American Couple/Baseball Fans React: CRICKET Explained For Baseball Fans! FIRST EVER LOOK AT CRICKET

American Couple/Baseball Fans React: CRICKET Explained For Baseball Fans! FIRST EVER LOOK AT CRICKET! Our Cricket cherry is popped! This is the VERY FIRST TIME we are seeing Cricket! We choose now because we were told about The Ashes tournament currently going on between England & Australia. We never thought we would look at Cricket because it really intimidated us! This was SO EASY to understand and after seeing it it's incredible how much simpler it is than Baseball! Which one of us is ready to take the field? Are you a Cricket fan? Who's your favorite Cricket team? We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Our Cricket cherry is popped! This is the VERY FIRST TIME we are seeing Cricket! We choose now because we were told about The Ashes tournament currently going on between England & Australia. We never thought we would look at Cricket because it really intimidated us! This was SO EASY to understand and after seeing it it's incredible how much simpler it is than Baseball! Which one of us is ready to take the field? Are you a Cricket fan? Who's your favorite Cricket team? We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@top40researcher31]

interesting australia does play baseball but only on a smaller scale

[@damienlewandowski2853]

Please note Australia has won more head to head games against England and has won more Ashes series against England.Currently Australia holds the Ashes and is 2 nil up in this current series in England. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.

[@djgrant8761]

⁠@@damienlewandowski2853 Did you know that the phrase Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi comes from the mines of Wales?

[@DavidPola1961]

Next test is at Edgbaston very soon a bit of animosity has appeared should be fun

[@djgrant8761]

@@DavidPola1961 The women tonight, the men tomorrow night. I’m in Heaven.

[@mindguru22]

I am from India so knew cricket like fish knows swimming. When I came to US I started hanging around local baseball grounds to enjoy the games. Then I was asked to join the game and from the first game itself Americans were stunned at my catching ability without mittens. Most of the time some of them will stop me from playing without mittens as I will hurt myself badly. But later after some time I saw people coming to watch me fielding and taking amazing catches without the mittens. 😂

[@polarbear7]

😂

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Nice. I had a similar experience, I'm English, my cousin was born and raised in the US (He's now USAF). He was blown away that at 9yrs old we were catching a rock hard ball, with bare hands. We're all capable of doing these things that different sports do, I guess it's just cultural. What you're brought up viewing as normal. I view Rugby as normal, no pads etc. But Grid Iron guys thinks its weird and bad for longevity of career.

[@marchillyard199]

Overt the eyes here lol….. huh what

[@claegason2521]

@@realMaverickBuckleyit would be really interesting to see a statistical comparison of injuries - especially long term effects like brain injuries - between American football and similar games that do or don’t use pads and helmets, like rugby, Aussie Rules, and Gaelic football

[@tuguybear930]

You pull your hands back as the ball lands in them to absorb the energy. I played cricket a little as a kid.

[@barrymiller3385]

Just to clarify - most of the time we (in England) consider Australians to be our best friends. However during The Ashes they become our mortal enemies (and vice-versa)! NOTHING is more important than winning The Ashes! Winning the Ashes puts the whole nation in a good mood. Losing the Ashes leads to misery and depression - until the next Ashes.

[@thischannelhasadhd]

As an Aussie, I have to ask…how are you feeling about now? 😂

[@Bridgejunky2]

@@thischannelhasadhd Better than a week ago! (For those who don't know England won the third test in the current Ashes series two days before time of writing. That makes the series score 2-1 to the Aussies, with two to play.)

[@barrymiller3385]

@@thischannelhasadhd Concerned..... but very excited! 🤞🏻

[@martinwilliams5154]

@@thischannelhasadhdAs a Briton, how do you feel about being an Aussie?😇

[@sniperkram826]

Feeling pretty good being an Aussie, I'm a little worried about your English crowd though. They seem a little obsessed with booing everything 🤣

[@user-bv7pd2mr2d]

Cricket is not just a game it is our passion.. Love From Bangladesh ❤️🇧🇩

[@bhakt5551]

I am from India and I want to say that this dude has made the best video on basic education on cricket. My god.I salute him.

[@chezzachezza7325]

😂😂😂 yeah INDIA

[@johnminnitt8101]

From England here, I agree. I did think he might have pointed out that the ball bounces between bowler and batter, and how that can be used to make it divert from straight, by use of seam or spin.

[@davidkeenan5642]

19:01 I only spotted one error. When a target score is shown, say 222, that's the runs needed to win the game. So the opposing team scored 221.

[@paulguise698]

I spotted that,David also

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

What about the bit where he uses the word Professional incorrectly, as though international players aren't paid? What he means is the use of franchises in Twenty-20 cricket is recent. Professional cricket has been around since the early 1800s.

[@Isleofskye]

@@Michael-D.-Williams Good Video but he did not mention limits to how many overs in One Day games,each Bowler can bowl or the fact that Declarations can be made or the fact that the overs are bowled from alternate ends.

[@OTPulse]

​@Isleofskye They are a bit above basic level rules. Mentioning that bowlers require an over break is enough. Also declarations rarely happen unless there's a large gap in team skill levels.

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

@@Isleofskye Some of those details you could leave out in a video for first timers. Perhaps two videos would be better, with the second one introducing the more complex ideas like the culture and the rivalries. I would have thought he'd explain which countries the sport is most popular, and at least mention the idea of Test series and tours, like the Ashes, and the World Cup.

[@thejesusaurus6573]

I'm a lifelong baseball player & fan from Canada. I live in the UK now and completely fallen in love with cricket. It's such a fantastic sport. Enjoy. Fun fact the first ever international sporting event OF ANY KIND was a cricket match between the USA and Canada in 1844.

[@lewissmith3896]

Was it? Blimey, never knew that. Englishman & Cricket fan here.

[@alanmon2690]

There were at least two other "sporting events", possibly three, between the nascent USA and the Northerners. USA invaded them at least twice but were beaten back, once with the help of the Quebeçois.....

[@susanpearson-creativefibro]

Well the first in the modern era maybe, the ancient Olympics was several centuries before this where Greeks from different Kingdoms competed.

[@MrDunkycraig]

Well said, im from Peterborough cambs here and played the game to a decent level and my sons have followed in my footsteps. Im lucky in that they play for Oundle in the Northants premier league. The club was founded in 1826 and watching games there has become my small piece of heaven. The game has changed so much since i had to stop playing in 1997. The ability of modern players is amazing 360 hitters and so many variations for bowlers to. The only downside is classism which still infests the game, and im saying that as we play on a ground owned by one of the best schools on the planet.

[@primalengland]

Love that you love our game. Ignore the pedants… they’re just ……. Pedants.

[@JohnOConnell]

There is nothing that exemplifies the peak of human nature than a passion for learning, and trying to understand new things, and you two ladies are perfect exponents of this. I love your passion for new things.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

That's very kind, thank you 😊

[@genuine1783]

​@@TheNatashaDebbieShowcricket is thousands times tougher than baseball to play. In a words, every cricket player can play baseball easily but no baseball player can play cricket without proper training.

[@primalengland]

Cricket is a passion in the UK. I’ve played it since I was about 10 and gave up at about 60. People think it’s boring… it’s incredibly exciting. Just watch the Barmy Army’s reaction.

[@ishitsharma9976]

Aussie's ripping you in ashes 😂😂😂 cry babies

[@krashd]

It's a passion in places, but there are huge swathes of the UK where no one has any interest in Cricket. One thing I do love about cricket in the UK is how the majority of it's fans come from arguably the two most polar opposite locales in the UK, the working class of the north, mainly Yorkshire, and the middle-to-upper class of the south, mainly Kent. These two groups have zero in common but toss in some wickets and a cricket ball and they become one.

[@theamesavenue9834]

Is it really a passion in the UK? Half the population there don’t know the rules of cricket properly, unlike those in the subcontinent or in Australia.

[@primalengland]

@@ishitsharma9976 childish comment. Only to be expected. Grow up.

[@primalengland]

@@theamesavenue9834 it’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it. I question the veracity of your claim regarding the subcontinent, and indeed Australia. It’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it.

[@sarahealey1780]

We take cricket very seriously in the UK. In my little town, we have a pretty successful team, and we pay for a foreign professional every year my Mum usually hosts them at her house for their stay, she has had guys from Australia, NZ, India and South Africa.

[@lewissmith3896]

Nice.

[@garypierce8392]

I bet she has 😉

[@1nikg]

It's not popular in all UK countries, I've never heard a Scotsman or northern Irishman talk about cricket.....ever ,except in a derogatory sense or a joke. Not being rude, just saying ✌️

[@clivewilliams3661]

Cricket in India and Pakistan is considered more important than religion. The Indian professional series is the most well paid in the world attracting all the international players into Indian sides

[@royw-g3120]

The Scottish lads just beat the West Indies!

[@chrisvowell2890]

The World's first international sporting game between two countries was between Canada and the US in 1844. It was a game of cricket that took place at a cricket club in New York City (where Bloomingdales is now located). Canada won by 38 runs. Yay!!

[@SP-oc7dm]

Not likely, because England invented this game and would have played the first game ever.

[@montysaini8602]

@@SP-oc7dm *first international game. And Canada was British Occupied in 1844. And I think commonwealth realms don't count so it was essentially England or British Canada vs the USA

[@SP-oc7dm]

@@montysaini8602 , can you present any evidence?

[@Emperor_Fabulous]

​@SP-oc7dm what's there to present? It is well established fact. A simple search will confirm it from any number of sources. From the ICC website "The first ever international cricket game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George's Cricket Club in New York and in 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour."

[@SP-oc7dm]

@@Emperor_Fabulous ok

[@mukundramanan6295]

To baseball fans or people who are new to Cricket: Cricket is a very exciting sport to watch, if the spectator understands the game. There are lots of rules, terminology, technique and strategies to understand. Even weather conditions, type of pitch, type of ball, toss etc play a part in the game. The running commentary during a live cricket match is done by experts of the game.

[@mrrobg61]

Bowlers are divided into two camps. Fast bowlers (up to 160km/h) and slow or spin bowlers. Look up Shane Warne (Australian leg spinner), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lankan off spinner), Jeff Thomson (Australian fast bowler) and Jimmy Anderson (English fast swing bowler). Some of the things that they can do with a ball have to be seen to be believed.

[@andrewlaw]

What about medium swing/seam bowlers, you've totally ignored them. 🤦 Anderson is a fast medium not a pure fast bowler.

[@itscallum4943]

There's also medium pase

[@jazzlife8691]

Love American Baseball which is more like rounders in Britain, although the speed and skill of Baseball is far superior. But there are synergies between cricket and baseball - speed of the ball and skill. Cricket comes in many forms - test cricket over five days up to limited overs in a few hours. Test cricket is the purest form of cricket

[@madyottoyotto3055]

@@jazzlife8691 its actually British baseball exported to the USA and then forgotten about by the Brits

[@timwalsh7484]

​@@jazzlife8691speed and skill of baseball far superior? Different yes, but not superior in my experience.

[@spiritjill9775]

I am a woman living in Columbus, Ohio, who learned the rules of cricket from a Liverpudlian living in Risca, Wales! We had met in Scotland and were planning to visit together in 2020 and then the pandemic hit! So among a zillion other conversations we had to pass pandemic time, we spent months having Phil school me in everything cricket! I love sports, but was totally unfamiliar with it. Later, he taught me rugby and football 😀. Since then, we have met up in person and I have now seen the Gloucestershire cricket team in person! Thanks you guys for sharing this video - your commentary was lots of fun!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Hi there fellow Buckeye 👋

[@9tiesNostalgia]

It's Liverpool actually and not Liverpuddle; ...which actually sounds more interesting than "Liverpool", if u ask me..

[@spiritjill9775]

@@9tiesNostalgia ok, lol, I’m willing to go with Scouser… 😛😃

[@9tiesNostalgia]

@@spiritjill9775 Oh that reminds me, once I was trying to explain it to someone and said it was actually a "Scandinavian curry", which drove another guy insane (prolly a Scouser).. "That's a stew and not curry"🤣😂

[@michaelkemp6857]

Laws not rules!!

[@superflyguy9911]

A bit of history - Cricket is truly an ancient game. It has it's roots in a game played way back in 1300 when the future King Edward II played 'Craeg'. The first 'Creckett' game recorded was in 1550 in Surrey England. Cricket thrived after 1600, but the first recorded 'county' game wasn't until 1709. With the spread of the British Empire, cricket was brought to and thrived in countries like India, Australia, New Zealand and Sth Africa... everywhere with the exception of the USA!

[@stalfithrildi5366]

I imagine that cricket went in America with the age of Websters Dictionary, and the urge to make America culturally separate from Britain in as many ways as possible.

[@superflyguy9911]

@@stalfithrildi5366 You're probably onto something there. Cricket, like Rugby Union, was and still is to some degree, considered 'A gentleman's' game in Britain. Unlike football which was considered 'working class'. They were adopted in Victorian times by the upper classes and played in the top public schools like Eton, Rugby, Harrow, Winchester, etc., played by pupils who would basically go on to run the country as politicians, civil servants, officers in the army, and captains of industry. They are both very English games, so I can see how Americans at that time wouldn't want to embrace them.

[@kenpassfield11]

Hello Natasha and Debbie, as an Australian, I'm not a massive cricket fan but have been around it all my life, I would suggest watching a T20 or ODI as they are the quicker versions but also more exciting to watch as a lot of what was discussed in the video you watched happens a lot more regularly than with a Test Match, one thing that he didn't mention is that with the different versions of the game you may have completely different players in each International team, so each country may have multiple National teams that are playing at any one time. oh and an innings that has ended with "all" players/batsmen being out means that 10 of the 11 players have been put out as you cannot have a single batsman on the field of play or ground/oval by themselves

[@fraserjackson]

The only thing the video didn't say explicitly is that when the bowlers switch after each over, the new bowler comes from the other direction (ie the wicket that was 'home plate' becomes the 'pitcher's mound' and vice versa. This also means that the batter who is ready to hit changes (unless the batters ran 1 or 3 runs on the last ball of the previous over).

[@derekclear3913]

Yep, the batters stay where they are but the field reverses, bowling from the other end.

[@gosccc]

I am a cricket lover and a life member of Essex County Cricket Club. This guy did a very good job and I didn't notice any mistakes, though there are a lot more little rules that most don't really need to know. English County Cricket is like a Test match, but played over four days instead of five.

[@tonyvaccarella5362]

Well done Natasha and Debbie - cricket is not an easy game to understand for those who have not been raised with it but you've managed to dip your toes into this interesting and very traditional sport.

[@michaelfink64]

As someone who grew up with cricket and has seen a few live baseball games, I think his guy does a great job of explaining cricket to people who grew uo with baseball. The Ashes are on in England at the moment. Australia is up 2-1. It has been an interesting series so far, with some close games and a lot of controversy (which might be a bit hard to explain). One minor correction: if the target is 222 runs, it means the opposition scored 221 and you need to score 222 to win (scoring 221 would result in a tie - a pretty rare event in cricket, although draws, especially in the long format, are relatively common).

[@frankpaterson9786]

Were the Aussies playing in "the spirit" of the game, that led to some great debates with my mates over a table of beer.

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

@@frankpaterson9786 Well that's the argument, Bairstow assumed the ball was dead and wandered out of his crease, Carey, the wicket keeper had the ball so knocked the bails off and Bairstow was given out stumped (Note to the non cricket readers, to be out stumped requires the ball to knock the bails off, you can't just knock them off with your hand). Under the laws of cricket he was out, whether that was in the 'spirit' of the game I will leave for others to argue.

[@jacktattis]

@@frankpaterson9786 Bairstow tried it in Australias' first innings

[@barty7016]

I used to really hate cricket, I found it so boring! There is now a fairly new type of cricket called The Hundred. Each team is bowled 100 balls and the highest score wins. I went to watch a match with my husband last year, I was dreading it. By the end of the game I was on the edge of my seat, then up and screaming and cheering with everyone else as our local team, Trent Rockets, won! I loved it so much I'm going again this year 😊

[@vaudevillian7]

Brilliant, you might enjoy an Outlaws game now you’ve got a feel for it, they’re not quite as quick as the 100 but still only a couple of hours

[@cyclops92]

Hubby knows best

[@thejesusaurus6573]

Honestly, I wish they just put the advertising and fanfare into T20. The hundred as an event is fantastic, I agree completely its SO refreshing to just have a bunch of free cricket on TV. The atmosphere is great, the games are great and its fantastic that they get the womens/mens double headers in too. But the format is just SO dumb. 100 balls, WHY??? Just do T20 properly.

[@deniselada6711]

I used to love watching these limited over matches on Sundaysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cavaliers

[@fayesouthall6604]

It’s a great way to start cricket 😊

[@chrisellis3797]

This guy does a really good job of breaking it down as simply as possible. Describing cricket is not an easy task. One thing not mentioned is how much harder the ball is in cricket. It also has a raised stitched seam that hurts if it comes at you fast.

[@greenhopper29]

Thank you, ladies, for promoting Cricket. All the love and support from a cricket fan, from India!

[@anthonymorris5356]

I'm a cricket fan, and credit where it's due that was a really good explainer

[@mattybob12310]

The next Ashes match starts tomorrow. Test Matches are very much games of Chess, bowler and batsmen trying to psyche eachother out, captain trying to figure out where best to put his fielders etc. The morning and evening sessions are usually the most exciting, mornings you'll usually see 'fast' Bowlers steaming in, evenings is more 'Spin' bowling with the pitch degrading (they like to use the foot holes to make the ball grip the surface and turn).

[@Rusty_Gold85]

and using spinners to clock up enough overs for the days quota

[@paulwatson7573]

Glad you enjoyed this introduction to Cricket! One thing that was alluded to, but not specifically mentioned in the video was the unwritten rules... As a batsman, I (and others) might know for a fact that I was not technically "out", but if the umpire says I was "out", then I walk, no questions asked, no appeal, no remonstrating the officials - hence, in British English something thought to be not honourable being described as "not cricket" :) !!

[@thostaylor]

There are exceptions to sportsmanlike behaviour. WG Grace, the 19th century star batsman, was playing an exhibition match and was bowled out first ball. He refused to budge saying, 'they came to see me bat, not you bowl'.

[@speleokeir]

Ironically in the early days of cricket it had a very different reputation This was due to cricket attracting a huge amount of betting. People would bet on every ball and pretty much anything you can think of and of course this led to lots of cheating and dodgy behaviour.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

And coincidentally, the current Ashes series has become embroiled in a bit of controversy over a dismissal that some think was "not in the spirit of the game".

[@someonejustsomeone1469]

I believe "off the front foot/back foot" also comes from cricket.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

@@someonejustsomeone1469 as do "I'm stumped" and to be on "a sticky wicket".

[@KJs581]

Great to see you both looking at different countries sports. Every Australian knows what the rules of cricket are, we all played it at school, and it is our national summer sport. Cheers!!

[@pauliree]

As kids we used to play backyard cricket with tennis balls, which is a blast, but I’ve only faced an actual fast bowler with a real cricket ball once and the whizzzz sound the ball made as it came at me was the most terrifying sound I’d ever heard. Not for the faint-hearted

[@RichWoods23]

A bouncer that ends up clipping your chin rather than where you were trying to put the bat is the most terrifying thing I've ever felt.

[@lisasparling1449]

I'm sure Mike Gatting would agree with you 😂

[@dianeknight4839]

Most villages in the UK have a cricket pitch. It is a very English affair with people sat in deck chairs. The end of the match or lunch always has a cricket tea. Copious amounts of tea, sandwiches,scones plus strawberries and cream. Debbie there is always ice cream. It is all very genteel as opposed to the big Test Matches.

[@tonym480]

Yes, I'm not really a sports fan and don't normally follow any of it, but, If I'm in a position to do so, I do enjoy a village cricket match. There is something that is so very English summer about it that I like.

[@Cat-yn6mk]

Watching a village cricket match on a warm sunny summer day and hearing The ball hit the Bat. Is quintessentially English ❤️❤️❤️

[@martinowton7210]

Genteel? Depends on whether it is a league game or a friendly

[@Wally-H]

Actually tea is usually taken between innings rather than at the end. The period after the match is reserved for copious amounts of ale.

[@martinowton7210]

@@Wally-H True. Some clubs retain fixtures for friendly matches on the basis that they do a great tea.

[@Liverpool5084]

A true story. There was a bowler called Michael Holding and the batter was Peter Willey. People thought the commentator ( Brian Johnson ,) had said " the bowlers holding the batesmans willey"

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

😆😆

[@geoffmaloney2717]

Better still in 1980 Australia had Dennis Lillee, England had Peter Willey, and Graeme Dilley. We were fortunate to get Lille caught Willey bowled Dilley 😀😀😀

[@MsPaulathomas]

@@geoffmaloney2717 Graham Dilley died too young (52) RIP.

[@kathchandler4919]

he did say batsman's , my poor grandad was listening on the radio & nearly fell off his chair 😂 😉

[@MyFirey1]

I'm afraid it isn't true (although I wish it was) There is no record of him saying it and there are several commentators, who were there at the time, and Brian Johnston himself, who say that it was not said during commentary. Sorry.

[@eskairdopatter]

Well done Natasha and Debbie for such a great video; excellent explanation of the game, lovely to see you both following the rules (normally so hard to explain to foreigners, I know, I've tried), and your reaction was so enthusiastic and genuine. Loved that you already knew about the Ashes, which oddly is taken almost as seriously by both nations as the World Cup. If you happen to read this, hope you'll be watching England's run chase tomorrow morning to save the series!

[@gileygl5169]

Love this! As an english cricket fan with loads of American friends and family, this is a great video for me to use to help them understand this fabulous game. Here's to the continuing growth and popularity of American Cricket and MLC !

[@grahamguess4268]

The Women's Ashes is also being played right now. It's a different format to the Men's Ashes but just as competitive. If you have access to international sports telecasts the next match starts in about 6 hours.

[@katlouise9047]

My dad used to umpire cricket at one of the teams in my town so I spent a lot of time as a small child around cricket - but it’s only having watched this that I now actually somewhat understand the game! My dad hasn’t umpired for a long time now but my granddad still regularly goes to local matches

[@noelmalik5018]

The best cricket explaining video on KZbin rn, coming from a long-time cricket fan

[@Carlos-ql8sh]

As a huge cricket fan, I don’t know why this video came up, but I’m really glad it did! Really enjoyed both the original analysis and your honest and interested reaction to it. Hell, I think I might try to find the equivalent video explaining baseball to a cricketer! Nice one.

[@thejesusaurus6573]

This guys video is by FAR the best explainer of cricket for americans/baseball fans that I've seen he does a really good job hitting on the important concepts in terms that we can understand, without going too much into unnecessary details or weird cricket lore that "cricket people" think is important but actually hinders your understanding of the game.

[@vaudevillian7]

Completely, have recommended it before and to others for the same reason. His Rugby video is the best too for the same reasons

[@rodgerking1134]

Love it! There is cricket and then there is the ASHES this is the next level up.

[@kaye_07]

This creator also made a second part of this video recently.. I suggest also watching that and some T20 highlights (or an entire game if you have time).. Recommend NOT starting with Ashes or Test cricket as appreciating Tests generally require far more nuanced understanding of the game and strategies at play.. :)

[@hardenbergia]

This was well explained. As a cricket fan for 50 years I think you did well. One point I picked up on was that the target to be reached in the limited overs games is 1 more than what the team who batted first scored.

[@suemcfarlane8618]

One thing I noticed in the video is that he didn''t clarify that for each wide or no-ball bowled, an extra ball is added to that current over, a normal six ball over has to be six legal deliveries - there can be any number of extra deliveries added depending on how many wides or no-balls the bowler delivers.

[@lucyj8204]

My middle child plays cricket. The basic game is not really that complicated at all but the scoring is so complex. Even children's matches will have two people scoring independently and cross checking each other. I categorically do not volunteer to score! Cricket isn't very interesting to watch on TV, but it's wonderfully social to watch in person. Matches are punctuated by official meal breaks (lunch, tea) and spectators will bring full picnics and make a day of it.

[@frankintegrity7996]

A football and Rugby league fan here.I only casually watch TV Cricket.But love a Sunday at my local Cricket club with a pint and a pie watching a few overs.

[@davidarmstrong3564]

Good on you ladies. I enjoyed the description and your reaction. Make sure that the first game that you watch is a women's game. Skill and eye candy combined. 🏏

[@christophercarr3755]

Glad you enjoyed your first look at cricket, my 8yr old daughter as been playing cricket now for the last year and joined a team and club and she absolutely loves it, she certainly knows how to hit a ball

[@jasonsmart3482]

Love the fact that when playing a test or one day match everyone stops for tea. So civilised.

[@alysonhopkins2037]

A couple of points that I don't think were mentioned are:- The 2 bowlers. Don't forget we have 2 sets of stumps. I'll note them with 1 and 2 . One bowls (1) his over from one end with a set of stumps. The next bowler (2) bowls from the other end with other stumps. The first bowler (1) then bowls from the end he started with. You can perhaps have 5 different bowlers in an innings. Some are fast bowlers that use a long run up, and some are slow bowlers that use a small run up and make the ball spin. There is a different terminology used for the type of bowling action used.

[@pmac5934]

What's more , had a good giggle watching Natasha's face displaying the way she was visualising the game and the speed with which she was able to adapt her understanding of baseball to the workings of cricket.

[@tommilleruk]

Brit here. I love all kinds of sports but cricket has so many overlapping facets, it's so strategic, and it makes it kinda beautiful. It's a lovely sport. But about feeling intimidated - if you don't feel this way at the start, you're not doing it right! Dip into a few more games (preferably on the final day, or in one day or T20 format) and you'll really come to love it.

[@jsegal8385]

The first international cricket match was USA versus Canada in 1844. In 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour. In 1862 the first English team toured Australia and six years later a team of Australian Aborigines toured England in what was the first Australian cricket team to travel overseas. So cricket has been in the USA for a long time

[@sharonmartin4036]

Cricket came to South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars and with the British forces occupying South Africa. The first match recorded was in 1808 in Cape Town between two service teams.

[@aussiekit9172]

Cricket been played in Australia since Australia was colonised the first game played by a club was in 1803 Australia being mostly English,Irish and Scottish roots so it was played by convicts etc in the day and it’s a big deal here. 😊🇦🇺

[@pholland6643]

USA was a British Colony at one time, with a lot British expats. So it shouldn't come as a surprise. I assume that baseball and NFL are morphed versions cricket and rugby, due to a disdain for all things British after the Revolution.

[@chrisdyson9141]

Hi Natasha and Debbie! As you are coming over to the UK and Kent is a great place for cricket, you'll have to make sure you see a match. Village games are great fun. Take care.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Last year I was in the Victorian Town in October where the Aboriginal Team came from Edenhope.

[@amandacasey1946]

Glad this video helped you understand cricket. He did a good job. Did you notice the fielders don't wear a glove to catch the ball? They didn't always wear helmets to bat either, and a fast ball to the head was very serious, even fatal. As an Aussie girl, I grew up playing backyard cricket, especially at Christmas time, when the family would be home. Over the fence was 6 runs but also you were 'out' and if you hit the ball you had to run no matter what. While a teenager to early 20's I watched cricket on the TV but not the 5day tests (too slow), I watched the 1 dayers (sometimes they would be day/night). Very exciting when there was only 10 overs to go and the batsman was slogging the ball all over the place, to try to beat the other team's score. International competitions are a regular thing, so I saw many games with Aus, NZ, West Indies, England, Pakistan and India. I played softball in a local competition, so get the gist of baseball. This is probably the best video for USA baseball fans to learn about cricket.

[@KG-lu2dm]

Haha. I’d had forgotten about the backyard rules. 6 and out, tip and run, one hand-one bounce.

[@wmsheep]

Yup, we had the old "6 and out" and "Hit the ball you run" rules too- think we called the game "Nip, Catch, Run".

[@leegriffin1584]

Alas indeed, see the tragic death of Phillip Hughes in 2014.

[@rhodrijames7962]

Intriguingly I'm learning about baseball from the comparisons you are making! Thanks!

[@marybloomfield2646]

The other thing to note is - with fast bowlers, the ball is being delivered at speeds of about 90mph, the ball is heavier than a baseball, the batsman hit the ball hard … and the fielders don’t wear gloves! To be able to catch a ball without it hurting like hell, takes technique and a lot of practice.

[@anthonyfoster7228]

The test matches that are played between nations and are played over a maximum of 5 days, are called tests because it is a test of players temperament, indurance, staminer, and courage, as batsman can be targeted and hit in all parts of the body, including the head. That's basically the difference between test cricket and o.d.i. Cricket. Love you both.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

A lot of cases were players with pulled hamstrings or broken jaws still come out to bat in their innings

[@artistjoh]

It should be noted, in regard to Australia, the various football codes are each favored in a few states, such as AFL in the southern states, especially Victoria, rugby league in New South Wales and Queensland, but cricket is the only ball game that is uniformly played and in enjoyed in every state.

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

Yes, that's correct. Except for soccer. And basketball. And volleyball. And baseball and gridiron football. And every other ball game except for Australian football and the rugby codes. So maybe no, that's not correct.

[@artistjoh]

@@Michael-D.-Williams Lots of games are played in small numbers everywhere. However, I grew up in North Queensland, and soccer was rarely played outside high school PE class. Baseball did not exist, although softball was played in PE. Gridiron did not exist, and I believe it is still a rarity. Volleyball was something some teens played on the beach. Of all the games you mention, only soccer and basketball have grown to the point where professional teams play in front of audiences with any regularity. Maybe one day soccer might become one of the main codes, and be played everywhere, but currently it is most popular in places with large migrant populations like Sydney and Melbourne, but the only game where it is common to see kids, teens and adults play in organized competitions or just spontaneously on the playground everywhere from remote regions to big cities is Cricket.

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

@@artistjoh My apologies. Having read your response I can see you were using the term 'uniformly' to mean 'universal,' meaning cricket is played across the country at a high level. I read it to mean 'equally.' As in, at an equal level in all states, which applies to all the games apart from the main football codes. I think my definition is more accurate, but now that I see your point I agree with it.

[@JK4ManC]

Cricket is a truly beautiful game. So glad you have taken an interest. Something I picked up from my time in America was baseball. Very similar to cricket with its long standing traditions and deeply felt culture that surrounds the game. Both games also have an obsession with game statistics. People do say that the multi-day games are boring, but when you get into it they have a beautiful rythmn to them. This video is brilliant and one of the best explanations of the game I have come across. A cricket ball is about the same size as a baseball but feels harder as it is wound more tightly. But you do get used to catching it. As for teams. It's Lancashire and England for me 👍😊. Cheers, a great vid folks. Really like your bids. Enjoy watching cricket.

[@vickyabrahams7]

One thing he didn't mention is that in test matches the day is split into three sessions. The times may sometimes vary but usually the morning session is from 11am to 1pm then there is a lunch break and everyone goes off for 40 minutes to eat lunch. The afternoon session is from 1:40 to 3:40 and then there is a tea break where they all go off for tea, sandwiches and cakes. The afternoon session is from 4-6pm or sometimes up to 7pm if there is time to make up because of a rain delay or if they have been bowling too slowly.

[@Jobladesuck]

I ❤cricket and I go watch it regularly. The Ashes series is hotting up and our rivalry with Australia is genuinely acrimonious at the moment. Makes for a more exciting tournament though lol

[@fayesouthall6604]

Cricket is a fantastic game once you get your head around the rules. Different formats too. Test matches between national teams last up to 5 days. One day games are 50 overs each team. 20/20 is possibly the best best way to start watching. 20 overs per team taking around 3-4 hours. In the last couple of years a new competition The Hundred was created. 100 balls, creating a fast furious couple of hours.

[@jaynemeulman8484]

Your acrimony is sad . That stumping was legal and well within the spirit of the game.

[@nicoladolby2154]

@@jaynemeulman8484 It was legal, but NOT within the spirit of the game. Same old Australia, win at any cost, doesn't matter how you do it.

[@jamieforbes9613]

2-0🤣🤣🤣💪😎🪃

[@gostonethecrows]

@@jaynemeulman8484England fan here, but you are right unfortunately. I blame Bairstow. He is even a keeper himself, and he has tried the same thing, so he ought to know better.

[@musicalneptunian]

As someone who was paid once to be a cricket official I suppose that I am a professional lol. This was a good explanation. The other main way to get dismissed at bat is "hit wicket": you knock your wicket over with your body or bat. Usually it happens by stepping backwards and your foot touches the wicket.

[@eclectica1]

Yeah, hit wicket is definitely one of the main methods he should have covered in the vid.

[@wazzajack9253]

Nice that you both quickly started to understand cricket. He didn’t get into describing the different types of bowlers, pace and spin or anything about a selected batting order which are things that play into a strategy.

[@peterfairhall1784]

That video was excellent. He got everything correct but left a few things out such as bowling styles. I would recommend a video or two on the difference between bowlers, ie: fast bowling, swing bowling and spin bowling

[@russcattell955i]

I believe my grandfather played amateur county cricket pre WWII. When I was a kid my grandfather always had a soccer ball & cricket set in his car. A day at the beach, he would organize the children (and a few dads) into a game. The game was "tip n run" meaning if the batter hits the ball they have to run. Makes a fast game & everybody gets to bat. There is a tradition of halting play for afternoon tea in cricket, yes, grandad also had tea making kit in his car too.

[@sandeepdehury1236]

What's the condition of cricket in England now a days?

[@4kays160]

The good thing about watching cricket if its new to you, is as each play happens the tv presenters explain every play as it happens, and the reasons behind each plays outcome, just how an american football presenter explains each play in nfl.. so because its very play based like nfl and baseball, each rule is usually explained by the presenters play by play and its explained as you watch. Its very easy to understand your first time watching.. ❤

[@Kidrodeo1000]

Glad you got a brief understanding of the wonderful game of cricket. While not being exactly the same as baseball, there are certain elements that are a little similar. Many cricketers used to play baseball in the off season to hone their batting skills for the upcoming cricket season. The other difference which was not mentioned in this video is that unlike baseball, none of the players wear gloves while fielding in the outfield. The only one that wears catching gloves is the wicketkeeper. Anyway, enjoyed your reactions to the video and great to see you jumping on board to join the rest of us in appreciating this great game. Cheers, Rod and Kaz. 🏏

[@abhikul123]

Superb reactions by you beautiful ladies. I especially liked the fact that Debbie researched certain terms like test cricket, a no ball and many other things before sitting for the video. It shows her commitment to her fans.

[@carked5707]

We used to play this and still do as backyard cricket. We love it as a family. Grandma was the umpire.

[@nickpetropouleas8032]

Good on you for learning about cricket. Both me and my wife absolutely love it. I’d start with a T20 and work towards a one day international. Make sure you bring beers and snacks. Now I’m Australian. The ashes.. well it’s a bit more than national rivalry. It’s taken quite seriously both here and in the UK. It can get quite heated between the two of us. The last ashes test match had both UK and Australian Prime Ministers commenting on the game. That’s how heated it’s become. Test matches are the combination of a game of chess and a marathon. In Australia I’d add to it a triathlon. Days here in South Australia can get to 40 degrees c. Imagine 5 days. Fast balls hurtling towards your head at 100MPH. Get hit in the groin. Well bad luck. I don’t mind baseball. But personally it’s no cricket

[@avalonm8541]

Ashes series are always more than rivalry, but the things is while us fans niggle each other etc, theres a lot of respect. The current series is getting tasty as well, Run outs, grounded catches, but seriously both teams seem fairly evenly matched. Its a shame that Lyons out of the series, thats a big loss for you guys.

[@nickpetropouleas8032]

@@avalonm8541 I enjoy the rivalry and banter between us. Buy you are right. Respect is always present. Onwards to Leeds!

[@Rusty_Gold85]

I would go watch Tests first to learn the rules and field placings and the nuances , then get the sugar rush and lack of style

[@marekabrown2427]

He explained it so well. Love how the bat is part of your body since I’m a slow runner

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

You girls should keep an eye out for the world cricket cup which starts October 5th in India, it’s a crazy atmosphere and the opening ceremony is always worth a watch too

[@arshaulakh9226]

Opening ceremony is bit cringe... Our Bollywood clowns dancing nothing more

[@YobboBear]

Major League Cricket in the USA starts next week!! It is a limited overs professional league comprising 6 teams: Texas Super Kings, MI New York, Seattle Orcas, San Francisco Unicorns, LA Knight Riders, and Washington Freedom.

[@RealHooksy]

I believe most of the us league teams are owned by ipl (Indian premier league) teams, and as such will be heavily backed by wealthy Indian businesses. They will likely be successful and I predict it will grow rapidly with a large Indian (in particular) expat community in America. A few old Australians pros are playing I believe, so it may take on a bit of an exhibition game feel, but that will be good to build the hype and profile when it is still developing an audience. I hope it goes well because it is a beautiful game.

[@carked5707]

I am hoping we get to see some of that here in Australia as well

[@stevesteve6545]

Well done for getting through that ladies! I was in Cincinnati recently watching the Bengals, I had to learn about football. I actually came away thinking it was more similar to cricket than soccer or rugby, because cricket, like football is an extremely sophisticated game, with all kinds of clever strategies and tactics employed to gain advantage 😊

[@squirlygeorge]

Dope video. Now we need to see you watching some great catches in the field, some huge sixes, or head-bangers from the bowlers 😉

[@NicFarra]

I love you two! You are so cool! I, too, thought the vid was a great introduction to cricket. I'm always nervous when someone asks me to explain cricket because it's an illogical mess most of the time, so I'm glad you got such a great intro, and I'm really curious to see you react to a match. Just by the way, cricket fans have been saying the current Ashes series is bloody weird, so that makes it a great place to start!

[@martinowton7210]

The Cricket World Cup for the 50 over format is taking place October-November this year in India. This is great format to watch. Don't know if it will be covered in the US but it would be a great tournament for you to watch

[@sandeepdehury1236]

Why cricket broadcasting issues are there in uk?

[@martinowton7210]

@@sandeepdehury1236 The tournament will not be on free-to-air TV but one of the subscription channels (Sky I think) which reduces the potential audience

[@chasfaulkner2548]

I've just watched your video on youtube whilst watching a Womens T20 game between England and Australia on tv. As one of your oldest subscribers (l was in the first 100 subscribers) it really makes me happy you chose to cover the game l love. What the commentator failed to mention, but you will have noticed, the fielders arent allowed to wear gloves, only the wicket keeper is, and the cricket ball is much harder than a baseball.

[@Isleofskye]

...and teams can Declare and Bowlers switch ends after each over and Bowlers are limited to the numbers they can bowl in some formats.

[@landyandy270]

I’m a cricket fan. That was a brilliant explanation of cricket and, pretty much, faultless in covering everything you’d need to know to be able to enjoy watching a game of cricket.

[@antonyellin949]

Keep up the good work guys, love watching.

[@rosiedavies4477]

You two are fab x so enthusiastic

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks so much! ❤

[@vaudevillian7]

Ooh brilliant, have been recommending this one, looking forward to this! His Rugby Explained for American Football Fans is brilliant - covers Union, league, the history and its connection to American Football - so even though you’re more familiar with it now I still think you’ll get loads out of it. He’s done a follow up to this video too for a bit more about cricket and how it compares to baseball

[@vaudevillian7]

League is very popular in Australia so will be good for that too

[@GraceWicks-mm5fs]

Love cricket! I started watching cricket when my son started playing it in primary school in 1999-2000 in Sydney. Since then, I enjoyed watching cricket.

[@BernardIngram]

I live in Guildford, which is where cricket originated. It's exceedingly exciting to play and very enjoyable to watch, although a good commentary helps. It was great to see how enthusiastic you were.

[@bluesilvahalo3576]

Great video! If you're going to start watching cricket I would recommend starting with the limited over formats maybe T20 or one day because they will be much quicker, more exciting and you'll get used to the gameplay faster than the 5 day cricket where it's a much slower drawn out version of the game but still good to watch 👍

[@peterjackson4763]

Actually, the longer formats are more exciting if you understand the game. The bowlers are largely reduced to a defensive role in limited over cricket and it gets worse the shorter the format. The end of the 2019 Headingly test was more exciting than any limited over match could possibly be.

[@janekotoole8751]

@@peterjackson4763 I agree with you but I think the OP's point still stands, as a newbie you're going to appreciate the big hits and tumbling wickets, and it'll give you a good grounding in how a game operates mechanically, whereas you really need to understand the minutiae and psychology of the game to properly appreciate what's happening in a test.

[@bluesilvahalo3576]

@@peterjackson4763 I do understand the game and agree with you but I was just looking at from the standpoint of Natasha and Debbie coming to the game of cricket for the first time, they're not going to be hooked watching a 5 day game as opposed to a faster one day game 🤷‍♂️

[@Metamorfeus]

One thing that has best described the difference between the two games for me is thinking of them as contests between bat and ball. In Baseball the contest is HEAVILY skewed toward the ball, whereas in Cricket, the contest is more or less even between the batter and bowler.

[@hardenbergia]

Batsmen have the advantage in my book. However I was a bowler when I played so maybe I'm biased.

[@eclectica1]

@@hardenbergia When the late great Shane Warne had the ball in his hand, batsmen most definitely did NOT have the advantage.

[@colinblackledge2942]

Great video. I live in North West England andplayed cricket for 15 years . Love it . I will be at Old Trafford, Manchester next week to watch The Ashes. Looking forward to it 😃

[@TheKira699]

To be honest, as an Australian, baseball is a lot easier to understand than Cricket and I've been playing cricket since I was 14 and also umpiring it. Some days you want to tear your hair out.

[@judytickner3325]

I’m an Aussie, so I know cricket. Hubby is American, so he knows baseball (though I’m not sure a Cubs fan really knows baseball). Together we translate the games for each other 😂😂

[@bridiemcloughlin8326]

As someone who belongs to a dedicated cricket family. Who's Grandad captained a regional team and who's cousin has played international cricket; this video is actually really interesting. One can live cricket and not understand what they understand 😉 Glad you're learning about this fabulous game. Great work from down under in New Zealand ❤️ P.s. women's cricket is also great. Check it out!! P.p.s 5 day test cricket is more pure, but limited over is still thrilling 🏏🏏🏏 Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't notice him explain 4s vs 6s but excellent overview.

[@malcolmbrown7683]

He did.

[@howardspring8347]

I am from England and I want to say that this dude has made one of the best video on the basic rules and terminology of cricket I have ever seen. Was really easy to understand as I also have played baseball. To answer your question yes its a cricket bat.

[@horsenuts1831]

English man here. I used to play this at school about 40 years ago, but never really understood the finer points of the game. In England, cricket belongs to the posh schools, and most of the international players went to expensive private schools. I guess you guys have the benefit of learning about cricket from KZbin. I learned the rules about baseball in the 1970s from reading Charlie Brown and Snoopy books!

[@Nuggettfaz]

The only thing I noticed missing was that when a new bowler starts an over, they bowl from the other end. Sometimes at the last ball/pitch of an over a better batter will just score one run so that they retain strike for the next bowl at the other end. Cheers my Dears from Oz.

[@w0033944]

Yes, farming the strike.

[@MrPaulMorris]

Yes, I noticed that omission. I have always assumed (whether correctly or not--I've never checked) that the term 'over' comes from the changing of ends.

[@jenlaw398]

So thrilled you’re taking a look at cricket. I played for under 19 Australian women’s side many years ago when women’s cricket was laughed at. Now women’s cricket is seen to be more popular than the men’s in some countries. Have an questions just ask.

[@rozhunter7645]

Sorry Jen I’m not keen on cricket, it’s not a big thing in Scotland though it is played. However I lived in England from age 1 until I was 11 and my dad used to take us to watch the cricket during the summer and I didn’t like it. Sorry 😅

[@user-gl5qw6sl2g]

Really enjoyed your post, I am Australian and My wife is Canadian (She was into baseball) we live in Australia and I have had to explain cricket and the rules to her. She has fallen in love with the game particularly 20/20 which she finds fast and quite exciting

[@Turn1t0ff]

Left-handed fast bowler and spin bowler here. I had an 80mph arm. At school when I was 15 (30 years ago) we were playing a match in PE class one day. The wicket keeper wasn't wearing a face guard. My 2nd ball of the over (an over is 6 balls) was an effort ball and I put everything into it. It hit a small clump of grass just before the crease infront of the batsman I was bowling at, it caught an awkward bounce and chonked the wicket keeper's face. Fractured his cheek bone and fractured his right orbital (basically cracked his eye socket at his eyebrow. Cricket balls are like concrete spheres when they hit you. Taking a hard catch without gloves/mitts is an art form. Get it wrong though and you're going to be in a lot of pain.

[@gzeuskraiste]

Enjoyed this, I played cricket and baseball growing up in Australia, you're doing well with your understanding so quickly 😊. Some exciting players to look up videos for and maybe react to: Current players: * Steve Smith * Virat Kohli * Babar Azam * Ben Stokes * Mitchell Starc * Mark Wood * Ravichandran Ashwin Past players: * Viv Richards * Sunil Gavaskar * Ricky Ponting * Garry Sobers * Dennis Lillee * Michael Holding * Jeff Thomson * Shane Warne * Muttiah Muralitharan

[@orwellboy1958]

Good video for the beginner, one thing he didn't mention was the actual bowling action, we have fast, slow, spin and swing bowlers.

[@insiddious]

Great reaction guys! Cricket, like football is played internationally so it has emotions of large team fanbases tied into it. The more you watch it the more you learn about it as like any other sport it has some basics and some intricacies. Plus the theatrics of the players is also fun to watch 😂 You should react to "Funniest moments in cricket"

[@adityaakaul]

As someone who has watched and played the game since childhood, I can understand how complicated the rules can get for someone new to it. The video does a decent job for sure.

[@neilcampbell3981]

Currently in England the women's Ashes is also being played, made up of 1 test and several one day and T20 games. Australia currently lead both men's and women's series.

[@ggmiethe]

As a lover of cricket it makes me so happy that you’re understanding our (I’m Australian) game. Thank you for looking at this.

[@pmac5934]

This was great fun to watch . Firstly I generally enjoy your reaction stuff because you've got quite a different point of view to mine ( I'm a white, heterosexual, male , middle aged Brit who has never played baseball ) and I love your energy and wit . Secondly , the video you chose as a 101 primer on cricket for baseball fans was really good too. That bit at the beginning when the narrator starts the explanation by explaining that , whereas baseball has four bases , cricket has an equivalent two is genius .If only I had thought of that in earlier decades I could've save at least five years of my life trying to explain cricket to Americans , bless them .

[@piripi40]

Another diffence is that the cricket ball is harder, and I can tell you taking one on the body hurts! Enjoy the Ashes - test matches are fascinating but require some patience if you’re a new fan. Much love from New Zealand.

[@thostaylor]

That's why I hated cricket at school. Football was bad enough but the cricket ball really hurt.

[@brentwoodbay]

The only bone I have broken was from a cricket ball while I was fielding ! On the foot! The batsman was a doctor, but he insisted on finishing the over till he came over to take a look and then went with me to the hospital!