemed 'out' if:
-the fielders can manage to hit the wickets while the batsmen are in the process of completing a run;
-the wickets are hit by the bowler;
-the ball is caught by a fielder after a batsman has hit the ball;
After a batsmen is out, another comes to the pitch adn the whole process is repeated until 10 batsmen are out.
The goal is to get (bat) enough runs and then get 10 wickets of the opposing team before they can pass your total;
OR
Get out the team batting first and then get more runs than them before you lose 10 wickets (batsmen).
😛
I tried to explain it very concisely, but there are many more rules that I haven't even touched on yet.
I know it looks confusing, but you really need to watch the game in progress and then have someone explain it to you...
It's the greatest game in the world!
Originally posted by PhlabibitHi Phlababit,
[bI'm a big fan of baseball myself (Cricket with an extra base and a round paddle) and my Sox are going to finally win in 2004!
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I think your Sox (I assume you mean Red Sox?) have made some good moves😉 Wish I could say the same about the Pirates:'( Do you know anything about this kid Sanchez we got from the Sox?
Regards,
Charlie
Originally posted by chaswrayFirst off, Cricket sound like a fun sport...
Hi Phlababit,
I think your Sox (I assume you mean Red Sox?) have made some good moves😉 Wish I could say the same about the Pirates:'( Do you know anything about this kid Sanchez we got from the Sox?
Regards,
Charlie
Yes Red Sox! Sorry about your Pirates, I'd like to see them do better... I used to love their uniforms when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's.
Sanches was our Secondbaseman for a couple years, and was hurt more than not. He had a good .290ish avg and was a good fielder. I never much cared for him cuz for some strange reason I prefered Lou Merlonie...
Then we got Walker and he was great! Now he's gone, dang it! Not sure who we're gonna have at second now.
Other than that I think I only saw Sanches play about 10 games or so and he did ok. Hope he does great for you guys... he did have some fans here.
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Originally posted by Crowleyyup, not 3 outs like baseball, everyone gets a try...
OI! What's with this baseball blasphemy in my cricket thread?
Does my reply make any sense phlabs?
Each game is played to 10? Is that how it works?
What happens if the bowler hits the batter?
What else do you find fun or interesting about the sport?
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OK, now it gets to the part where a lot of people get confused.
There are two different types of cricket:
Limited overs and Test matches
Limited overs (or one day matches) are played in one day 😉
The innings for each batting side is limited to 50 overs (maximum).
This is a newer (and more exiting for alot of people) version of the game . Umpires are more strict on bowlers and some fielding restrictions are employed so that the runs can flow, making for exiting run chases - lots of games are decided in the last over of a match.
Test matches are a little more complicated, they are played over 5 days (90 overs maximum a day) with 2 innings allowed for both sides to bat. This is the original (pure) version of the game.
One side bats first to set a total. They can bat until they are 'all out' or they can declare (send opponents in to bat) when they feel they have enough runs.
The opposing side then bats and tries to make up the defecit and build a lead (until they are all out or they can also declare - at any time). If they are all out and there is still a 201 run deficit, their opponents can make them bat again.
The side who batted first then has to bat and make up the new deficit (if any) or extend their lead. If they cannot make up the deficit and are all out - they lose the match. If they can build a new lead, again they can choose to declare or bat until all out, letting the opponents bat again.
The side batting the 4th innings (their second innings) then has to make up the new deficit before the end of the 5th day to win the test. If they fail to do so, but still have wickets in hand (not all out) the test is drawn. Obviously if they are bowled out - they lose.
hehe - told you it gets complicated 😛
But that's what makes it great. Teams take gambles by declaring to try and win etc. A lot of strategy is involved.
To answer some of your previous questions:
Some bowlers have bowled balls at a 100mph and if you hit a batsmen, good for you 😀
Therefore batsmen usually resemble ice hockey goalkeepers...
Well explained Crowley!
Think of cricket as chess on a field and you get a good idea of the strategy invloved. The bowler (pitcher) is searching for weaknesses or a rash shot (move) and the batsmen is probing for weaknesses in the field (defence)
A question for anyone, there are ten ways of being dismissed in cricket (being given out) what are they?
Cheers,
Go Aussies!
Martin
Originally posted by nook7One of them trick questions innit?
there are ten ways of being dismissed in cricket (being given out) what are they?
Bowled, Caught, Stumped, Run out, Hit Wicket, LBW (do you count Caught & Bowled as a distinct dimissal?).
The more obscure ones:
Handling the ball;
Interference with a fielder (trying to catch the ball);
I think you can also be given out for conduct unbecoming (not sure)??
Running after hitting the ball twice??
I can't think of other ones...
a mate and i were trying to come up with improvements on the game of cricket the other day. we wanted to maintain its central features yet accentuate its strengths.
the best we came up with is:
several dozen players on each team,
one team is fielding, the other is "teeing off",
the field is thrice the current diameter, grass and featureless,
the teeing off player is in the centre with a golf club and golf ball,
the other team is all around and trying to catch the ball,
a circle perhaps 50 metres wide is drawn that the ball must go over,
this would allow dozens of players to be fielding; attentive yet inactive,
also dozens of "batting" team members are inactive, but nearby.