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Cricket's version of the fast ball and the curve ball
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:40 pm
It is very rare to hit a 100 mph bowling (pitching) the cricket due to the very nature of how the ball is 'delivered'. The 100 mph mark has been hit less than 5 times since the game was invented the the late 1870s. This type of bowler is called a 'fast bowler', somebody who usually bowls the ball anywhere between 80-100 mph.
Cricket Fast Ball #1
A spin bowler is somebody who usually bowls much slower employees tricks and the ball turning off the pitch to get the batsman out.
Cricket Curve Ball #1
Cricket Curve Ball #2
Base ball vs. Cricket (basics)
1. Batter = Batsman
2. Pitcher = Bowler
3. Catcher = Wicketkeeper
4. Bases = Crease/Batting or bowling ends
5. 4 bases = 2 ends
6. Pitching mound+Home plate = "Pitch"
Others:
1. In cricket there is no strike zone. The bowler has to try to hit the 3 'wickets' (wooden sticks) behind the batter to get him out.
2. In cricket you don't have to hit every ball. You can let it go and as long it doesn't hit the 3 wickets behind the you, you are fine.
I understand the game completely. So if anybody is interested and has any questions about cricket and how it compares to baseball, I can try to answer with baseball analogies that will make you understand it more easily.
Cricket Fast Ball #1
A spin bowler is somebody who usually bowls much slower employees tricks and the ball turning off the pitch to get the batsman out.
Cricket Curve Ball #1
Cricket Curve Ball #2
Base ball vs. Cricket (basics)
1. Batter = Batsman
2. Pitcher = Bowler
3. Catcher = Wicketkeeper
4. Bases = Crease/Batting or bowling ends
5. 4 bases = 2 ends
6. Pitching mound+Home plate = "Pitch"
Others:
1. In cricket there is no strike zone. The bowler has to try to hit the 3 'wickets' (wooden sticks) behind the batter to get him out.
2. In cricket you don't have to hit every ball. You can let it go and as long it doesn't hit the 3 wickets behind the you, you are fine.
I understand the game completely. So if anybody is interested and has any questions about cricket and how it compares to baseball, I can try to answer with baseball analogies that will make you understand it more easily.
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Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:44 pm to iPadThai
And not one single frick was given that day
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:52 pm to iPadThai
I work with a Nigerian guy who taught me a bunch of stuff
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:55 pm to iPadThai
And I need to know this... why?
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:57 pm to iPadThai
crickets
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:58 pm to iPadThai
HOw do you score runs in a match? It seems like every time you run the mound and back, but I feel like there has to be something else to it.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:58 pm to Rig
I thought it was a good time for the MSB to learn a new sport in the spirit of the Olympics and since football season is still a couple of months away.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 1:59 pm to TigerTalker142
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It seems like every time you run the mound and back, but I feel like there has to be something else to it.
I think that's it
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:00 pm to iPadThai
quote:Fair enough. Good post.
I thought it was a good time for the MSB to learn a new sport in the spirit of the Olympics and since football season is still a couple of months away.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:01 pm to iPadThai
Its a tough sport. Much harder than it looks.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:03 pm to TigerTalker142
The running between the mounds. Hitting the ball over the boundary line along the ground gives you 4 runs. Hit over the top home run style gives you 6 runs.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:04 pm to TigerTalker142
In cricket the runs can be scored three ways:
1. If you hit the ball and the ball rolls along the ground and hits the boundary or perimeter (usually marked by a rope around the field), you get 4 runs.
2. If you hit the ball over the boundary (like a home run) you get 6 runs (called a sixer).
Some examples of 4s and 6s in cricket - The batter here is Sachin Tendulkar - considered to best batsman to have ever played the game. Think Babe Ruth or Michael Jordan.
3. If you hit the ball between the fielders, the two batsmen (there is always 2 at each end/base) they can run as many as then can. Usually they get 1 run if it is in the in-field close to the main batting pitch. If they manage to hit to the out-field, they are able to run anywhere from 1-3 runs depending on how close the fielder is to the ball.
Cricket run-out
In cricket, you don't have to hit the ball. You can let it go. Unlike baseball, if you hit the ball straight to the fielder, you don't have to run either if you think you can't make it to the other end safely. You can stay put and face the next ball yourself.
1. If you hit the ball and the ball rolls along the ground and hits the boundary or perimeter (usually marked by a rope around the field), you get 4 runs.
2. If you hit the ball over the boundary (like a home run) you get 6 runs (called a sixer).
Some examples of 4s and 6s in cricket - The batter here is Sachin Tendulkar - considered to best batsman to have ever played the game. Think Babe Ruth or Michael Jordan.
3. If you hit the ball between the fielders, the two batsmen (there is always 2 at each end/base) they can run as many as then can. Usually they get 1 run if it is in the in-field close to the main batting pitch. If they manage to hit to the out-field, they are able to run anywhere from 1-3 runs depending on how close the fielder is to the ball.
Cricket run-out
In cricket, you don't have to hit the ball. You can let it go. Unlike baseball, if you hit the ball straight to the fielder, you don't have to run either if you think you can't make it to the other end safely. You can stay put and face the next ball yourself.
This post was edited on 7/28/12 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:12 pm to iPadThai
Also, each bowler has to pitch six times in a row. A collection of 6 pitches is an over. A game can be 20 overs or 50 overs.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:50 pm to siliconvalleytiger
You are right. Let me elaborate on that a little bit.
There are 3 versions of the game.
1. Cricket Test 'Match' (5 days) - LINK:
This lasts 5 days. Considered the 'traditional' form of the game. Each day a total of 540 balls (90 overs) have to be bowled. Each team gets to bat twice over the 5 days. To win the game you have to get the other team out twice (harder than it sounds) and score more runs than them combined in the two innings you get to bat. The teams take a lunch break after 30 overs and a tea break after 60 overs have been bowled in the day. This is where all the - "do cricket players really take a 'tea' break in the middle of the game" and "do cricket games go on for multiple days" - jokes come from. There is not limit on how many overs a bowler can bowl in this type of a cricket game. Test cricket is slowly waning in popularity as you can imagine in this day and age.
2. One-day cricket match (8 hours) - LINK:
Each team gets to bat once and get a total of 300 balls to score runs off of in their only inning. Each bowler can bowl 60 balls (10 overs), so you have to use at least 5 bowlers per game. The one-day cricket was introduced in the late 1970s to take advantage of television, live broadcast and advertising. It is the most popular version of the game.
3. 20-20 Cricket (4 hours) LINK:
Probably the most Americanized version of the game. Started in the last 4-5 years. Here each team gets only 120 pitches to score in their only inning. Each bowler is restricted to 4 overs (24 pitches), so you still need at least 5 bowlers to bowl in a game. This version is rapidly gaining in popularity since it is usually played at night and people can catch an entire game after work.
There are 3 versions of the game.
1. Cricket Test 'Match' (5 days) - LINK:
This lasts 5 days. Considered the 'traditional' form of the game. Each day a total of 540 balls (90 overs) have to be bowled. Each team gets to bat twice over the 5 days. To win the game you have to get the other team out twice (harder than it sounds) and score more runs than them combined in the two innings you get to bat. The teams take a lunch break after 30 overs and a tea break after 60 overs have been bowled in the day. This is where all the - "do cricket players really take a 'tea' break in the middle of the game" and "do cricket games go on for multiple days" - jokes come from. There is not limit on how many overs a bowler can bowl in this type of a cricket game. Test cricket is slowly waning in popularity as you can imagine in this day and age.
2. One-day cricket match (8 hours) - LINK:
Each team gets to bat once and get a total of 300 balls to score runs off of in their only inning. Each bowler can bowl 60 balls (10 overs), so you have to use at least 5 bowlers per game. The one-day cricket was introduced in the late 1970s to take advantage of television, live broadcast and advertising. It is the most popular version of the game.
3. 20-20 Cricket (4 hours) LINK:
Probably the most Americanized version of the game. Started in the last 4-5 years. Here each team gets only 120 pitches to score in their only inning. Each bowler is restricted to 4 overs (24 pitches), so you still need at least 5 bowlers to bowl in a game. This version is rapidly gaining in popularity since it is usually played at night and people can catch an entire game after work.
This post was edited on 7/28/12 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 7/28/12 at 2:56 pm to iPadThai
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The one-day cricket was introduced in the late 1970s to take advantage of television, live broadcast and advertising.
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One-day cricket match (8 hours)
I don't know many Americans who could stomach a Yanks/Sox double-header.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 3:04 pm to Kafka
quote:
crickets
Posted on 7/28/12 at 3:43 pm to TigerTalker142
quote:There's a boundary at the edge of the pitch. If the ball bounces or rolls over it, that's 4 runs, if it goes straight over without touching the pitch, that's 6 runs.
HOw do you score runs in a match? It seems like every time you run the mound and back, but I feel like there has to be something else to it.
ETA: I'm English and I only watch The Ashes.
This post was edited on 7/28/12 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 7/28/12 at 3:51 pm to Mephistopheles
Cricket to Americans
I've been to South Asia on numerous occasions, and have had to sit through many a test match. The last one I sat through was the England-India test at Lord's in 2007. Never could really get into it, although I really enjoyed Wright Thompson's article on Tendulkar that was on ESPN a couple of years ago.
I've been to South Asia on numerous occasions, and have had to sit through many a test match. The last one I sat through was the England-India test at Lord's in 2007. Never could really get into it, although I really enjoyed Wright Thompson's article on Tendulkar that was on ESPN a couple of years ago.
Posted on 7/28/12 at 4:05 pm to crazy4lsu
So you cafoul the ball off backwards and it still counts?
Posted on 7/28/12 at 4:23 pm to Tiger1242
In cricket you are allowed to score anywhere within the boundaries of the field including behind the batsman. The entire 360 degrees is in play. The batsman can hit the ball in any direction around him.
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