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[@steelfabric]

Regarding your confusion towards the end, where the batter hit the ball in the air and the fielder didn't catch it, and the batsmen stopped running. The reason they stopped running is because it is too risky for them to attempt a second run. Sure, the fielder didn't catch the ball, but the ball is still in play. The fielder who didn't catch the ball, and the other one nearby, could have picked up the ball and thrown it to either of the stumps in less time it would take for the batsmen to complete the second run. A couple of the fielders from the fielding team, knowing this possibility, would have run up to the wickets prepared to receive the ball, and then hit the stumps, thereby running out one of the batsmen. The batsmen stopped running because a second run was too risky. Hope this makes sense.

[@saxon-mt5by]

And it can be a tactical decision too; if the first batsman is the weaker of the pair, then only running one allows the stronger batsman to face the next ball.

[@peteryarnold9707]

This!!!!!

[@davidburke2132]

This is one of the critical things in cricket. The judgement of if/when, and how many times, to run when you hit the ball. It has a parallel in baseball where the judgement comes in as to whether to try to go for “extra bases”… to try to turn a single into a double or a double into a triple. It’s pretty much the same in cricket. The differences are: - in baseball if you hit the ball into play you have to run… at least try to get to first base. In cricket you don’t. If you don’t think you can complete the run safely then you can choose not to run at all, even if you’ve hit the ball; and - an “out” or wicket in cricket carries much more value than an out in baseball. Even in the shortest form of cricket (as shown in this video) there is approximately an hour and twenty minutes to an hour and a half of time for each team’s inning. That amounts to total game time of around 3 hours, and like I say, this is the shortest form of the game. This game time is broadly similar to a baseball game, and yet each team has a maximum of only 10 “outs” in cricket compared to 27 in a game of baseball. This means that there is a much greater value placed on each “out” in cricket. It’s much more important that you don’t waste them unnecessarily taking big risks, and this mentality is always there when it comes to decisions around when to attempt a run and when not to. The situation of the game also factors into this - for example if you’ve already lost a lot of your wickets (“outs”) and there’s still a lot of overs left in the game you’ll be even more risk averse, or, like in this case, if you’ve got the game under control (needing only 2 runs from 3 “pitches” as in this game situation is a very strong position for the hitting side) then again, there’s little motivation to take extra risk.

[@johncaddick5075]

In a single word, choice.

[@deaninit8617]

@@saxon-mt5by correct. I got annoyed by this video, but us cricket fans probably don’t comprehend how confusing and complex the game is. I’m sure we all learn a new thing each summer ourselves.

[@fossy4321]

I've been watching and playing cricket all my life but with this narrators explanations even I was confused by the end. Watch "Cricket for Americans" for a better explanation of the Laws of Cricket.

[@threestepssideways1202]

Yeah, I concur, that one is concise and understandable.

[@msohrabalminhaj862]

In baseball Non-striker run will complete after catching the ball. That's why he is confused.

[@leboeuf05]

yeah, i think he made it more confusing

[@Lnch4ALion]

Jomboy is a baseball channel, so it is aimed directly at hardcore baseball fans, the video was made for that demographic, and not as a general "rules of cricket" video. Check out Jomboy his short baseball clip rundowns are quite legendary

[@flamingfrancis]

@@msohrabalminhaj862 There is no "non-striker" in baseball. They are callled runners on base or baserunners....and the ball is not always hit as a fly ball.

[@grahvis]

The batsmen could have kept running after the missed catch but decided not to in case the fielder could have thrown the ball back to the wicket before the run was completed.

[@davidmccarron4832]

if the fielder can get the ball back to the stumps = bases and hit it IE throw and hit the stump ore pass to other player that hits stump ass running is between the lines there out

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

Yeah, running is a risk assessment. Those 22 yards look a very long way against a good fielding team

[@deaninit8617]

@@smooth_sundaes5172 you mean 22? Unless you’re talking baseball, of which I do not know or care

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

@@deaninit8617 You're right. Mind was in different lanes with yards; chains and furlongs, 22 yards is 1 chain of course and 10 chains is 1 furlong

[@deaninit8617]

@@smooth_sundaes5172 right now I’m confused 😂

[@tommy5675]

The runners didn't "Have" to stop, they "Chose" to stop. Remember,there is a "safe zone", if they are out of that zone and the fielders manage to return the ball back the the "Stumps" and hit them with it, that runner would be "Out" and a new batter would come in

[@alexradojkovic9671]

Yeah... the batsman had figured out that he wouldn't have made to to the other end again for the second run before the fielder had ... picked up the ball and thrown it to the stumps for the batsman to be out.

[@PatrickBrown924]

As others have said, he could possibly have gone for a second run, but if the fielder had thrown the ball to the wicket before he got there he'd be out, and they only need two more runs from three balls to win. If they needed more runs, they'd probably have risked it. This time, they decided it wasn't worth the risk.

[@joealyjim3029]

If the fielder throws the ball and hits the wicket while theyre mid-run the batsman running towards the wicket that is hit (theres one at each end) is out. They stopped running because they didnt think they would make it in time before the guy who missed the catch got up and threw it back.

[@Steve-gc5nt]

The Rules of Cricket You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have got out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

[@TofferJ-UK]

I needed a laugh today 😂😂😂👍

[@nickwalters5380]

This is why America declared independence. Can't really blame them. I don't like cricket, I love it

[@markgibson3034]

He can keep running as many times as they like. But if they are half way between the wickets and the fielder picks up the ball and throws it back and they manage to hit the wicket he’s out.

[@davidmcbryde3570]

One more run, because to risk doing two was too dangerous -- they didn't run it.

[@cooldude4643]

It's not that deep. The batsmen just chose not to go for a second run because it was too risky.

[@WG1807]

There used to be ten ways for a batsmen to get out in cricket, which were Laws that stood for over a century. In the last few years, two of the methods have been combined so now there are nine ways to get out. As follows: 1. Bowled 2. Caught 3. Leg Before Wicket 4. Stumped 5. Run Out 6. Hit Wicket 7. Obstructing the Field 8. Hit the Ball Twice 9. Timed Out The previous dismissal of Handled the Ball has now been incorporated into another method of (7) Obstructing the Field.

[@johnbath616]

Conor he is making it confusing , it`s one run as if they tried to get 2 runs he would most likely be run out

[@d-arsh8366]

At 10:00 , he hit ,fielder missed the catch , batsman's score 1 run... N batsman's decided to stop 2nd run because ball was in the hand of fielder and he was very near to the hitting wickets.. imagine if batsman's goes for 2nd running , then the fielder holding ball will throw the ball to keeper or bowller then they will hit the wicket... That means batsman's is out ..

[@annoyingbstard9407]

He stopped running because it’s similar to stealing a base….if a fielder threw the ball in to either end of the pitch (and the stumps were hit) before the batsman got “home” one of the batsmen would be out and that run would not count.

[@KittyRyde]

Hi Connor question at 11.20 explained.... So be aware as a batter if you leave your wicket (and crease ) then you are able to be called out by the field team. They have the right to knock your bails off and get you out if you're not at your crease. In this example the batters didn't have to stop at 1 run gained, that was a tactical move on their part. Remember the fielding team have the ball at thier feet after the dropped catch, so if the batters turn to head back to try and get a second run then the moment they leave their wicket and crease to head back the fielding team are going to throw the ball in to the unmanned wicket and knock the bails off long before the incoming batter has made it to the crease & wicket, only when there is a batter at the crease is the wicket secure and the batter is safe from being out.

[@vaudevillian7]

Cricket Explained for Baseball fans is a really good video, think he’s just done an additional one too

[@stevelknievel4183]

Kuggeleijn was never a batsman in this footage. He was on the fielding team rather than the batting one.

[@JenMaxon]

Having said that, the bowlers can bat if needed (in fact those last two batsmen were probably primarily bowlers because T20 teams require five bowlers because of the over restriction) - the whole team can be called out to bat in order if required. So it's not unlikely he batted when the other side was in. Some of the best cricketers, Conor, are all-rounders: good at batting as well as bowling. A good all-rounder is worth their weight in gold. They might not be the very best batsman or very best bowler but what they contribute overall to the team is invaluable.

[@petersellers9219]

Impressed at how quickly you picked up the basics of the game. As a kid I stood bemused in the out-field for ages before I knew this much.

[@flamingfrancis]

What a bummer that used to be. Fielding in the outfield in under 12's all morning watching the dandelions grow on a full sized field. T Ball for juniors changed everything and created playing fields to their sizes. Great game for kids and has since brought about chnges in many kids sports.

[@richardbrown8966]

My dad taught me and my brother how to play cricket in about half an hour in our back garden.

[@kirks1234]

Whenever I’m talking to an Indian call centre with tech problems, and I haven’t a clue what I’m talking about, I casually mention the fact that I’m Irish, before mentioning the fact that we beat Pakistan about a decade ago. Works a charm. Tech problem sorted.

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

You guys beat a bunch of good teams in that WC. Underrated team

[@davidburke2132]

Lots of people have answered well with clarification that the hitters didn’t “have” to stop running… they “chose” to stop running after getting the 1 run, as they felt with fielders near the ball there was a significant risk they wouldn’t have had the time to complete a 2nd run if they tried it and could have been run out. The additional factor to remember here is the value of an “out” in cricket. Remember, each team, even in this shortest form of the game, has 120 total “pitches” to face in their innings. This takes around 1hr 20mins to 1hr 30mins to complete. Times by two for each team to have their innings and this makes the total game time similar to baseball. But in baseball each team has 27 total outs… many more to play with than in cricket. If the team in cricket lose their 10th wicket (“out”) before the 120 pitches have been faced then they completely lose the benefit of what was left over. All of this makes an out a much more valuable thing in cricket than it is in baseball. The hitting side really don’t want to waste them. As such they try not to take big risks when running, and sometimes will not attempt a run, or an extra run like in this case, even where as a spectator you think they could have succeeded. It’s a judgement call every time, similar to a baseball player’s decision to try to turn a single into a double or a double into a triple, but a cricketer will be inherently more risk averse in that decision than a baseball player because of the higher value placed on their “out”. I would also add that the game situation will affect just how much risk the runner will take. If your team has almost run out of “outs” already then you are likely to be even more risk averse. Or, like this game situation, if the hitting side has the game under control and has confidence they should complete the win they’re far less likely to take undue risks.

[@TheClunkingFist]

Because the camera that looks down over the bowlers arm is a telephoto lens, it is not clear to the viewer how far the 2 batsmen have to run. Sometimes you take the risk, sometimes you don't. They only need a few more runs, so don't risk the second run. Remember: no one can run as fast as a ball flying through the air.

[@rocketrabble6737]

A fundamental rule of cricket is that there are always TWO batsmen (i.e. runners) out in the middle; a striker (the one facing the bowler) and a non-striker. When 10 wickets have been taken by the fielding side (10 outs) there is only one batsman left, which means the innings is over, regardless of the situation.

[@edhoward-bearder3081]

At the end it was only one run because, although the ball is still live, the batsmen decided they couldn't run the length of the wicket without the fielders picking the ball up and throwing it to the stumps and getting one of them out. There are occasions where the fielders mess up trying to throw to the stumps, miss, perhaps miss again and the batsmen just keep scoring runs until the fielding team sort themselves out. But in most cases the batsmen will err on the side of caution and "stick" at one run.

[@glue12324]

I understand this guy's frustration. Although it explains in a way that makes it easier for baseball fans to understand but there's so many things left out as well

[@joyfulzero853]

In a one innings match, the batsmen of the team that is batting second (i.e. 'chasing) are finished for the day when they get out; they 'fielded in the first innings, so that's that. The only other reason they would have to go out to the middle again would be if a batting team mate suffered an injury and needed someone to 'run for them'; you can find out about that another time!

[@L3onOfKings]

Simply put, the fielder didn't catch the ball but his team mate that was fielding deeper in the outfield was moving in very quickly to pick up the ball and throw it back in towards the stumps, this is why the batsmen stopped running. One of the batsmen would have been almost 100% 'run out' by the fielding team if they attempted a second run, so the batsmen played it smartly and stopped running. I hope that was simple :) To get a batsman 'run out', a fielder can pick up the ball and throw the ball directly at the stumps himself, or he can throw it to a fielder that is standing at the stumps and then the fielder hits the stumps with the ball in his hand. Either way, the same result will be a 'run out' if the batsman did not cross the white painted batting line on the ground.

[@VerySaneDr]

Batsmen have to stop running or else they could be `run out`. Run out happens when the ball hits wickets which can happen via a direct throw by the fielder who caught it or another person catching a throw and hitting the wickets with the thrown ball. Having grown up with cricket, I ended up learning about baseball. Good video.

[@Varksterable]

"Did he hit it with his arm?" Well, he probably would be on his way to hospital by the time you made that comment. The balls are typically delivered at about 80mph (120kph) and are bloody hard. It looks like a safe, polite, English thing, this cricket. With its whites, and cake, and sandwiches. But when you are batting and know the bowler is trying his best to throw what is basically a lethal weapon at your groin as hard as he can... Only the pros wear whites. And keep them like that. 😁

[@whattiler5102]

There is always TWO batsmen running between the wickets! On a particular play the camera operator may fail to show both of them running; but there is always two and they both have to make their ground at the end of a run or one of them might be run out which means he or she is out of the game and the run does not count. When 'running between the wickets' to score runs the batsmen have to judge how many runs they can safely complete without being run out; if they just keep running, regardless of what the fielders are doing, then one of them would be run out. There has to be two batsmen out in the middle; when 10 wickets have fallen (outs) there is only one batsman left so the innings is over. BTW "innings" is always plural in cricket. If you are watching the second innings of a one-innings match (one innings for each team) then a batsman who gets out is finished for the day; he or she has already fielded/bowled in the first innings of the game. On the other hand if their team batted first in the game then at the end of the first innings they would all go back out on the field as the fielding team; just as happens in baseball.

[@markgreen950]

He didn't *have* to stop running, they *chose* not to.

[@Goatcha_M]

There's nothing like the crack of willow on leather, beautiful sound.

[@skipper409]

He doesn’t have to stop running. He stops because of the danger that the fielders will get the ball back to the wicket while he is running, and hit the bails while he isn’t safe (the bails are the bits of wood balanced on the wooden uprights)

[@forthfarean]

America used to play cricket on the 19 th century. In the 1850s the British team went to America to play the American team. In the 1860s L.M Alcott mentions in ‘Little Women’ that Lawrence was often on the cricket pitch . Actually baseball was also brought to America by the English.

[@anglosaxon5874]

You can get 1, 2, 3, 4 [a boundary - where the ball has gone over the field perimeter but hit the ground before it reached the boundary (a rope or line markings), or if overthrows occured (misfield etc.)], 5 [a penalty if the ball hits say a helmet behind the wicket keeper that is on the ground, or a boundary (4) off a "no Ball" etc.] and 6 if it went over the boundary without hitting the floor.

[@Alan_Clark]

I once heard of someone scoring 11 off one ball. The ball went down a rabbit hole but the fielder forgot to shout "lost ball", so the batsmen kept on running.

[@ian757]

I’m not sure if anyone else has said these already but any runs you manage to do before the ball is caught still count so if the ball is hit high in the air and it’s almost certain to be caught at least you can still score a couple of runs before you’re out.

[@joyfulzero853]

There is always two runners. A batsman cannot bat alone; he has to have a partner. There are 11 batsmen in a team; when 10 are out the innings finishes because the remaining batsman does nit have a 'partner' to bat with. In a video presentation you are looking at the batsman on strike and you see him/her running, but you may not notice the 'non-striker' running in the opposite direction, or, he/she might be out of camera shot. They are always there and when your mind and eye are trained to it, you will notice them.

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

A run can depend on judgement of the hitter as to if the ball could be picked up and thrown back before the run crosses the line ,sometimes the player throwing the ball in can hit the wicket direct as apposed to throwing to another player closer to the wicket. its a gamble to some degree.

[@robertclarke8456]

I'm a 74year old Englishman I have played cricket and watched cricket all my life and I'm confused with this explanation of the game.You cannot use baseball and cricket in the same breath.👑👑👑👑

[@johnsimmons5951]

The narrator explained that he was going to use baseball terms to make the explanation easier to be understood by Americans. Ive seen American football explained using rugby terms, it helps to get an initial understanding, you need to next understand the sport using the correct terms.

[@Lnch4ALion]

The video is specifically aimed at just baseball fans. It wasn't intended as a general "rules of cricket" video for people learning about the game

[@flamingfrancis]

Not really correst Robert. In today's cricket game especially since T20 has been introduced there are many skills and facets from baseball that have carried over. Started a long time ago with boundary throws and has moved on to the grips now used by bowlers in the T20 game (knuckle balls). I have your level of experience in cricket but strong inolvement on baseball for around 40 years and had coaching accreditation plus umpiring.

[@whattiler5102]

I actually think this is a good way to do it as an introduction. You may be confused by this but you already know the game; you just don't understand baseball terminology. An American (or other nationality) doesn't know the game and with most intros to cricket has someone explaining it to them in what amounts to a completely foreign language/jargon; think how much more confused they are! Additionally in almost all of the beginner's guides I have seen there is a degree of assumption about what they think they need to explain and in what the camera shows. For instance they rarely show both batsmen actually running between the wickets; the striker hits the ball and the camera follows the path of the ball, not the batsmen running.

[@neilryan8401]

They didn't HAVE to stop running, they chose to.

[@davidgray3321]

During the Boer war the Boers had Krupps artillery, on one occasion they shelled a British cricket match, one man was killed , the shells were landing on the outfield, the British carried on playing the game, read The poem Vitai Lampada by Sir Henry Newbolt if you want to learn about the games history and it’s place in British character. The Empires gone but the players play on, good show. Newbolds poem references a different war, the one in Sudan.

[@davehopkin9502]

Players tend to be specialists like bowlers or batsmen, there are a few all rounders but they are scarce, so you tend to get the bowlers batting getting lower scores

[@ganjiblobflankis6581]

9:44 The batsman at the top of the picture wants to go for a second run. The batsman at the bottom is half-collapsed and facing the wrong way and cannot see his partner. He wisely goes back to "Safe".

[@rednoseferrari]

Haha, I remembered when I moved to Canada and had no clue about the ice hockey rules with offside, power play, line changes, senseless fighting and hitting, etc, etc. It is real funny to see you struggling to understand what is going on in cricket and I'm sure you are going to crack a smile in a few weeks once you understand the rules and the different aspects of the game better. Wait until you get to the 5-day test matches.

[@peterlinsley4287]

Ok, the boundary is usually the oval fence. If you hit it over the fence on the full 6 runs. If you hit the fence or over on the 1/2 volley, it's 4 runs. If you hit the ball anywhere on the field, you can run. You can run as many times as you want, but the most is about 4 because the fielders aren't that far away. If the fielder can throw at the wickets and hit it or to the bowler or wicketkeeper and they hit the wickets and the batsmen are out of his crease, they are run out. Yes, there are 11 players in the team. Everyone's bats, but the batsmen bat in pairs, so once 10 are out, then you field. This game is was, T20, so both teams get 20 overs to bat, or they are all out, which ever comes first. There are 3 games of cricket T20 20 overs each the newest game 1 day match 50 overs each started in the 70's and test matches unlimited overs but both team usually bat twice. 100's of years old. A normal team has 5 specialist batters, 1 x wicketkeeper 3x specialist fast bowlers and 2x specialist spin bowlers, but it doesn't have to be like that.

[@gpr127]

The batsman's priority is to stay IN. Outside of the crease (the line if front of the wicket) they are vulnerable to being run OUT. So it is a judgement call whether or not to continue running.

[@101steel4]

I grew up in a town with the world's oldest cricket ground still in use. Mitcham EST 1685.

[@sophiecearnaigh4850]

No, he doesn't need to stop running. They can run as for many as think think they can get away with, but they run the risk of the fielder throwing it in quickly and hitting the stumps and getting them out. The fielder can throw it directly at the stumps, but usually they'll throw it to either the wicket keeper (backstop) or the bowler (pitcher) and then they'll hit the ball on the stumps. If they hit the stumps and the batter is still not in his crease (i.e. outside the line) then he'll be out. In answer to your other question, it means that he will not play again in this innings, but he could play again if there were more innings to play (some formats of the game have two innings for each team).

[@JamesChiles]

As with most sports, I think the best way to learn the rules is to see it being played in real time. A test match lasts all day (or several days) so there is plenty of time to absorb it all. Cricket is relatively slow as sports go, so it's quite a relaxed sport to learn.

[@rocketrabble6737]

I agree, but it works much better if you are with someone who understands the game; they have the time to explain what is happening and why.

[@malcolmrowe9003]

When it looked like there was just one batsman running, the other batsman was running quite wide and was out of the camera's field of view.

[@mfrost71w]

The batman receiving the ball decides whether ro run a 2nd or 3rd and communicates that to the other batsman. Its a judgement call - if the fielder gets the ball to hit the wicket while the batter is running then the batter is out. In this case the batter thought he could sneak one run from a short lobbed ball and wasn't prepared for the fielder dropping the ball which could have given him a 2nd run, if a bit risky

[@gpr127]

Helpful tea-towel from the 1970s explains everything: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in, and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in, and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out, he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including the not outs, that's the end of the game.

[@davehopkin9502]

The batsmen ("runners") have to decide if they can get to the crease (the wicket safe line) before outfield can get the ball back to the wicket.... if they go for a second they have a higher chance of being "run out" (the ball getting back to the wicket) there is no limit to the number of runs they can go for

[@thatcedric]

They didn't have to stop, they chose to.

[@Windowswatcher]

Cricket Explained to a Foreigner You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes there are men still in and not out. There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out. Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out. When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.

[@bertalach]

Also the maybe untrue tale of a March where the Batsman was named holding and the bowler was named Willie. One of the most famous Cricket commentators said “The batsman’s holding, the Bowlers Willie” and the whole production team lost it.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

One of the best wars to understand the game is watch one. There's a short game called 20/20. All the same rules but a shorter game. Commentators are pretty good at explaining things and how the game is being played. It's a better way to learn than choosing a video that just gives out basic rules as like you did got a little bit confused.

[@WG1807]

Cricket was pretty big and set to expand in America in the first half of the 19th Century. It was only overtaken by baseball because baseball is an easier game to set up, with regards to equipment and particularly the ground, with especial attention given to the Pitch (the close-mown strip 22 yards long - wicket to wicket, and ten feet wide). The reason America needed a simpler (or quicker) game to establish was in part due to your Civil War. It became popular among troops of soldiers. There was not the time nor facilities to establish and maintain cricket grounds under such circumstances, nor necessarily the time available to devote to long days of play.

[@MrDunkycraig]

Hi Conor, sorry if i spelt your name wrong its habit as my 24yr old has the same name. Now you have delved into the 3rd most popular game in the world. A small aside the older brother of Duffy for the volts played with my sons 8 years ago a fine player and a decent bloke. He was our overseas pro that year. My sons have gone in the opposite direction to Australia to play down there either side of covid, in fact the youngest is still out there until next March. Both my sons have played minor county cricket which is the highest amateur level in the uk, and last year the youngest got 5wickets for 17 runs of 10 overs against Essex including getting Sir Alister Cook Englands highest ever test scoring batsmen out. Proud dad time sorry. If you ever get over to the uk, hit me up and ill take you to a prem league match for Oundle town my sons team. Picture perfect ground next to the private school its heaven with a beer in hand.

[@vikingraider1961]

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes there are men still in and not out. There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out. Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out. When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.

[@hoorooblu]

Whilst batsmen run between wickets, their wickets are both left undefended. Risk of gettimg out makes the batsman chose caution.

[@forthfarean]

He didn’t have to stop but he was afraid of being run out if the ball is returned to the wicket before he gets back to his crease.

[@emdiar6588]

The guy narrating is not helping you understand AT ALL. As a lad I played cricket all the time at school (in England) but if I didn't know the rules already, this video would have only confused me.

[@bertalach]

Something to remember about Cricket is the Batsmen go out and then their In. Until their out and then they go back in again…

[@michaelback7362]

Remember this is T20 (20 overs). A test match lasts for up to 5 days.

[@DarkAngel459]

I'm not a massive fan of cricket, but my grandfather played for England in the 1950's and 1960's, so I know all the rules. I agree with other comments that the video you watched confuses the matter.

[@Rassskle]

The batsmen can run as much as they like and even walk or meander around if they like....... just as the runner on any base can....... but then the other team will run them out. In cricket, if a fielder hits the wicket with the ball ( the stumps and / or bails ) and the batsman at that end is not safely home , then he is run out. The fielder does not have to hit the wicket / stumps himself...... he can throw the ball to another player who is closer to the stumps. When close enough you don’t even have to throw the ball. Most fielders throw the ball to the wicket keeper who is allowed to wear gloves. The wicket keeper should be standing behind the stumps at the strikers end....... he can catch the ball in his gloves and quickly smash the back of his gloves ( hand ) into the stumps...... as long as the ball is safely in the gloves at the time. Just like baseball..... the runner can do whatever he likes, but if the pitcher throws the ball to that base, then the runner must make his ground ( base ) or he is out.

[@mwwoggy]

They don't HAVE to stop running - they can carry on, BUT, as a batsman, you'd only run if you know (or are a risk taker) you can make it to the opposite creasesafely as the fielding team can still get you out if they hit the wickets while you're between creases. Another question you asked about when the player is out, is he totally ou of the game? No - he's out of the innings - he may not bat again, but the whole team (all 11 players) return to the field when it's their turn in the field. Normally a team consists of a few batsmen who specialise in batting - they're usually the 1st ones to be put in the lineup, a few "all-rounders" who don't usually specialise, kind of average batsmen and bowlers - normally bat at around the 4th - 6th positions on the lineup and then specialised bowlers - who would still bat, just towards the end of hte lineup as they usually put all their training time into bowling and not batting and usually get out quickly. ALL players on the team will be in the field in one role or another when their team is fielding. One small thing that was not explained at all - unless it's a runout (when a fielder hits the wickets while the batsmen are not in their crease), the wicket is awarded to the bowler. This seems a little odd, and you'd think that the accolades go to the fielder that catches the ball (if it's caught out) but it's still the bowler who is said to have taken the wicket. This is why when looking at the scorecard, if something is caught, it still shows who the bowler was. In the case of a runout, it's only the fielder who is awarded the wicket.

[@mwwoggy]

Oh yeah - ALWAYS 2 batsmen at once - you just didn't see the second batsman as he was out of picture to the left - but he was there.

[@joyfulzero853]

At 9:26 "Why did they stop running?" Why do they stop running in baseball when they reach a base? Why not just keep running to the next base? They stop running because they have to weigh the risks against the possible gain; they could be run out and at this stage of an innings the next player who comes in is going to be less skilled as a batsman (he is in the team as a bowler) and less able to get the required runs.

[@TrimTrimmer]

both batsmen have to run to the opposite end every time for 1 run, they run at the same time passed each other (they tend to run wide of each other, there is no limit to how wide you can run, in theory you can stand on the edge of the whole pitch and run as long as you run between the lines where the ball is pitched ((bowled)) that's why the one on left is running where he's running), The ball is always in play even when they drop it, they choose not to run twice because it's dangerous, you can run whatever. The ball is dead when it returns to the wicket. once the fielder has the ball he only has to throw it in, and in general you won't make that run, so they don't tend to run once the ball is with a fielder. it's different to baseball in that way where they tend to risk it and try to beat the throw, you don't do that in cricket. then if they both run back again that's 2 runs, but obviously the ball will only be thrown towards one end, meaning that batsman who is running towards the end that the ball is thrown towards is under pressure to get there quickly before the ball does, whereas the batsman running the other way doesn't have to worry as much (he still has to get there though because once the ball has returned to one end it can quickly be thrown to the opposite end, and if the batsman is not there yet he'll be out) but you can't get one end out and then chuck it to the other end and get both ends out like you can in baseball when they get more than one base out, it's a dead ball once one is out, (at least i think it is, i've never known it happen lol, i'm sure the ball is dead after one is out) When they are out they are done for the day batting, they still have to field, everyone fields. And England are the current World Champions. tried to space that out in sections so it''s easier to digest, my best game bowling wise I bowled 1st over Maiden (that means no runs of 6 balls) 2nd Wicket Maiden (when they get no runs and you get an out) 3rd Over hit for 1 run 4th over hit for 2 runs 5th over maiden 6th over double wicket maiden 7th over maiden 7 overs 3 runs 3 wickets (outs) 5 maidens 2 of which wicket maidens, 1 of which was a double wicket maiden, that was against the opening batsmen as well, the guys that can actually bat, my teacher wouldn't let me bowl anymore, said it was unfair, 🤣 county championship match as well. i asked if i could photocopy the score book but they wouldn't let me. That was one hell of a day that was 😛

[@WG1807]

Yes, there are 19 ways (I think) that the ball can become 'Dead' and the fall of a wicket is one of them. You cannot take two wickets from one delivery.

[@TrimTrimmer]

@@WG1807 thanks, dunno why but I got a bit confused on that one lol what if you throw it to one end knocked the bails off but the batsman is in and then throw it to the other end?? Is it dead when you knock the bails off the first end or can you still run the second end out after the first end bails are knocked off? However unlikely it may be, theoretically speaking I suppose lol

[@WG1807]

@@TrimTrimmer No, the ball isn't Dead just because the bails come off one end, unless that takes a wicket, but in your scenario the ball is still Live, so yes, you could Run Out the batman at the other end. No matter how unlikely certain scenarios seem, you can bet it will have happened at some point. Your example has probably occurred quite a good number of times over the history of the game. In almost every game I umpired, something 'weird' occurred at some point, or at least something uncommon and for which most players (or all of them) did not know what decision should follow. Without training and more importantly without the book 'Tom Smith's Guide to Umpiring and Scoring' (the umpire's Bible) I would not have known what to decide either.

[@TrimTrimmer]

@@WG1807 thanks, I was sort of leaning towards that conclusion. There isn’t a reason that would kill the ball, seems very unlikely to happen though. I don’t know why (probably because it’s unlikely too) but it reminds me of the moment towards the end of the World Cup final between England and New Zealand when the fielder chucked the ball in and it hit the batsman’s bat and went out for four (or six as they’d run two)….. if that wasn’t destiny I don’t know what is lol

[@TrimTrimmer]

@@WG1807 I think England needed 9 from 3, but because of that they needed 3 from 2… I think the whole tournament came down to that one moment lol

[@forthfarean]

You can’t have two batsman on one wicket.one runs the other has to run. If out they are out of batting. When the other side is in the out batsman will be able to bowl or field.

[@AM-sc1oz]

The batters can 'run' as many times as they like. The fielder not catching the ball had nothing to do with them not taking a second run. They decided to not take another run because the fielder was still close to the ball, despite dropping it, so he could still conceivably pick the ball up and throw it back to hit either of the wickets and run either batter out if they were still short of their ground going for that second run. Hopefully to make it even clearer, if the fielder had dropped the ball and it somehow ricocheted off away from himself and a load of the other fielders, the batters would have probably taken another run, maybe even more depending on how far away from the fielders and therefore safe it was. The batter's three aims are to protect their wickets, (stop the ball from hitting them when the pitcher pitches the ball), hit the ball into gaps in the field away from the fielders so they can accumulate runs by running between the wickets at either end, or hit the ball out of the park for scores of 4 (ball hits the floor before going off the field) or 6 like in the video (home run).

[@speleokeir]

This video wasn't very clear IMO. 1) Both teams have 11 players. The batting team has 2 players on the pitch at a time, one at each end of the wicket, the rest stay in the pavillion waiting for their turn like batters in baseball. The bowling team uses all 11 players, 9 fielding, one bowling the ball to the batsman and the wicket keeper with big gloves, whose job is similar to the catcher in baseball. The turn of each team is called an innings. 2) The batting team want to score as many runs as possible and the bowling team want to get them out like baseball. This can be done in 3 ways: a) The ball hits the one of the the stumps, or the bails (the little sticks balancing on top of the stumps). b) The ball hits the bat and is caught before it hits the ground. c) LBW (leg before wicket). This is when the ball hits the batsman's leg and the umpire decides it would have otherwise hit the stumps. 3) The line in front of the each wicket is called the 'Crease'. As long as one of the batsman's feet OR the tip of his bat are inside or touching the line he is safe (from being run out, much like standing on one of the bases in baseball. If EITHER batsman is out of his respective crease, he can be run out if a member of the bowling team hits the wicket with the ball. 4) When the batsman hits the ball he can try and run, but will only do so if he thinks he can do so safely before the fielding team throw the ball back to either of the two wickets (sets of stumps). If he chooses to run the other batsman has to run to the other wicket. There always has to be one at each end. Both have to make it safely to the other wicket to score one run. If they wish to they can continue for a second, third or forth run, etc. If the batsman hits the ball far enough that it crosses the boundary rope he automatically gets 6 runs if it did so without hitting the ground, or 4 runs if it hit the ground first. If the batsman hits an odd number of runs the second batsman will face the next ball. If he hits an even number of runs he will continue to face the next ball. The exception to this is after the 6th ball of an over when play automatically changes to the other end of the wicket. 5) An over is when 6 balls have been bowled. At which point play changes to the other end of the wicket and a different bowler will bowl the next over. If you think of one end of the wicket as north and the other end South then the two bowlers each have have 6 balls before the other one takes a turn from the other end. This allows the bowlers to have a rest and means the batsmen have to adapt to the bowling style of two different people. Facing a left handed bowler or batsman can make quite a difference. 6) There a several styles of bowling. The main ones are: Fast, medium pace and spin. The idea is to make the ball bounce once and hit the batsman's stumps. The ball may go straight or deviate to the left or right. Spin bowlers are particularly good at making the ball deviate a lot. A legendary spin bowler was the late great Shane Warne. You may want to check him out. 7) Most players are either specialist batsmen or specialist bowlers. The Wicket keeper tends to be a decent batsman as well. The best batsmen usually bat first with the players who are better at bowling batting last. You may also hear a player referred to as an 'All rounder'. The most famous of these was Ian Botham. Check out 'Botham's Ashes' from 1981. The Ashes are a series of 5 'Tests' between England v. Australia. 8) There are 3 formats of cricket. a) Traditional games which last 5 days. b) One day cricket where each side play 50 overs (300 balls). A more recent variation invented because not everyone wants to spend 5 days watching a game. c) 20/20. This is a very recent format where each team plays just 20 overs (120 balls). Because the teams don't have many balls both teams go on all out attack which makes for exciting play. I'd suggest watching 20/20 (like the match in this video) as there's much more action, so it's more exciting for a newcomer, whereas traditional 5 day games are more tactical like a chess match and are more for experienced fans who understand the nuances of the game. Hope that makes sense and helps you to understand the basics.

[@deaninit8617]

No one said you had to stop running because the player didn’t catch it, not sure why you’re presuming that. Another fielder was running in for the ball who could throw it to the wicket keeper. Also the batsman who hit the ball seemed to slip at the opposite crease. You can run as many runs as you want.

[@Thevillagebythecross]

Keep learning about the great game of cricket Conor, We will explain to you a 'no ball' (not a pitch) when the time comes

[@EliKav]

its not like baseball where they the fielders have to throw it to certain places everytime, the fielders can do as they please with the ball, as can the batters when they are choosing whether to run, the idea is that u dont want to run if the fielders are close and have the ball as they can get the ball to wickets and hit them very easily and fast.

[@jamesleate]

You can run as many times as you want. It is much faster to throw the ball than to run between wickets. There would have been a fielder behind the ball ready to strike (off screen).

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

As a matter of interest the first official international cricket match was between Canada and America which America won. It was in the 1700s so both teams could have been full of nasty red coats but i am not sure.

[@lilacfiddler1]

In a limited over match, each side gets one “ innings” the second team to bat can win if they get more runs before the end of their innings, or lose if they fail to get enough runs with all the overs played. Therefore when a batsman is out (loses his wicket) he returns to the pavilion - if his team is first to bat he will be fielding in the next innings, if his team is second to bat, his game is over.

[@relic1701]

The Rules of Cricket You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have got out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game Not confusing in the slightest ;p

[@davidpearson243]

A very civilised game which other game stops for lunch and tea to be fair a day at the cricket usually involves a lot of drinking and the cricket is on in the back ground I enjoy a test cricket which last for 5 days

[@Someloke8895]

There are tales of batsmen hitting a ball into a tree, and racking up monster runs, because the ball is still in play and the fielding team had to try and get it.

[@leica_sl2]

your watching a T20 game, othe versions are a One day match which has 50 overs per side (300 balls) an a match which lasts for 5 Days that's called a a TEST Match.look on youtube or Google to know the difference , note that here in Australia we place the scores aroun the other way eg 5/100 wich means 5 batsman out for 100 runs.

[@barrygentry5364]

There is a video that explains the rules much more clearly than this, and is also aimed at helping Americans to understand the game.

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

Batsmen don't have to run, unlike baseball. They only run if they think both batsmen can make it safely to the other end of the pitch. In the bit you were confused about: the ball landed near a fielder, there was just enough time to make 1 run safely. If they had run again, a fielder could have thrown the ball into a wicket and run out a batsman, like a batter being caught short of a base. Simples.

[@Dragonblaster1]

To maximise enjoyment of cricket, it really helps to steep yourself in the strategy as well as the rules. For me, 20/20 and ODI are fine, I suppose, but for me, the best cricket is test cricket, the format that bores to death most casual cricket dabblers. To see a subtle change in field placement and immediately understand what the aim of that placement is adds to the game. It helps that I was captain of my school First XI team for two years, and that I played for my village team and then captained thar for five years. I don't like cricket: I love it. (small nod to 10cc)

[@Dr_KAP]

If you have a spare night sometime, watch Bodyline. That’s some serious history- true story mini series and it’s free on KZbin! Trust me as a historian you’ll enjoy it and learn about cricket at the same time.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

Two teams of 11 players. Fielding team - all eleven on the field. Specialised position - Wicket Keeper (Catcher). Fielding team must use a different bowler at each end bowling alternate overs, but can have as many bowlers as they wish, changing over at the Captains direction. Batting team must have 2 batsmen at the creases, one at either end, so in a team of eleven, when 10 batsmen are out, the inning is over even though there is one batter left. The wicket is 3 stumps (upright posts) with 2 bails balanced across them. The crease is made up of two lines 4feet apart and 8 feet long, the wicket is placed on the back line and the batter usually takes his stance at the front line and cannot be run out if he is within the crease. If a batsman hits it over the boundary (Home run) he scores 6 runs. If it reaches the boundary but the ball hits the ground before it gets there he scores 4 runs. When the ball is hit the batsmen are not obliged to run, but if they do it is possible to score 1, 2 or 3 runs, but they must judge how safe it is to attempt an extra run against getting out. There are several ways to get a batter out. As in baseball he can be caught out. He can also be bowled out, where the ball hits the stumps and knocks the bails off, he can be out LBW (Leg Before Wicket). In this case the batsman misses the ball but stops it with his leg pad but the Umpire judges that the ball would have hit the stumps otherwise. As you saw an over is normally 6 legal balls, but this can increase if a number of foul balls are bowled. The bowler must keep his feet within the crease or it becomes a No-Ball (1 run). He must also bowl within the batsmans reach or it can be called a Wide (also 1 run). The worst over ever bowled was 22 balls, 16 of which were fouls. The game you watched was a Limited Overs Game of 20 overs for each team, there are also 50 over games, and games with two innings per team lasting 3 or 5 days. International games are known as Test Matches and always take place over 5 days.

[@WG1807]

The two batsmen can run any number of runs if they so choose, while the ball is still 'Live'. They can run four, seen occasionally on large grounds, where the ball is hit deep but doesn't touch or cross the boundary. They can run five or more if the situation permits it, but this is unlikely on professional grounds and in the pro game. If the ball is lost (down a rabbit hole for eg, an occasional occurrence in the past on amateur grounds) or some other inaccessible place, the batsmen can carry on running. Technically they could run 1000 runs because the ball is still live until any member of the Fielding Side calls 'Lost Ball', whereupon the ball then becomes Dead. Unless there has been a Law change on the matter of Lost Ball in the last few years. It was certainly still the case up to and including 2014, which was the final year I did some umpiring. The width of the crease between the perpendicular lines denoting the Return Creases (within which the bowler must bowl) is 8 feet, 8 inches. The width of the Popping Crease is theoretically infinite and can be said to girdle the entire globe, or for practical purposes runs from one boundary to the opposite boundary on that line. The actual marking of this crease in practice is usually the width of the Pitch, which is exactly ten feet.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

@@WG1807 Thankyou for your input, I wasn't aware of the Lost Ball Rule at all. I left out running 5 or more because it's so rare, although I do remember managing it in a school match due to fielding errors. The dimensions of the crease I simply took from a quick search on the internet, obviously the numbers were incorrectly quoted.

[@WG1807]

@@GSD-hd1yh Yes, fielding errors and overthrows too. Again, technically the batsmen could be running forever if the fielding side continuously make such errors. Ha ha, no wonder newcomers, Americans or not, can struggle with understanding the Laws of the game. A lot of long-term fans, English, Australian, or whoever don't usually know all the laws. This includes players too and included myself. When I first went on an umpires training course in January 2005, I was amazed at how much I didn't know, lol. I've forgotten some of the finer points already because I've stopped continually studying the Laws since I stopped umpiring in 2014. Anyway, good stuff, thanks for the reply.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

@@WG1807 Yes, newcomers can struggle, and that's just with the normal game. Imagine if we threw in kids versions like "Touch and Run" cricket, or the rules that come into force when rain affects play?

[@thepoliticalhousethatjackbuilt]

Cricket has several different game formats, the format being played in the video is called Twenty20 (T20). Two teams each have one innings of twenty overs highest number of runs wins. So when a batsman is out he doesn't get to bat again for the rest of the game but he does get to field when the other team is batting in its innings. There is 11 players in each team usually five specialist batsmen, five bowlers (pitchers) and one wicket keeper (catcher) per team. All the team bat during their innings but the specialist batsmen will normally bat first in the innings and the worst at batting go in last (normally the bowlers). There is often a player who is good at batting and bowling (called an all rounder) they usually bat 5, 6 in the batting order and the wicket keeper is usually pretty good with the bat and will bat 6 or 7.

[@solreaver83]

Batsman don't want to get out. The ball was stopped and so close if they tried to run again they would have been run put. Meaning ball got back to the line before they could get back to the line and be out. In short it wasn't safe to run again

[@DaveWhoa]

its got nothing to do with "touching the ball", you need to catch it, otherwise you collect the ball then throw it in to either end of the stumps (usually to the wicket keeper end) to prevent batsmen running further

[@davidthompson1069]

Interesting fact bowling used to be underarm only( still legal to do). When the brits where in India, the women started playing. The could not bowl the ball , underarm, due to their petticoats. That's where overarching bowling started. 😀😃

[@flamingfrancis]

Cricket Laws were changed some years ago (around 2000) to outlaw underarm bowling (for men at least)

[@raymondbullock4557]

This is a shortest form of cricket where two teams of eleven players each face 20 overs with the purpose of accumulating as many runs they can. The team who posts the most runs or greatest score wins the match. Each over consists of 6 balls or pitchers so that is 120 balls in total. There are a minimum of five pitchers or bowlers per side so they can only bowl a maximum of 4 overs each. There are two batsmen on the field at anyone time, one on strike facing the bowler or pitcher and one at the non strikers end. When ten wickets are taken the batting team is bowled out and the fielding team take their turn to bat and attempt to beat their score. The bowler bowls from 22 yards away at the other end of what we call the wicket where the non striking batsmen is also positioned. When the batsmen on strike hits the ball into the outfield they run to each others end of the wicket on completion that scores one run and is added to the team score. They can complete as many runs as they wish but have to make their ground at either end of the wicket or base before the fielder throws the ball back or like baseball they can be run out. I hope this is more helpful as the commentator even confused myself.

[@leehallam9365]

Any member of the team can in theory bowl (pitch), in practice its 5 or 6 players that usually do most of it, but all 11 can bat, if ten of them are out the innings is ended no matter how many overs are left. And no there are not sometimes one batsmen and sometimes two running, they always bat in pairs.

[@adamdruett9107]

So much more to learn, but just watching a game like this with explanation is a good start. What he should have added at the end was that you score 4 if the ball crosses the rope on the ground/on the bounce, as opposed to 6 (in the air)

[@chrissmith8773]

Look, it’s simple. The batsman comes out and is in until he gets out, then he goes back in. Then the next guy comes out. When they have all been in and got out, then they change over and the other side comes in until they are out. What is the problem with that?

[@Markus117d]

Yes they could have kept running, But they decided not to as it was to risky, A bit like a base runner stopping on second base instead of going to third or home, Because the fielding team had control of the ball too close and likely to tag them before they can get safe at the next base.. 👍

[@michaelpratt2635]

Try the following explanation: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game 😜

[@dale897]

OK with the running part that confused you, they can run as many times as they want but they didnt because they probably wanted to play it safe and if you watch it again they went to run again but didn't. If they hit over the boundary for a 4 (ball hits the ground before it hits the boundary) or for a 6 ( goes over the boundary without hitting the ground) and they run too only then 4 or 6 counts not the runs they got by literally running.

[@B-A-L]

Cricket is like baseball except something actually happens! Btw, if you want to learn a bit about cricket then there's an excellent YT channel called Cricket For Americans and the American guys know more about cricket than a lot of Non Americans!