American Sports Fan Reacts to Cricket Explained for Baseball Fans

[@user-ow7xl5hk2f]

Bobby. We love you.

[@dreadom4782]

If the batsman is out without scoring a run, this is called colloquially as “a Duck”. If the batter is out on their first ball faced, this is called “a Golden Duck”. Worse still, a batter can be runout before even facing a ball this is known as “a Diamond or Platinum Duck”.

[@SMA265]

There is also one called "a pair" for consecutive ducks.

[@wnood]

If the same bowler gets 3 batters out on consecutive balls, its called a hat trick. When the batter has 2 wickets, they are "on a hat trick". Another weird term - A bowler finishes bowling an over and no runs are scored - Theyve bowled a "maiden over", (no they didnt knock a lady over). Youll see this in the scorecard eg : 5 (Wickets) 25 (Runs against them) 2 (Maiden overs) 8 (Total overs bowled)

[@cvraw42069]

@@SMA265 king's pair for 2 consecutive golden ducks

[@miccharlie]

"Is it close to a silly goose". Yes. You have to be slightly insane to stand there. And put on an American Football costume to protect all your necessary bits

[@aplund]

Perfect timing. The T20 World cup is on in a couple of weeks, hosted in the USA + Caribbean. So the timezone should be perfect and the US has a team that's playing. I believe Canada is in the same division and they will play each other at some point.

[@YobboBear]

USA just beat Bangladesh!

[@shmick6079]

The backwards score thing: Australian scoreboards have always been made to double for both cricket and Aussie rules. As you know, the total score in football can often be three digits, and the goals and behinds are only ever as many as two digits. So a scoreboard at the local oval was always made to read (per sport): Football: GG BB TTT Cricket WW RRR I hope that makes sense. Plus Aussie lingo has always been kinda like this: “What’s the cricket score?” “Aussies are three-fah” (Australian for “we are three-for” ie three wickets down). That’s generally sufficient as you’ve got the most important information but nothing else 😂

[@ExternalInputs]

Traditionally, Australian Rules Football was played on cricket grounds, originally it was organised as a way for cricket players to stay fit during winter in the 19th century. Hence, the scoreboard was laid out to suit both games.

[@shmick6079]

@@ExternalInputs correct.

[@aac74]

'The rules and gameplay of cricket, a breakdown' is a good video from Jomboy media.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

Now that you have seen this… you can watch the Bluey episode (Season 3, Episode 47) called Cricket. You will then understand it better.

[@shamisengupta984]

I enjoyed this reaction vid. Don’t worry about the cricket fielding positions, I barely know any of them and I’ve been following cricket for decades. Not knowing the fielding positions does not take away from my enjoyment of the game. I hope you persevere with it. It’s really rewarding. Cheers!😎🕉

[@shmick6079]

And no, most of us do not know all of the positions on the field, unless we’ve played it for years.

[@arbabasukalsar4361]

Also, it's fairly easy to extrapolate if you know the basic positions

[@PFNel]

You're dead right. I've played the game and watched it, on and off, for decades, but I decided early on that I wasn't going to bother with all those ridiculous fielding positions. If you're fielding, you just go where the captain tells you to go! Of course, I do know some of the basic positions, but nowhere near all.

[@Mrharryprosser]

Silly is exactly as it sounds, the fields-man standing so close in a very dangerous place as the ball can travel hard and fast towards them, so the poor fielder says this silly and dangerous. In modern times they are permitted to wear protective helmets like the batsman.

[@wnood]

Tx for sharing. I like your attitude to a sport you knew little about previously. The chart on field postions details every single position on the field which looks very complicated. Remember theres only 11 in the field, so not all are used at same time. There are other charts online which make it a lot easier to remember/learn from. eg The position "Point" - its to the Left side of the field mid-way between pitch and boundry. Then you have "Deep" Point which is nearer the boundry and "Silly" Point is closer to the pitch. This is the same for all postions like Cover, MidOn and MidOff etc. The positions are also dependant on the type of batter. The positons in the video assumes the batter is right handed. If the batter is left handed, they obviously face the opposite direction and all positions are flipped. There are rules around where fielders can stand at different times of each game, but thats a lot more complicated and I suggest you watch some games to learn more about that.

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

The fielding positions are confusing, but you don't really need to know all of them. Believe it or not, that diagram could be helpful as fielding positions will be mentioned often in any commentary. Some basic rules: "Silly" and "short" close to the batter; deep far away. "Silly" possibly comes from being dangerous positions, even moreso back in the day before helmets and shin pads. "Deep" is near the boundary, something like an outfielder starting almost on the wall. "Leg" or "on" are on the side of the field the batter's legs in his/her stance. "Off" is the other side. "Square" is essentially across the field in line with the striking batter. That line running across the pitch the batter sometimes straddles, it runs "square" (i.e. right angles) to the direction of the pitch. "Fine" is the opposite of square when applied behind square. "Straight" in front of square. Essentially, the bowler (think pitcher) is likely to be "straightest" fielder and wicket-keeper (think catcher) the "finest". From that : Square leg square of the wicket on the leg side. Fine leg is fine behind the batter on the leg side. Deep backward square leg is behind the batter, squarish, leg side and near the boundary. Mid on, reasonable straight in front of the batter on the on (i.e. leg)side. Silly mid on, the same angle but close to the batter. Deep long on, same angle, on the boundary Then the off side is the side the better's bat is (opposite of on side). Mid-off is the mirror of mid-on. After that it gets confusing as no real rule can be applied. Mid wicket between mid on and square leg; but think about 45 degrees from straight down the pitch. Cover is the offside equal. Point is the offside mirror of square leg. Why its not just called "square off" I don't know. Cover point between cover and point. Slips and gully next to the wicketkeeper in attaching catching positions (the wicket rather than a higher strike zone means the bat more often comes through straight, and if the ball gets an edge it often heads toward these players). "Third man" has no explanation, but is basically on the boundary behind the slips. And all of these are only indicators. Midwicket might be squarer or straighter than normal for example. Fielding positions are highly tactical; changing with batter, bowler, age of the ball (the ball is not changed often and is allowed to wear which changes its behaviour), condition of the pitch (all turf itches at higher levels, which change character across a game), situation of the game and so on. There are nine players, once wicketkeeper and bowler are accounted for, trying to cover 360 degrees on large grounds - so making the most of each one is important.

[@RolandjHearn]

The fielding positions become fairly easy once you watch a game for awhile. Some are used often and are called by the commentators, others are used less frequently and harder to remember but if you watch a game get the chart and you will see it all come together. Each fielding position has a basic area but if you move closer to the batsmen it is called, "short," or "silly," if you move further away it is "long," or "deep." If you move in an arc toward the bowler it is called "forward" if you move farther away it is called, "backward." Once you get those worked out it comes fairly easily.

[@divid3d]

maybe pressing the spacebar to stop/start the video would be easier 😁

[@WaDarkPhoenix]

"Do y'all know every single part of the field" Absolutely not, you generally know specific areas of the field, and then are waved back/forward/sideways by the captain setting the field. I.e most people will know where cover is, and then they'll be told by the captain to come around a bit (to cover point). A lot of the positions are named the same but just have deep or short in front of them depending on whether they're closer or further from the pitch.

[@user-sl1sf6ps1h]

Silly point mid on etc is very close to the batsman this fielder is likely to be hit and has little chance to react so you are by definition silly to be there !

[@marklane58]

Brian Lara, a West Indian player, hit 501 runs against England. I think that was a record. Don Bradman, Australian, had an average of 99 when he retired. He just needed one more run to get the 100 average. 😮‍💨

[@aussieragdoll4840]

He was out for a Duck (no runs) at his last time at bat. That’s why his batting average is 99.9.

[@marklane58]

@@aussieragdoll4840 That's right! Mean bowler. 👹It would have sounded much better to have a ton for an average. Do you know what kind of ball was delivered?

[@billschild3371]

Oh and they even have a term if you are one of the first batters at the start of an innings and you keep batting until all your other batting partners are out. It is called "Carrying your bat".

[@jayweb51]

If a bowler can get three batsmen out on consecutive balls, that is called'a hat-trick'; also the 3 consecutive balls can occur at the end of an over, then continue with the first balls of the bowlers next over. That is, 1 or 2 wickets on the last ball or balls and then complete the hat-trick on the first balls of the next over; taking the 3rd wicket or the 2nd and 3rd wickets.

[@anirbanbarik]

Hoping to see the LA Knight Riders logo on that beautiful wall soon 💜💜

[@allangoodger969]

The highest score in Test cricket was Australian Brian Lara, who scored 400 not out against England in 2004. If you get out without scoring a run it is a "Duck" if you get out first ball it's called a "Golden Duck".

[@originalpottsy]

Brian Lara is from the West Indies not Australia.

[@Driskyle]

Cricket also has fielding restrictions due to a famous incident in which a team loaded one side of the field with fielders and the bowlers bowled only at the batsmen’s’ bodies. Because of this “negative” tactic you have a restriction on the amount of fielders you can have on the batsman’s leg (body) side of the field. Also there are fielding restrictions in the shorter formats of the game to encourage more aggressive batting. For example, for a certain number of overs the fielding team cannot have more than 2 fielders outside of the inner circle of the field, which encourages batsmen to hit for the boundaries by hitting over the infield.

[@jayweb51]

The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup is set to start in June, and if being played in the United States and the West Indes(Caribbean), with the first match on 2nd June is between the United States and Canada played at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas. FYI - The firt ever International Cricket Match was between the US and Canada in 1844, played at St.George's Cricket Ground in New York from the 24th to 26th September.

[@jayweb51]

If a batsman happens to get out on the first ball faced, that is called 'a duck'; and then you do the walk of shame.

[@philhogan5623]

No, it's a duck if you go out without making any runs. You could face 50 overs and still go out for a duck.

[@leehallam9365]

The other ways of getting out that he mentioned are not things a bowling team would aim for, they are there to stop the bowling team doing them. Such has not hitting the ball twice, batting it away with their hand or taking too long to come out to bat. The only one that you see much is hit wicket, which is the batsman hits the wicket with bat or body.

[@toakreon]

Cricket is a high scoring game - an innings of cricket can result in 200, 300 or more runs being scored - so a 1 run penalty for a no-ball or wide is nothing like as significant as you might think.

[@shervinmarius8542]

When a no ball is called, in addition to the extra run the batting team is given a free hit, meaning the previous delivery doesn't count as a delivery In addition the only way one can be out on a free hit is by a run out, no other way lol

[@turkeyfishzzz3134]

If you think the fielding positions are confusing enough, they all get reversed when a left hander comes in so point becomes square-leg etc

[@EvilKicksMoney]

Cricket is the greatest most entertaining deadliest toughest painful interesting and unique sport in the world 🏏❤

[@YobboBear]

I'm all here for the hot mess, however if you want a tip: The space bar can pause KZbin, and left arrow can rewind 5 seconds (assuming it is the active window).

[@glo0115]

Out on the first ball is £10 in the Christmas kittie

[@animalian01]

There are specialist bowlers (fast or Spin) and batsmen and there are all rounders who are good at both.

[@robinboyes9675]

Don't get hung up on fielding posions, I play for a number of years and never got to know them, just the ones I wanted to avoid, like Silly Mid on. It is called that becausee it is a bloody silly place to stand if you wished to be safe.

[@Driskyle]

The other one to avoid is fine leg to fine leg every over 😆

[@ExternalInputs]

As well as one run being awarded to the batting team for a wide or no-ball delivery, the bowler must bowl that ball again. Bowlers get six balls and then they change "over", but wides and no-balls can add to that, which can be crucial in the limited over format. T20 is 20 overs, 120 balls, and you don't want to give your opponents more balls than that to score from.

[@wilsonsmanz]

Concerning the umpire. The umpire is only queried when the dismissal wasn't totally obvious. For instance, if the batter hits the ball in the air and the fielder takes the catch, the umpire does not need to do anything because its an obvious out. If the bowler bowls the ball and hits the stumps, the batter is bowled out, the umpire does not need to confirm that. However, for run outs, for leg before wicket, and for certain dismissals that might be a bit more close, then you appeal to the umpire and he makes the decision or forwards it to the third umpire who is a special umpire who is going to review the replays and use available technology to decide the outcome..

[@YobboBear]

As an Upside Down Australian, I suggest our scoring system is more correct the batting team score(wickets-runs) is in the same format as the bowling statistics (wickets-runs). Whereas in other parts of the world they are opposite to each other (wickets-runs vs runs-wickets)

[@gailstevens6831]

With the trend towards shorter attention spans, one day and T20 cricket have become more popular, and test cricket less so. The purists, like myself, love test cricket, because it requires skill, strategy, planning and time to win the game. the shorter game is all about bash and run. There is little skill involved. Players who come through the ranks from the shorter format struggle to play test cricket as they do not have the patience or the skills for the longer format. I am very afraid that test cricket may not last another generation.

[@scollyb]

The cricket positions have a certain logic to them. Basically angle too the batsman, with on or off designating left or right Then distance from the batsman, with silly being stupidly close

[@stuartmcivor2276]

One thing he didn't say - in a limited overs game each bowler can bowl no more than 1/5 of the overs so you must have at least 5 bowlers, and those not bowling will be fielding. Eg. in a 50 overs game no bowler can bowl more that 10 overs. Typically a team will have 5 specialist batters, 1 wicket keeper and 5 bowlers although, in practice, a team will have at least 2 'all-rounders' who are good at batting and bowling or batting and keeping.

[@mekkanikmike]

Technically speaking, cricket doesn't have rules. It has laws. And the umpires are more like Judges. They won't interfere unless you plead your case before them.

[@user-hy8cp3fg7m]

The thing about professional cricket is wrong. Well ok, in cricket's 500+ year history, professionals are new, but we are talking pro from the mid 20th C. In England, going back to 19th C there were professionals and gentlemen (armatures) who played on the same team together - the gentlemen were basically so rich they didn't need the money. Being a pro was never seen as diluting the game. These days any match involving male players on TV they are almost certainly pros. The exception would be international's involving more minor cricket nations or some women's games (but that is changing).

[@user-rr5mq4em5w]

Thanks for the Australian comment. We will use it in our regions social media politics. hahahah

[@animalian01]

It's silly because you're very close to the batsman, and you might get hit by a hard leather ball going at 100mph, so its very dangerous,so it was considered a silly place to be

[@hi_im_willow]

brother just click middle of the video to start / pause. You don't need to always click on play / pause button

[@aussieragdoll4840]

The highest score by a single batsman is over 400!

[@arikrishnan55]

LA Knight Riders Check that Team they are Playing in Major League Cricket

[@brucewilliams4152]

Silly mid on and silly mid off are fielding positions very close to the bat,given a cricket ball is harder,heavier than a baseball..why do you think.It may be silly!

[@billschild3371]

Funny you should bring up being bowled out for nothing. The greatest batsman of all time Don Bradman only needed 4 runs in his final innings to finish with an average of 100. However he was out for 0 giving him only 99.95.

[@marklane58]

It's no joke. Australia IS upside down (depending on where in the galaxy you're observing from).

[@naveenpenedi8115]

Now watch the video made by jomboy media which explains very simplified & easy.Cricket is not so complex for beginners.It is very simple to understand basic gameplay.The other minor rules you can learn them by watcing live cricket.

[@A2thaMFK]

Whats interesting to me watching video's like this, is just how insular Americans appear to be. Most every country outside of the US, is aware of and has a decent understanding of all forms of units of measure. Where as it appears that Americans are 100% fixed to one form. Also Most other countries are quite familiar with sports such as baseball, NFL, basketball etc. As well as their own countries many sporting pursuits. Yet in America, it appears that they only know American played sports. I'm Australian, I'm a cricket nut, yet I know every rule and completely understand the game of baseball. I also follow Rugby League. But I also know all the rules and game play of NFL, AFL, Rugby Union and football.

[@UKJesterVids]

Does *anybody* actually know & understand all the rules of any sport? (and I'm definitely including the professional players & officials in that question)

[@philhogan5623]

Cricket is generally popular in countries that are former British Empire colonies.

[@DemonArshan]

congrats to USA on holding the Cricket T20 World Cup next month. 🤘

[@juiceeer3320]

Use the keyboard space to pause

[@user-el2ix5vw7w]

silly positions are very close to the bat so not a sensible place to be.

[@marklane58]

Not true about having to APPEAL for out. If the umpire thinks it's out they will call it. These days they have a review system like in tennis. Edit... UKJesterVids corrected me re Law 31.1. See replies below. I wanted to put this up front.

[@UKJesterVids]

Law 31.1: Neither umpire shall give a batter out, even though he/she may be out under the Laws, unless appealed to by a fielder. However, a batter may give themselves out without an appeal

[@marklane58]

@@UKJesterVids Wow. I never knew that. Great research. What a weird rule. I guess it seemed like the umpire was giving out instantly while at the same time the fielding team was also jumping up in the air. I must admit I've never read the rules. Thanks.

[@adarshgopalakrishnan9766]

It is more likely to happen with caught behind and sometimes lbw.

[@UKJesterVids]

@@marklane58 I figure sometimes they've made the decision and are waiting for the appeal, so there's no pause

[@stuarthancock571]

Baseball scores are very low, can be as low as soccer with 4 runs winning the game. Cricket scores are very high , much higher than basketball, with 350 runs winning the game. So baseball crowds make lots of noise when a run is scored and stay quiet whenever a batter is out but the opposite happens in a cricket game, lots of noise when a batter is out because hours can pass with the same batters at bat.