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[@leehallam9365]

The US beat Pakistan in the World Cup the other day. That's quite a big deal, you might want to check that out.

[@Westcountrynordic]

If it was on the pitch in New York that has been causing so many problems the in my mind it doesn't really count

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

​@@WestcountrynordicBoth teams were playing on the same dreadful pitch, so it certainly counts as a shock win. However, it is the T20 World Cup - cricket for those who don't like cricket or have limited attention spans. 😅

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

It was 20/20 which is a bit more random, but Pakistan definitely aren't the team they were in the 90s and early 2000s. Same with Sri Lanka and West Indies which is a shame. Remember when Curtley Ambrose would start his run up and you'd think "yeah we're fucked". 😂

[@hmmer3471]

​​@@Westcountrynordic If it was on good pitch they would have lost against Canada too

[@cricketexplained8526]

@@Westcountrynordic It was in Texas, not New York. The Texas pitch has been better.

[@pureholy]

One minor but noticeable difference is that in cricket if the ball goes into the crowed it must be returned. This is because the age and state of the ball is part of game play and strategy. In limited over cricket there is a new ball for each innings, in test cricket I believe the ball is replaced every 80 overs.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

*crowd* ( _not_ "crowed") 👌😏🖖

[@chrisdeCorbet]

A cricket ball weighs between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces. It's made of cork centre wound in string and covered in leather and hurts if it hits you especially in the jewels when it is acceptable to scream or faint 😁

[@papalaz4444244]

What is an ounce?

[@clivenewman4810]

@@papalaz4444244 16 ounces make a pound of weight.

[@chrisdeCorbet]

@@papalaz4444244 An ounce = 28.35 grams

[@jukeseyable]

@@papalaz4444244 25.6 gramms

[@jukeseyable]

@@papalaz4444244 its an old uk imperial measurement of wieght that corresponds to the inch in linear distance measurement, an inch is 25.6 mm

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

Cricket balls can kill.

[@YobboBear]

...and have

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

RIP Philip Hughes :(

[@mattybob12310]

We used to play Cricket on Astroturf at School and, my God, the BURNS T_T To answer your Question "how Fast?" it's not as simple an answer. There are different types of Bowling, Spin Bowlers (usually take a very short jog/walk up to bowl) and they use the spin of the ball to bamboozle batters, their deliveries are usually 45-55mph. Pace Bowlers are the speed kings (there's actually 2 different types, Seam and Swing Bowling but I'll lump them both into 'Pace'), these are the guys who take a few dozen yard run ups to Bowl and they're usually 80-90mph+. The Ball: There's 2 types of Ball used in top flight Cricket, the most widely used is called "The Kookaburra", hailing from Australia, it's Seam is machine stitched so it's tighter compared to the other, being; "The Duke", hailing from England (where it is almost exclusively used), it's Seam is hand stitched which means it is more pronounced on the surface of the ball, this helps Pace bowlers get the ball moving through the air with their technique. Both are Cork and Rubber interior with two Leather outerhemispheres stitched together and weigh ~5.5oZ, it's like being hit with a Brick if you're not wearing Pads. Not an expert, feel free to correct anything I may have said in error :).

[@Shoomer1988]

I'm sure Astroturf was invented by someone with a sociopathic hatred of children. To this day my knees still go into shock every time I see some.

[@nac5901]

Third ball maker: Sanspareils Greenlands (SG). Duke and SG make the best balls.

[@richardhague801]

couple of minor corrections. when it said 118-5 it's not 5 people have gotten 118 runs because there are still two players at bat who have contributed 39 runs to that total (Kohli 29 & Hardik 10) so collectively it is seven players making 118 runs and five players that have been either run out or caught out. secondly in the following example it says there is a target of 222 which he says means the Indian side scored 222. this is incorrect. India would have scored 221 runs meaning England need to score one more run to win. both teams reaching the same number of runs would be a draw. also your observation about hitting the ball directly behind you does happen if you look up "cricket virtual eye" you can see an image of all the shots played in an innings, illustrating where each hit went.

[@vikassunny2012]

If the scores are same, its called a "tie" not a "draw". A draw occurs when one or both of the teams have not completed their innings by the scheduled end of play.

[@jeremykothe2847]

You asked which countries are the best? Current "test cricket" rankings are: 1 Australia 30 3,715 124 2 India 26 3,108 120 3 England 30 3,151 105 4 South Africa 18 1,845 103 5 New Zealand 22 2,121 96 6 Pakistan 17 1,519 89 7 Sri Lanka 18 1,501 83 8 West Indies 19 1,563 82 9 Bangladesh 17 906 53 10 Zimbabwe 2 46 23 11 Ireland 4 58 15 12 Afghanistan 3 0 0

[@vetiarvind]

that's in Test cricket. India is #1 in the ODI and T20 formats.

[@Goatcha_M]

@@vetiarvind Typically in any given year, regardless of format; 3 of the top 4 teams will be India, Australia and South Africa. Pakistan, England and others swap places for the 4th Big 4 spot. NZ is usually Number 5, but rises in some years. It shifts with the quality of the teams, Sri Lanka was strong in the 90s, The WIndies dominated in the 80s.

[@roystratford4361]

Cricket is a very popular sport in many commonwealth countries but there are over 100 countries affiliated to the International Cricket Council.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Being tall is an advantage, but not a huge one. Most of the best/fastest runners are short guys who can accelerate quickly.

[@philipmason9537]

Cricket is the second most watched sport in the world after Football ( soccer).

[@dryash866]

​@heinzer69does it even matter when people are getting money when they play it or either advertised it😂

[@Qwerty0007]

What is soccer 🙄

[@daveg2104]

@@Qwerty0007 Apparently you can blame students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s for "soccer". It's slang/abbreviation for Association Football - or assoc/assoccer as it was also often called. You don't like the word soccer? It's what the game was called back in the day, at least by some people. And just to point out, in some parts of the World, soccer isn't the only, or dominant, football code.

[@1313tennisman]

@heinzer69 Yes but mainly the 4 day games. The t20 blast and the Test matches are usually very well attended.

[@WihGlah]

One thing - when India were 118-5, that means 7 batters have scored 118 runs. 5 are "out" while 2 are still "In".

[@jeremykothe2847]

Hitting it backwards as you describe by spinning and swinging high is called a "hook" and is not uncommon at all. Usually it's at an angle, but it can in rare circumstances be directly backwards.

[@arkamukhopadhyay9111]

And nowadays the scoop or switch hits. In the olden days there also used to be something called a French cut.

[@zorojiro9759]

Scoop or reverse can go directly backward

[@pauljohns4373]

In response to your question about batsmen hitting the ball directly behind them, the answer is yes. There is even a stroke (action by the batsman) of hitting the ball over their own head... very difficult but amazing to watch.

[@AManInAGreySuit]

Cricket bowling speeds can vary immensely. To focus on men, which is much faster than women, for Amateur cricket, think village cricket a spin bowler, meaning he will spin the ball left or right after it hits the ground will bowl at 25 mph, whereas a professional spin bowler will be much quicker 50 mph. A fast bowler village will bowl up to about 65 to 70 mph. A professional fast bowl usually is 80mph although top fast bowlers can be 95 mph. Keep in mind, bowlers can move the ball in the air, of which there are many way to do this and there ability to pitch the ball in many places on the length of the pitch, it is actually hard to judge where to hit the ball with the bat. The ball also to note is very hard, and at speed even with all the pads and helmet and box it's very easy to get hit and cause a lot of damage. Very few people would be able to face an 80mph ball, it's a scary thing, but even a spin ball at 45 can cause a lot of issues. Cricket is hard, it takes a lot of skill both bowling and batting. Fielders do not wear gloves with the exception of the wicket keeper and that ball hurts a lot when it is caught at speed and many people break fingers at some point when catching the ball. It's a great game, but it's hard, yet also full of tradition.

[@eleanorkhachadourian2519]

Maybe watch a video of Shane Warne who was the greatest bowler of all time imho.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

The ball is very hard, and a fast bowler can often deliver the ball at over 90 mph. The world's top teams are Australia, India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Bangladesh (in approximately that order, though any of those teams can beat the others on a good day). The US ranks about 15th or so in the world, but had a great victory over Pakistan the other night. A couple of things not mentioned: consecutive overs are bowled from different ends of the pitch, so the batter whose on strike changes from one over to the next. And it's not just the field dimensions that change from ground to ground - because the ball is bounced, the consistency of the pitch can make a huge difference. The world cup games being played in the US at the moment include high-scoring matches in Texas and low-scoring ones in New York because of the differences in the pitches.

[@jinayvora6240]

Btw atleast 5 bowlers are used in limited overs cricket and spin bowling is quite unique (Bowlers who bowl slow but turn the ball sharply to deceive batters).

[@clivenewman4810]

Cricket world tournament is currently being held in Carribbean,New York and Dallas.

[@athr_blu]

And florida

[@clivenewman4810]

@@athr_blu Whoops, sorry!

[@mikeythehat6693]

Cricket pitches in schools and local parks are often made of concrete, because, yes normal grass is no good unless it's had some serious manicuring. The grass pitches at professional Cricket grounds have full time greenskeepers that get paid the big bucks just to look after the grass. There's actually a Cricket World Cup occurring, right now, and in your part of the world, and I bet you haven't even noticed. The ball is hard leather and is as hard as a rock, it's harder than a Baseball. There are slow bowlers, medium pace bowlers and fast bowlers, the fast bowlers would bowl at speeds comparable to baseball, while the slow bowlers attempt to confuse the batters with spin.

[@almostyummymummy]

Playing on concrete/asphalt... Yeah, that's a lot of ouch to be had. Especially with those diving catches.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

The Test cricket teams (i.e. top international teams) are: Australia, India, South Africa, England, West Indies (Caribbean), Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

[@arkamukhopadhyay9111]

Plus Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan

[@Masque54]

The best place to play cricket when you don't have a nice flat surface available is on the beach! Diving for catches or sliding in for a run doesn't hurt nearly as much on sand as on asphalt! the best time to play beach cricket is after lunch on Christmas Day with the whole family involved!! 🏏🏖 🎄👍

[@Nizzleson]

Southern hemisphere best hemisphere.

[@wilsonsmanz]

Hell no. You have to play on the part of the sand that is harder, but its close to the water so you cannot really hit the fall that far in that direction or else a really good swimmer has to go and get the ball. That is not good. I played cricket as a child on different surfaces, including just dirt roads and concrete. If you have a surface that is a bit uneven, you just even it out. Just the areas where you plan to pitch the ball. Usually if you are playing cricket on the beach you play what we call Tip and One. Meaning once the ball touch the bat you have to run.

[@Richard-jh7nt]

Yep, playing cricket on concrete with a tennis ball is fine for kids or nervous adults in an informal game, although diving for a catch could be painful !!

[@shadowstorm9363]

Another fun thing is, in Test Match where everyone wears white jerseys, the ball used to play is generally red and in limited over matches, where teams are allowed to wear colored jerseys to distinguish the 2 teams apart, the ball used to play in the match is white

[@ralphsearing7892]

A bumpy cricket pitch is part of the fun when you're a kid. Beach cricket too.

[@rob989]

I spent 20 years getting over playing against our back fence. Turns out on most wickets stuff pitched on yur toes doesn't bounce straight up and hit you in the face. How's a boy supposed to develop a decent forward defencive under those conditions?

[@DeepThought9999]

@@rob989I think you mean most pitches, not most wickets. Ignore the many ignorant professional cicketers and commentators on TV and look up the Laws of Cricket. In terms of cricket field characteristics, the wickets are the bowlers’ and fielders’ targets while the pitch is the rectangular 22-yards-long playing surface between the wickets. The pitch is not a wicket. There is one pitch and two wickets on a proper cricket field.

[@rob989]

@@DeepThought9999 So a sticky wicket is when the stumps get covoured in marmalade during the tea interval? ... Also I think you're replying to someone else. I was just being rude about T20.

[@rob989]

oh no I did mention a "wicket"... which is a way to refer to the state of the pitch... where I come from at least.

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

Run out is when either batsman fails to make the batting popping crease line that he is running towards (when trying to make a run) and the fieldling side hit the stump/wicket with the ball, that the batsman is running to.

[@readMEinkbooks]

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 if 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

[@johnwilletts3984]

The worlds first international cricket match took place between Canada and the USA. In 18th century England many villages had a Rounders pitch. It was called Rounders after the round top poles that formed the bases. However in North West England it became known as Baseball.

[@mej6519]

and the oldest cricket club in the US is phiadelphia cricket club, 1854.

[@carokat1111]

The Aussies are cricket champs in all formats. But it changes a lot. You recognised the main playing nations. It's massive in India and Pakistan - they absolutely love the game.

[@davelister2961]

Another thing they can legitimately blame the British for. 😜👍

[@HereToExplore009]

9:15 yes! the pitch is a major variable in Cricket. Different countries, continents, grounds, weather conditions, bowler type, grass on pitch, moisture, cracks, loose dust, soil type, everything has interrelations between them, hence, the pitch impacts the game hugely. Cricket might be the only sport that gets impacted by external conditions so massively.

[@eleanorkhachadourian2519]

....and the wicket (bit of grass between the wickets, also known as 'the wicket') is 22 yards and longer than it looks on screen!

[@shmick6079]

Australian scoreboards are reversed because the old school scoreboards used to cater for both cricket and Aussie rules, and in both the bigger number is on the right hand side.

[@nac5901]

I've heard that, but that can't be the actual reason -- cricket long predates Aussie Rules; they would surely have used the cricket-style scoreboard format for Aussie Rules rather than swapping it for cricket afterwards...

[@rs1884]

I'm looking into my family history, one of my past relatives was Landlord (Publican) of the famous Trent Bridge Inn (Nottingham). He began there in 1864 and the Inn at that time owned the Cricket Ground, so my relative effectively ran the ground. I think he was still there at least until 1881. The Inn no longer runs the ground but is now operated by the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and hosts a leg of most of the Test Matches and ODI - not just county cricket matches, which includes limited overs cricket matches. Another remarkable fact about my relative was that prior to running the TBI, he ran another Pub in Nottinghamshire, the Magna Charta in a village called Lowdham. Visiting his Step-Mother in nearby Tuxford he discharged a firearm which exploded taking out several fingers. He was friends with a Surgeon who managed to save his hand, but contracted Tetanus (Lockjaw). At the time it was unheard of to survive Lockjaw, but was able recover over several months with constant care from medical attendents. He was fed through a straw only as he had a gap in his teeth being unable to open his jaw!

[@rob989]

In cricket runs are common and outs (wickets) are hard to come by. In baseball outs are common and runs are hard to come by. That's the biggest difference for me.

[@shervinmarius8542]

By far the best ever explanation of cricket I have ever seen I am from a cricketing nation, so I know the ins and outs of the game, but I love to see ppl of other cultures take an interest in it Very good video btw

[@benmummery2272]

Hitting backwards over your head and the wicket keeper is called a “ramp shot”. You use the pace on the ball and guide it, very risky of either missing and being bowled out or hurt, or of being caught by the keeper.

[@PadichaloNetworking-dh6bp]

NEED MORE VIDEO OF CRICKET BROTHER ! LOVE FROM USA

[@stephenkerensky710]

Very good, very clear. The point is that the more you know about the complexities the more you enjoy watching. There is also a lot of psychology involved, whether your team is batting or fielding. Best to start with watching one-day games. When you feel you can follow waht`s happening, there are some very good radio commentaries - which can be amusing.

[@Bospreadinglicksandwags]

9:22 Very very smart. You are the first American person reacting that observed that. The pitch or the surface is the main variable that determines the kind of play (passive/aggressive) and the par score to win it. It even favours different pitching styles on different surface. Right before the toss, there is a segment where the commentators will discuss the pitch, the outfield conditions and weather too. The ball too plays a equally important role. The players keep conditioning the ball depending on the above factors, thus the crowd doesn’t get to keep the ball after a six/home run. This game has too many variables.

[@gillianrimmer7733]

I love Test Cricket, but I purposely don't watch it if I have things to do because once you get sat down watching, you can be there for hours - I've started watching in the morning, and suddenly realised that the day's gone and I haven't even got dressed lol

[@user-xq1mt2ir1c]

FYI: cricket 'on concrete' is played with a soft ball (tennis ball) or a taped ball (moves fast), it can't be played with a regular hard cricket ball, won't work (that's crazy and someone will get killed). One more thing; the crease (the line in front of the wicket is your safe space...stay within it (if anyone from anywhere on the field strikes it while you're outside then you're out. Clear? Cricket is exciting because there are so many 'shot' you can play. Fast bowlers life-threatening fast, and spin bowlers are slow but tricky.

[@rob989]

Also... First class, and more importantly, test cricket is also professional, and the royal family prefer rugby and horse racing as far as I know. The real difference is that a T20 match is like a punch-up outside a honkytonk, while a test match is like the Battle of Waterloo. Outside the honkytonk, there are lights and girls and music, and the fight is simple to understand, although pretty undignified. It's generally over with quickly, though, so children and other people with short attention spans can stay awake for it, like TV advertisers. The other is the Battle of Waterloo!

[@enemde3025]

Not "points".....RUNS. Your foot must NOT cross the line when bowling. It depends on WHERE the ball hits the batsman/woman if they are out or not. It is LBW . Leg Before Wicket. And then only on specific areas of the leg. There are different types of bowlers, based on whether they are FAST or SPIN bowlers. The ball weighs around 5.50 ounces and is made from a compressed cork inner covered in leather. We have a type of " baseball" in the UK, but it's called ROUNDERS and is played by small girls at school !!

[@nac5901]

"LBW" is something of a misnomer: the whole body counts as "leg", except for the (backs of the) hands (gloves). The umpire just has to think it would have hit the wicket had the body not been there. If you duck to avoid a ball, you can get hit in the head and be out "lbw"

[@Goatcha_M]

Run Outs: The runner running towards the stumps that are hit is Out. Batters don't Have to run, so they can pick when its safe. The non-striker will usually be poised to run and maybe out of his crease a bit when the ball is bowled but relative speed and height isn't critical, batting skill and good communication matters more.

[@Mike-po2gx]

Its deceptive. The distance to run....in American imperial. Is 22 yards

[@MeFreeBee]

Hard to judge on TV because the default camera position is from behind the bowler and the long-focus lens they use foreshortens the apparent distance. Note the 22 yards is based on an old measurement called a Chain. This was used in medieval strip farming where peasants were allocated strips of land 1 chain wide by one furlong which gives 1 acre.

[@peterwstacey]

You asked how fast they are throwing the ball. The deliveries in professional matches tend to be between 50 and 95 miles per hour - which, over a 22-yard pitch, means the batter has approximately 0.5 to 1 second to try to hit it. Slower bowlers put spin on the ball to deceive the batter when it bounces, and all bowlers vary the pace and try to drift the arc of the delivery, to again deceive the batter.

[@andrewhill8301]

Look up "Jo's Buttler scoop" where he intentionally hits boundaries over his head. It's brilliant skill. Jo's is captain of england, and playing in the cricket t20 world cup right now, part hosted in usa.

[@vetiarvind]

7:00 you can get the batsman on either side out, yes it's better if they're both running at the same speed so it's easier to figure out if it's safe to run, but the slower batsman is the one who usually calls the run😊

[@Goatcha_M]

Well Leg Byes are a thing where you can deflect the ball with your leg if its a bad batting stroke and not headed for the stumps, you can then score runs off it and they count for the team, but not the batsman's total.

[@martinthompson7160]

Alternate overs are delivered from opposite ends, so of course the condition of the ground where the ball may bounce can vary greatly.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

You hit all the best teams ..how did you know? There are a number of hot rivalries such as India and Pakistan and the one called "Ashes" is between England and Australia and believe it or not the prize called the Ashes is a egg cup sized cup with the burnt ashes of the wicket from a long time ago. and that is the one were they all wear white, the colours in cricket is the newer flashy version.

[@Mike-po2gx]

India Pakistan rivals. 😅. Its not hard is it. Just look at the political history of them since partition

[@rufus1346]

Proberly because they are all ex commonwealth countries

[@oufc90]

@@rufus1346ex?

[@nichen6966]

You made an exceptional point about the pitch being bouncy. Pitches can behave as bouncy or flat or no bounce at all. And therefore the pitch’s behavior determines if it is more helpful to the bowler (pitcher) or the batsman. The ball is heavy and extremely hard. There are spin bowlers ( check out famous Australian Shane warne’s “leg” spin bowler’s videos for this …. There are “off” spin bowlers too ) whose speed may be in the vicinity of 45 to 55 mph , medium pacers also called swing bowlers who tend to swing the ball in the air before it pitches about 55 to 70 mph and fast bowlers whose speed are around 70 to 90 mph but occasionally may be faster too. Australia generally is the stronger team though India , Pakistan , England , South Africa are tough teams too.

[@brucewilliams4152]

Generally, cricket balls are made from three different materials: leather, cork, and string. Cork makes the ball's core. The string is then used to wrap the core many times over for reinforcement. Leather is used to wrap both the string and cork. Normally, the leather is dyed red (which shows that it is to be used in test and first-class matches) or white (indicating that they should be used for Twenty20 and one-day matches). Check this out: The leather case may be in two or four pieces depending on the level of cricket. Regardless of whether it is a two-piece or four-piece ball, the common thing is that two hemispheres will be joined at the ball's equator using several stitch strings. Cricket balls are hard and shiny. Since the game involves bowling at high speeds towards another person, it is vital that the players wear protective gear like arm guards, pads, and helmets. For men's cricket, the official ball weighs between 155.9 and 163 grams. The ball's circumference is between 22.4 and 22.9 centimeters. For women's cricket, the ball usually weighs between 140 and 151 grams. It has a circumference of between 21 and 22.5 centimeters.

[@ianscott424]

In Australia as kids, we play it in the backyard on a lawn that will do anything, the road with a garbage bin as the wickets, at the beach on sand (doesn't bounce so has to be either on the wet sand or only bowl the ball on the full)... Kids generally play it in an organised format on an astro turf / concrete pitch with softer balls. But you're right in the assumption that the pitch will change a number of factors - even the highest level pitches will have bumps and indentations that impact what the ball will do - in the 5 day test matches, this is par for the course. The pitch deteriorates and batting becomes far more difficult. The ball, the surface and time are all vital factors in a cricket match.

[@shervinmarius8542]

The point about appealing to the umpire for a wicket is not for all types of outs; they're only for leg before wicket(lbw), or if an umpire is unsure whether a ball caught by the wicket keeper has hit the batsman bat, or whether a stumped out is legitimate meaning whether the batsman was actually out of his popping crease when the wicket keeper hit his stumps

[@Raven-fh2yy]

Currently the best team in the world judging by success in international tournaments recently is Australia in both Mens and Womens Cricket. The current limited overs world cup may change that but that's the case as we speak.

[@Goatcha_M]

People have hit hook shots straight back upon occassion, although giving it a tap with a mostly horizontal bat and sending it onwards over your head is more common. Got to be careful of where the fielders are though, the keepers there of course, but and oft times a couple of slips, maybe a gully as well. A lot of batting is picking your shots based on where the fielders are while the bowler positions the fielders to try to get catches.

[@nadeansimmons226]

The cup happening now is the world cup of 20/ 20 cricket only.

[@BGC-gp2in]

The commentator in the originating video made an error when explaining the score ribbon at the bottom of the screen. He said that target of 222 meant that the first team scored that amount of runs. That is wrong! It means that the team that batted first scored 221 runs, and to beat that the team batting second needs to get 222. The target is always one run more than the other team scored.

[@grahamleadbeatter5981]

Greetings from Australia. International competitions in baseball are fairly rare whereas international Cricket matches are being played pretty much every day somewhere in the world. Cricket is also the 2nd most popular international sport behind Soccer. The T20 World Cup is currently being presented in the United States.

[@jasoncallow860]

An over can be more than 6 balls bowled because they have to six legal deliveries, wides and no balls don't count towards the six legal deliveries.

[@kingspeechless1607]

The traditional ball is a cork centre tightly wound with twine and covered with a stitched leather cover. It is essentially the same way a traditional baseball was made, but there is an equatorial raised seam which plays a significant part in how bowlers use it. It is harder than a a baseball, slightly smaller and 10-15 grams heavier. Unlike a baseball a cricket ball is used for up to 80 overs (480 'pitches') unless it is damaged or out kf shape, even then, it must be replaced with a ball of similar age.

[@barriehull7076]

Wikipedia: The teams with Test status (with the date of each team's Test debut) are: Australia (15 March 1877) England (15 March 1877) South Africa (12 March 1889) West Indies (23 June 1928) New Zealand (10 January 1930) India (25 June 1932) Pakistan (16 October 1952) Sri Lanka (17 February 1982) Zimbabwe (18 October 1992) Bangladesh (10 November 2000) Ireland (11 May 2018) Afghanistan (14 June 2018) Nine of these teams represent independent sovereign nations: the England cricket team represents the constituent countries of England and Wales, the West Indies is a combined team from fifteen Caribbean nations and territories, and Ireland represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

[@benmummery2272]

You’ve grasped this a lot better than a LOT of Americans. 👍🏻

[@jimmystewart1974]

here in Sri Lanka we play cricket with Tennis Balls on little bit of dusty grounds. surface doesn't really matter since the balls are Tennis balls. but in order to play pro cricket you need to have a proper hard surface because the leather ball is heavier than a tennis ball. fast bowlers most of the time stay closer to 150kmph/100mph. and balls can be swinging. spin bowlers stays under 100kmph/70mph most of the time because less speed makes more spin on the ball when it hits the ground.

[@phoarey]

Formats are better explained: 1. 30 hour international “test”matches played over 5 days (in duration like a 4 day PGA golf event). 2. 7 hour (50 overs ie 300 balls per side) international match played in one day “ODI”. No longer popular in Australia with advent of T20 (see below). 3. 3 hour T20 games played by clubs/ franchises and internationally (“T20” where each team bats for 20 overs ie 120 balls). Created in the 21st century so cricket could offer a football length duration game. This has been revolutionary and is the format for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

[@nareshsingh3394]

The distance between the 2 stumps is 22 metre,and the hard ball is traveling at 150 to 160 m at you ,less then one second to react and push the ball into a gap.The pitch is a very special quality of soil ,it must be of a required standard .Different countries prepare accordingly to suit its own bowlers ,it is allowed, yet both teams will play on the same pitch.Eg...lndia prepares mostly for spin and pace .Australia mostly for pace .lt is not as simple as you believe, it requires planning before ,during the play.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Fast bowlers can get up to /just over 100 mph. The ball is a little smaller than a baseball, and a little heaver, and much harder. They hurt.

[@keriddunk1520]

The speed of the bowler depends on what kind of bowler is . Spin and fast bowler. Fast bowler can throw at speed about 70-90 mph . The spin bowlers bowl at 40-50 mph. The spin bowlers are like soecialized curve ball pitchers

[@TheKrishMusic]

6 dominant national teams in the past decade - India, Australia, England, South Africa, Pakistan & New Zealand.

[@barrygentry5364]

The 180 degree shot does happen, but it’s usually by a batsman who angles his bat in such a way as to act like a ramp. If the bowler is very quick (80/90mph) the ball can clear the boundary for 6 runs. Other times a batsman does try to scoop the ball up and over the fielders behind the wicket but that would depend on how high the ball is bouncing when it reaches him.

[@gamortie]

7:34 there have been batsmen who paid attention to time running between wickets - the late Australian cricketer Dean Jones said he preferred to turn blind when running multiple runs, because it saved him 0.2 seconds on each run….. Being taller would give you stride length advantage for running, but then would put your bat further away from the ground, as they are a standard length…..

[@catchcarpcarter]

most big parks have some sort of cricket pitch and batting cages

[@Jason-yc8pd]

common here to see astroturf pitches

[@tonyneal4716]

Yes, if the ball hits the batter and then goes on and knocks the bails off the stumps, then the batter is bowled (out).

[@mickeysaini403]

7:35 - taller people with larger reach are usually slower, while they do have a bigger reach.

[@Goatcha_M]

School Ovals and some country ovals often have concrete pitches with a bit of green cloth over, its great for bounce with tennis balls, but it hurts when you slide on it. Not cool for professional games. See the degrading of the pitch over time is part of the game, the bowlers take advantage of the opening cracks. And a pitch should not be watered during a match, only rolled. Back in the 50s or 60s Australia was playing in Pakistan on a concrete pitch and the US Ambassador was there and was informed that it was an insult. He asked the Pakistan officials why they couldn't manage grass pitches and the next year things were better. As for playing for fun, well you deal with the lumps and it makes you a better player. We play Beach Cricket in Australia, as well as backyard cricket and road cricket. You should React to the Bluey Cricket episode, its a banger for us Aussies.

[@barriehull7076]

Google: How many hours is a Test cricket match? A match consists of four innings (two per team) in which players have to play until they get all batsmen out; the match ends when all but one of the batsmen of the opposing team are out. It is scheduled to last for up to five days with 6 hours of play each day. How many overs are in one session of Test cricket? 30 overs How many overs in Test cricket are bowled in a session? While there is no fixed number, but by a general rule of thumb, each of the three sessions in a day is nearly 30 overs long. A session can also be broken up into two to three minor sessions depending on when the umpires call for drinks breaks.30 Jul 2023 What time is lunch in the test? Daily timings: 9.15am Gates open for public ticket holders. 11am Play commences. 1pm Lunch interval.

[@benmummery2272]

Ball is made of cork, wrapped in leather and string. It weight 5 3/4 ounces. Professional spin bowlers might bowl around 50mph and try to move the ball off the ground. Most pro fast bowlers bowl between 80-90mph. “Express pace” bowlers (not many of those at the moment, see Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Michel Stark) bowl aprox 95mph Deaths have occurred in professional cricket from being struck by the ball!

[@Goatcha_M]

Bowling Speeds. Swing/Pace. Medium is generally 130-140km/h, Fast 150km/h and more. The fastest can reach 160km/h (100mph) Spin Bowlers are typically under 100 km/h (60 mph) they rely on the bounce to get wickets rather than power.

[@4r7hr_87]

cricket pundits spend an exorbitant time talking about the state of the ground, a lumpy bit of ground can influence a match.

[@SirIsaacTheRed]

And the weather/cloud covering…

[@mej6519]

a no ball, is when the bowlers foot is past the line(the crease). as kids we played on lumpy grass feilds, or concrete play grounds using a tennis ball. in the sub continenet, kids will play any where they can, back streets, hard packed dirt. litterally any where thats resonably flat(ish). theres diffrent kind of blowers too. slow pace spin bowlers, medium paced bowlers who can "swing the ball left or right", fast pace bowlers who can take you head off at 90mph+. its not one pace fits all. the biggest test match series is between england and australia, its a 5 test series, and it called "the ashes". its always played with these two teams, but they rotate home advantage bewteen england n australia ever 4 years. "has anybody hit the ball 180degres backwards"?, yes. a shot call the dilshan scoop does exactly that, or a flick shot, or a hook shot, in cricket you can hit the ball 360 degrees around the park. you are not limited by just hitting it forwards like in baseball.

[@stephenlee5929]

Or if the ball is thrown rather than bowled, this happens if the bowling arm straightens during delivery.

[@mej6519]

@@stephenlee5929 yep. but that ruling was amended after the murali incident, where a certain amount of natural "hyper extention" of the elbow to wrist angle would be concidered.

[@gamortie]

9:15 I used to play for a team whose home ground was in a farm; the ground was mowed by tractors, leaving quite large ruts in the outer field…..visiting teams didn’t like our ground 😉

[@gamortie]

Incidentally, the actual pitch was a concrete block, with matting on it to simulate grass

[@RJH1611]

as a kid - garden cricket, which could be playing in yard, road, tennis court - whatever you had available. even mini cricket indoors. but you do get actual "cricket nets" where you bowl and bat for training.

[@leohickey4953]

Yes. As kids we would play in the street, with an informal "six and out" rule, which meant that if you hit the ball into a neighbour's garden you'd get your six runs for the boundary, but you'd be out too. It was used to prevent the inconvenience of having to ask the neighbour to let you have the ball back (and the risk of breaking someone's window).

[@RJH1611]

@@leohickey4953 broke so many windows and climbed fences to find balls. ya all the different rules determined before a bat toss - rough or smooth? haha, tip n run, electric wicket, one hand, hahahaha...good times!

[@user-qs8ym9bl5u]

in cricket there also variety in pitches like grassy,dead,dry, cracked various type of pitches bring various things which helps the bowlers or the batters as you can see in t20 world cup also there dallas pitch is more batting friendly ground and there newyork ground there pitche is more bowling friendly so bowlers have more help and batters struggle bit if he is not talented!!

[@tonyneal4716]

The fast bowlers can pitch (bowl) the ball at speeds around 90 miles an hour. At this speed a batter has 0.5 seconds to react.

[@johnhood3172]

Cricket has nothing to do with Baseball. Baseball comes from our game Rounders , which is only played by kids. And yes Cricket balls can kill.

[@stephenlee5929]

He got the Professional part wrong, all (most) of the players you saw in those clips were professional. Professionals and amateurs can be on the same team, its rare these days, you can tell an amateur (on the scorecard listed as Mr, Dr or similar). Re best team(s), playing at home helps, bowlers are best using pitches in their home country, also the ball is slightly different in each country

[@zbsishrth3734]

04:38 Yes ball has to be away from your hand before stepping out 05:45 yes you don't have to run if a boundary has been hit 06:45 yes both batters need to be safe for a run. The one nearer to the crease will be declared out if stumps are hit before passing it 08:28 yes.. No matter what.. If the ball hits the stump and knocks of the bails after the bowler releases the ball and no other fielder has touched the ball.. It's an out. 10:55 yes.. The batter may move away.. However if the umpire thinks it would have hit the wicket, you'd be out. 12:00 ball is made of hard wood, covered with thin leather.. And a bowler can throw at a speed of 120 kmph average.. Slowest can be 80 kmph(slow but they swing and turn dangerously after bouncing), fastest can be 150kmph (if it hits you in unguarded part.. You'd be seriously injured).. 14:05 yes many have tried that and many have succeeded in hitting a home run or a 6 like that

[@KSARATHKUMAR1256]

A cricket ball is slightly smaller and heavier than a baseball. It weighs between 5.5 to 5.75 ounces (0.34 to 0.36 pounds), compared to a baseball's 5 to 5.25 ounces (0.31 to 0.33 pounds). Made of cork, wound with string, and covered in hard leather, a cricket ball has a prominent seam running around its circumference, which bowlers use to grip and control the ball, making it swing or spin. The leather is dyed red for traditional matches or white for limited-overs games, and its hardness allows it to bounce high off the pitch, adding to the strategic complexity of the game.

[@jonathanmanhorn]

We used to play in the street with the wickets drawn on a trash can and used a tennis ball.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Yes, kids usually play on hard surfaces, concrete, asphalt, dirt etc, exactly for the reasons you suggest. In... Australia most schools have suitable areas, and if you're playing in the neighbourhood it's not uncommon to just commandeer a street and move if a car comes :D. In say India, well, they have dirt everywhere...

[@jeremykothe2847]

Also there are rule adjustments since you're not playing on a large field. One common rule I remember is "six and out". If you're playing somewhere and eg: someone's house/fence is to one side, you don't want the batters hitting that way, so you designate it "six and out", meaning you get six runs, but you're also out. Windows still get broken, but less than without the rule :D

[@davidarmstrong3564]

A fast bowler will often bowl what is called a bouncer (sometimes bumper) where the ball is pitched short of a length and bounces to head height - very intimidating. There have been several events where the batter has been badly injured (Rick McCosker) or even killed (Phil Hughes). In the 5day game the degradation of the pitch means the bounce of the ball becomes more unpredictable to the benefit of both quick and spin bowlers. I think there 109 countries registered with the ICC. 💚💛🏏

[@Peaceful579]

Cricket ball is almost as same as golf balls , they are rock hard

[@andyhepburn6855]

There are different styles of bowling but a top "fast bowler" can do over 90mph. Another style that is slower is a spin bowler, who tries to make the trajectory of the bounce really hard to judge. Mixing up the different styles of bowling depending on the format and conditions is one of the main tactical decisions the team must make during the game.

[@vinceryan4131]

The wicket is also known as you castle always protect your castle. The ball is made of leather and weights 5 1/2 Oz it hurts. Good fast bowlers bowl 100mph slow bowler around 60mph. Good bowler bowl to there field so the bowler can dictate where the battery can hit it. The rest of the world like to see the us take to the game because we think they would be good at it.

[@martinbynion1589]

Some lower-grade club games do use a concrete pitch to play on because of the difficulty and cost of maintaining a really good grass pitch. Durability!! The thing is that many of the arts of bowling are loss as you can't spin or seam the ball the same way - and concrete pitches destroy cricket balls real fast! You DON'T THROW the ball (the bowler, that is) You would be kicked out of the game! It has to be BOWLED with a straight arm. At the top level, speeds will vary from about 85 to 160kph depending on the type of bowling : Spinners bowl slower and fast (seam) bowlers bowl faster. India and Australia are the traditional best teams, but countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have emerged in recent decades. West Indies used to be giants several decades ago and NZ were one-day world champions 2-3 years ago. The shorter the version of the game, the more level the field is, with Afghanistan and the Netherlands having had some big 20-over international wins in recent years.

[@Michael-yo3vu]

Look up Dil Scoop for the 180° shots

[@ataguas1]

As the technicality and nuances increases, I can see from the face of our good friend that he is losing his sh*t. But yeah, as said at the beginning of the video you would understand 75% of it if you simply grasp the fact that there's a batter, a bowler, and that a bowler is trying to hit the stumps with the bowl and that the batter is trying to hit the ball into play and protect his stumps. It gets a bit difficult with LBWs and stumping and other jargons related to run rate, strike rate but yeah the basics are still quite simple. You put forward one good question if during run out we can out either or any of the batters. The answer is whichever batter is running towards the stump that gets hit is called out.

[@weejackrussell]

If you now understand cricket then you understand it more than I do. I am in the UK and have lived here most of my life and I still don't understand it. We have a game in the UK called rounders, that's far closer to baseball than cricket. Cricket is only played in summer in the UK, it starts just before the football season ends. Cricket matches can last for days. I think the record length of time for a single match is about 13 days for a cricket match that took place in South Africa. A man called Kerry Packer in Australia, in the 1970s introduced a system of cricket where matches and contests take less time (I think they are limited to one day). He also introduced wearing clothes other than white. Up until then cricketers always wore only white. The cricket jumper /sweater has a v-neck and that's where the club's colours show, very subtle not like football shirts.

[@soumenmondal3997]

A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. A cricket ball consists of a cork core wound with string then a leather cover stitched on, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first-class level. The trajectory of a cricket ball when bowled, through movement in the air, and off the ground, is influenced by the action of the bowler and the condition of the ball and the pitch, while working on the cricket ball to obtain optimal condition is a key role of the fielding side. The principal method through which the batter scores runs is by hitting the ball, with the bat, into a position where it would be safe to take a run, or by directing the ball through or over the boundary. Cricket balls are harder and heavier than baseballs.[1]

[@markwheatstone5943]

For LBW they have ball tracking. So if the batter is given out by the umpire, he/she can review. Similarly, if the bowler thinks its out and the umpire has said it isn't, then the bowler can review. It's easier to watch it tbh. Unfortunately, the world cup, which is currently being partly played in the USA, is only available on the 15:07 willow cricket channel

[@CricInd-es2pn]

Cricket is second most popular sports in the World, way more popular than any of the American sports. Also cricket is the father of baseball. Cricket was invented in 1616 and baseball was in 1818. After civil war in America, cricket slowly disappeared from America. Before civil war, cricket was number 1 sports in America.