The Ashes

[J.P.C.]

I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of cricket because it does tend to bore me, but it has a huge following worldwide, especially in India.

The traditional model is basically 2 innings each played over 4 or 5 days. It can end up as a win, a loss, a draw or a tie. Rumour has it that Americans don't like it as there's not a guaranteed result.

As a slight aside, I do like baseball but I must admit that MLB games seem to be horrendously drawn out these days. The moment a side does something good (like a homer ) there's a time out, a pitcher replacement etc. The game then goes into slow motion until something exciting happens again. Then the other side does the same thing ...

test match is over 5 days, 2 innings per side usually - at the moment it does not look like England will need another innings thanks to the brilliant batting performance of Australia - all out for 60 runs from 111 balls (new record). I'll be honest, the 5 days are a tad boring!

one days are nic and closely matched - 50 overs per side or untill all is out.

then you also have 20/20 games - 20 overs per side, so high run rate is order of the day. think about it, 120 balls to get as high target as possible for the other team - seeing scores as high as 220 is awesome!!

a certain South African player currently holds the record for the quickest 50 runs, quickest 100 runs and quickest 150 runs, he got all of these last year, one them in the Cricket World Cup. all the records were in the one day matches (50 overs). his name - AB De Villiers!

 

[J.P.C.]

Shhh ... I'm in the foetal position in the corner, rocking. Don't disturb me. [emoji37]

I love how the Australian media is ripping the captain Clarke for not performing - he was the 2nd best scorer for Australia yesterday, 10 runs!!

 

[MCDavis]

This thread is just full of I'll never understand.

What's funny to me is TTR saying that baseball is horrendously drawn out (which I agree with) while also saying a Cricket match takes 4-5 days.

 

[J.P.C.]

This thread is just full of I'll never understand.

What's funny to me is TTR saying that baseball is horrendously drawn out (which I agree with) while also saying a Cricket match takes 4-5 days.

not all cricket matches takes 5 days - only test matches...thought your read this ty thread...

 

[MCDavis]

not all cricket matches takes 5 days - only test matches...thought your read this ty thread...

2 innings over 5 days...overs...1 days...5 days...20/20's...gives me a headache!

 

[subsonic]

OMG

Cricket is proof that ancient aliens did in fact visit.

Test Match? WTF is that? 5 Days? Who has a lifestyle that they could participate in that or dedicate enough time to watch or attend etc...

 

[xamilo]

No worries! There is always "one day cricket" for blokes bored with it. If you think about it, isn't golf almost the same? Four days for a tournament seems kind of similar to five days of cricket. Maybe people with a golf related type of lifestyle might be the quite similar to those with a cricket related lifestyle, just born somewhere golf was not that big....

 

[subsonic]

At least you can explain golf or watch and get a general idea of what the goal of the game is.

Cricket. Not so much...

 

[eclark53520]

People have explained cricket to me on at least 3 occasions...I still have zero idea what the goal of that game is.

 

[MattyB]

Muricans don't like complex sports.

 

[eclark53520]

Muricans don't like lame sports that don't involve anything interesting.

fixed

 

[ualtim]

Cricket is simple. Don't make outs. Protect the sticks. Score points. If your team is in the field, it is just the opposite. Easier than baseball to follow, just takes a heck of a lot longer per game.

 

[eclark53520]

What is an out? What is 'the sticks'? How does one 'score points'?

Baseball is long enough...how could cricket possibly be longer?

 

[Wi-Golfer]

Have a buddy in Detroit who is BIG into hockey. Went there last yr for the car show and we went to this massive bar called "Hockey Town", they had a Detroit Redwings game on about a dozen tv's. He did his best to explain the game but by the time he was done I knew less than I had started with.

 

[TheTrueReview]

What is an out? What is 'the sticks'? How does one 'score points'?

Baseball is long enough...how could cricket possibly be longer?

An out = getting out. The sticks = the wickets. Otherwise known as the "stumps." Points can be scored by hitting the ball and then running between the wickets and touching your bat down at the end of the cricket "pitch" as you run back and forth. Also if you hit the equivalent to a homer its 6 points (or 6 runs). If you get the ball to the boundary of the field (not on the full) it's 4 points (aka 4 runs).