I’m enjoying your learning the great game of cricket. Here are a couple of things you may not have picked up from the videos so far: Bowlers - in limited-overs games each bowler has a maximum number of overs he/she is allowed to bowl. In 50 overs games the max. number is 10 (60 balls), in 20 overs the max. is 4 (24 balls). This means that each team will use a minimum of FIVE bowlers in an inning. Of course a team may use more than five bowlers, in which case some bowlers will not use their full allocation. In First Class/Test Matches there are no limits in which case a bowler may bowl 20 or 30 (or more) overs in the day and then (and this is where it differs from baseball) come back and do it again tomorrow. This doesn’t make one better than another, they are two totally different skill sets (apples and oranges). You asked in one of your videos whether bowlers undergo “Tommy John”. The answer is not normally. As bowlers bowl with a straight arm there is very little stress going through the elbow (unlike pitchers). Most injuries tend to come through rotator-cuffs, knees, ankles and lower back. Overs - what is never explained in any of these videos is that at the end of an over, the batters remain where they are and the fielding team turn around and bowl the next over from the other end. This is how the game progresses, an over from one end then the next over from the other and so on. It can be difficult to pick this up on TV as they have cameras at each end so it can look like all the bowling is coming in one direction, but it’s not. This can have a big impact if there is a strong breeze blowing across the field as it will go L - R from one end and R - L from the other. The one thing which this guy gets completely wrong is when he talks about professional cricket. There has been professional cricket as long as there has been cricket (over 200 years). All of the clips in this video are from professional matches played by professional cricketers (men and women). Test matches, ODI’s and International T20’s are ALL professional. What is new is the rise of domestic T20 Franchise competitions. These started in England & Wales in the early 2000’s as a way of attracting a new (younger?) audience to boost the revenue for the existing first class county clubs. The idea being a game starts at 6:30pm and lasts about 3 hours, giving fans plenty of time to get to the pub afterwards, or allow kids to go to the game and be able to get up for school the next day. The popularity led to the creation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which pays big contracts for a five week tournament. Most countries now have a franchise T20 league including, as of 2023, Major League Cricket in the USA. You may be interested to know that the next T20 World Cup, which is being hosted by the West Indies will have three games take place in the US (I think one game may actually be in New York). Check the ICC website for details. Hope this helps.
Test cricket is the pinnacle of cricket. It’s how you separate the best nations from the pretenders. In test cricket you have to actually defeat your opponent in order to win. Luck doesn’t really play a role. The strategy, discipline, skill, and resilience required to win a test match makes it the truest form of cricket. ODI (50 overs) cricket takes about 8 hours to complete, so you get a result within a single day. 50 overs is still 300 balls, so there’s plenty of time for momentum swings, inning rebuilds, strategic changes etc. you also regularly see centuries scored, which is always entertaining. T20 cricket is purely invented to maximise crowd attendance and prime time TV audiences. Much of what makes cricket great does not exist in T20 cricket, and it’s more about luck. T20 batters are not particularly concerned about protecting their wicket, they just throw the bat around hoping to score. That means that the best teams don’t necessarily win, and the games often become lifeless halfway through when it becomes apparent which team is going to win. T20 cricket is good for giving you a general idea of how a cricket match unfolds, but it’s missing a lot of the best parts.
With my American friends and relatives, one thing I’ve found tricky to get across is the difference in how cricket treats a batsman hit by the ball. The bowler can’t deliver it too high or wide, but a batsman being hit is considered a lapse in judgment by the batsman. They’re supposed to either hit it or avoid it.
It is different if it is a 'beamer' or high full toss. They are as you know illegal but also, from the batsman's point of view hard to pick up because with only half a second or so to react they aren't 'where you expect them to be' or are looking for them. It's almost like being targeted by a body-seeking missile coming from an unexpected place and you have no inbuilt instant response to it. Batsmen generally get somewhere between 'angry and furious' when the bowler unleashes a beamer, even though 99% of the time they are accidental.
Test Matches and the next level of "first-class" cricket are professional. First-class cricket is the domestic league structure that provides the players the large group of players from which national teams are selected. In my country, the UK, for instance, the domestic structure has been based on counties for more than 150 years. There are 17 English first class counties and one Welsh county whose players are eligible for selection. Scotland has its own domestic structure and national team, whilst Northern Ireland players are eligible to be selected by the full Republic of Ireland team. An identical structure applies to limited overs, coloured-clothing, domestic cricket.
One minor but still important 'error' in the video was when he referred to the game where the target for England was 222, because that is what India scored. In reality the target has to be one more than the team who batted first scored, otherwise it would be a tie.
My lifetime favourite format is test cricket. I enjoy 50-overs cricket and I get a short, quick kick out of T20. However I have virtually forgotten about most T20 games within a month whereas great tests live in my mind for years. It's the difference between a fast food snack and a great meal with a series of courses, cooked by master chefs, that blend into a whole that lives on in your mind. Test cricket is hard and unrelenting, and it is fascinating following the course of a game over so long by whatever means. It might be television, radio (a favourite of mine), Internet updates, friends, end of play highlights, newspapers, etc. It is not uncommon for people at work in offices, etc. to be following it discretely, whilst the boss or manager is doing exactly the same himself. There is nothing that can become as gripping and tense as a five-day test match between well-matched opponents. The excitement of a T20 is mere 'froth' by comparison.
@Johnnybasement the narrator from this &/or that Cricket film clip explaining the Laws &/or Rules & the Terms of Cricket had forgotten to mention the Cricket Term of a DUCK & what the Duck means that a Batsman has FAILED to Score a single run for his &/or her Team in which that he &/or she came on to the Cricket Pitch that he &/or she either got Bowled Out, Caught Out, Stumped Out, Runne'd Out, LBW Leg Before Wicket, With OUT Scoring a run for their Batting Team at all in the Very (1st First) Bowl from the Bowler who Bowled the Ball to Him &/or Her, of course.
Another difference between baseball and cricket, and North American vs British / European sport in general is that the tactical decisions are usually made by an on field captain and not a non-playing coaching staff. So the captain plays in the game and will determine the batting order, bowling order, fielding positions etc
Also remember that there is no bullpen, the bowlers are fielding when not bowling. The batter can move towards the ball when bowled / pitched, they just risk being stumped out by the wicket-keeper if they get the ball
Here in Australia test cricket is still generally the preferred format, it is the only format that I’m interested in and the way cricket should be played. Can’t say the same in other cricket nations, in particular India who have fully embraced T20 and in the process slowly taken away the focus from traditional tests to a cheapened form of the game and unfortunately it’s weeding itself throughout world cricket, personally I would give up cricket altogether if my only choice was the cheese that is T20
One thing that absolutely differentiates Cricket from Baseball which they never mention in these videos is that the ball being used in Cricket is only changed for another ball under extreme circumstances. In other words for the whole of a batting innings generally it is the same ball that every bowler uses and each batter faces. This is important because the state of the ball, the wear and tear. like the state of the pitch, the area between the wickets, changes over time, becomes rougher and more uneven making for variations in bounce and the way the ball travels through the air. If you continue in your journey with cricket you might like to investigate the differences between bowlers from Fast bowlers, swing bowlers, seam bowlers, off spin and leg spin bowlers. Each benefit from what state the ball is in at any given time.
Hey Johnny, cricket is our true national game. The history to us is exactly what baseball is to you guys. My advice the greatest ever cricket team is the West Indies of the 1970’s and 1980’s . They were virtually unbeatable. Look for videos on there fast bowlers they were one of a kind. Viv Richards was there master nicknamed the master blaster. You will enjoy seeing there skills as it’s some of the best cricket there has ever been, Tony Torrisi
You mention a Baseball Pitcher can pitch 100 balls across a game. In test match, a bowler can bowl in excess of 500 balls across a 5 day match (7.5 hours per day). The fielding team is only on the field half the time as each team switches innings twice during the match, so it averages out at 500 balls+ for a front line bowler over 2.5 days (18.75 hours). It a serious battle of attrition. It's even more grueling for the batters with some top scoring batsmen's sometimes extending their innings across a full day and into the next, whilst managing their concentration and energy. Learning the rules is excellent, however the nuances & tactics of Test Cricket across such a long period is another level of understanding.
The narrator uses the term "professional" in the wrong context, I believe he means "free agency". IPL (Indian Premier League) seen cicketers from all nations payed to play for various teams in India, when prior to IPL they generally only played within and for their own country. County cricket in England probably the only exception but was restricted and payment was very modest. Cricket player have been paid well professionally prior to IPL (including Test matches).
Yep a pitcher might throw a 100 odd pitches moving what.......6 feet as he wanders around the mound each pitch & let's be serious, if he's having a great day on the mound - he can be sitting down after 9 pitches & resting whilst his side is at bat. A fast bowler in cricket, let's say Mitchell Starc....although he "only" bowls 6 balls per over....he sprints in 83 feet EVERY delivery then goes out into the field where he often has to sprint around the boundary to field the ball throwing it 230 feet back to the keeper & bowls between 18 & 30 overs in an innings.....he RUNS an average of 18 miles per game just bowling without running around in the field taken into account...
The popularity of format can also depend on location. A lot of Australian and English fans, for example, are cricket purists and hold Tests as the highest standard, whereas T20 is much more popular on the subcontinent.
One major difference is that the same ball is used for a long period of time in cricket. When a ball is hit into the stands, spectators return the ball. In T20 cricket only one new ball is used per innings. In ODI matches, two new balls are used per innings, one from each end. In Test matches, a new ball is used at the start of the innings and then only after 80 overs and the change is made at the discretion of the fielding team's captain. Since a new ball is hard and shiny it swings and bounces more than an old ball but an old ball turns more off the pitch. Bowlers polish the ball on their trousers as it gets older and often only one side of it since the difference is shine makes the ball swing more in the air.
Limited over VS test cricket.......one thing about test cricket is that strategy ( rather than just tactics) comes into play . In T20 its a hit and run. In tests captains and bowlers work together to a higher degree. Field placing matter more ( to suit a particular bowler or how a particular batsman plays). Bluntly, a test team has players with specific skills selected to play. In limited overs cricket you tend to have more all rounders. Should I ever have 5 days to watch, I prefer test cricket. 50 overs is OK. T 20, to me is purely about entertainment rather than a test of TEAM play/ team skills.
Johnny Basement, you're right about what you said. I too want to see Impressive catches and I do sense that ya not knocking down the person who catches the ball, which is good and all, but it wasn't considered an amazing catch. So I do understand what ya saying, Johnny. You are just keeping it real.
In T20 matches a bowler is limited to 4 overs. This makes a team use at least 5 different bowlers. Usually a team will have 2 fast bowlers 2 spin bowlers and 1 medium pace bowler.
What isn't explained with the change of bowlers, is the the next bowler will deliver the ball from the other end of the pitch; also the fielders will change positions, and the wicketkeeper will go to the end that the previous bowler bowled from. This happens everytime the bowlers change.
Test Cricket is the pinnacle of the Sport. Tests are played between Nations. People 'care' more about Tests. I personally love the amazing roller-coaster of the 5 Days. Next I enjoy One Day Cricket. It's a fun day out (or viewing) with lots of drama and always a result (Tests can be a Draw after five hard fought days). I don't really enjoy T20. It's 'hit and giggle' as far as I am concerned. I don't care about who wins, never feels like anything is at stake in T20 (unless it's a T20 World Cup).
I mainly agree...people talk about "great test matches" for decades after, but no one really remember the ODI or T20 games by the next week. Exception may be the world cup finals/semi-finals. I still remember Pak v Eng at Lords in 92...the first Test match where I watched very ball on TV. However, you can sometimes get Test matches, which just meander along into a boring draw. Although, these are rarer then they were in 80s/90s
@@Sal19732 50 over and then T20 have changed Test Match cricket. Teams look to score more now than they did back in the day because players are taught to look for more scoring options rather than just defend their wicket. It seems to have had the effect of creating more results rather than draws. There was also a change in mindset around the 90's/2000's to stop playing for a draw when a win was possible.
SO national-tier players get paid no matter what form of cricket they're playing. What he means by "professional" is, like, a league with franchises and a draft and that sort of thing, like the MLB. Australia for example has the Big Bash League in T20, with a bunch of franchises. But in ODI and first-class cricket, there are just state rep teams, run by that state's Cricket Association. It'd be like if outside of the MLB season you could also tune in and see some of these guys repping like New York State against Pennsylvania.
Johnny I love your content mate, huge respect for you- as an Australian who is passionate about AFL (go Cats!) and cricket I am loving the journey you’ve been on with your cricket content. What I respect most is that you own it when you get it wrong, and I’m so glad you kept giving Cricket a chance. I’m sorry for all the fools who talk crap about baseball, just shows their ignorance. Did you ever manage to watch a T20 Cricket match? Hope you stick with this as it’s a great sport just like baseball, hockey, AFL and NFL, all of which are my favourite sports too. Huge respect for you mate - hope the Lions can make the finals and keep the Pies out of the 8!
Hi Johnny. I'm a fan of your video's. Keep up the good work ! Someone you should check out is Jeff Thomson. He's the fastest bowler of all time. He got clocked at 176.6 kph or 109.7 mph. He's not in the record books as the fastest bowler in history. but what happened was. They first started timing bowlers speeds in the late 1970's, and today when the time the ball, like in Baseball, they time it out of the hand. But the in the late 1970's, they timed it once it got to the batsmen, at the other end of the pitch. And when the ball gets to the batsmen in Cricket, it slows down by 10 percent. And if you do the math, 10 percent of 160.6, which is what he's recorded at in the record books, is 176 kph or 109.7 mph. Also he only got timed twice in his career. And the Wicket Keeper, who kept to Jeff Thomson during his career, Rod Marsh, has stated Jeff Thomson bowled as high as 180 kph or 111.8 mph. The 1970's & 1980's was the fastest era of fast bowlers in history, and there were a bunch of bowlers, during that time, who bowled at & over 100mph, but the didn't have the technology to time them. I'll link a video of Jeff Thomson, talking to an engineer, who specialises in speed gun technology, who says he bowled at 109 mph. As well as highlights of Jeff Thomson bowling. ruclips.net/video/pq4nchYHH1o/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/JosPjoL9jJU/видео.html Some other bowlers you should check out, are Dennis Lille and Wasim Akram. Most players would agree, they are the greatest fast bowlers of all time. My pick for the best would be Dennis Lille. He could swing it both ways, and also cut it off the pitch both ways. But the main reason I say he was better, is he was a bit quicker that Wasim Akram. He got clocked at 105.7 mph. who could blast batsmans wickets out, a bit more devastating that Wasim Akram. But Wasim Akram was great as well. He could move the ball through the air and off the pitch both ways. Was about 93 mph. And he was a pioneer and the greatest exponent, of Reverse Swing. Reverse Swing in Cricket, is different that Conventional Swing. The ball swings in Cricket, away from the shiny side of the ball. So the bowler, when the gets the ball, will put sweat and spit, on one side of the ball, and rub it on his pants to shine it. So the ball gets shiny on one side and it swings. But Reverse Swing, when the ball gets old, it swings towards the shiny side. So the Batsman will look at the way the bowler is holding the ball, and he won't be able to predict, which way it's going to swing. It's extremely difficult to play. And Wasim Akram, was the greatest exponent of all time of Reverse Swing. I''ll put links of highlights of both Dennis Lille & Wasim Akram. ruclips.net/video/nTaVRuxje80/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/5aRt9D7z8WE/видео.html P.S When you watch bowlers bowl in Cricket on T.V, and it's probably the same as Baseball, it's an illusion by the away the camera picks up the ball, that it makes it look slower on T.V, than it does in real life. It looks a HUGE amount quicker live, then compared to on T,V. So watching these clips, wont do justice, to how quick they are bowling. Take care.
In Australia we also have backyard cricket, beach cricket and office cricket. In backyard cricket you often play with a tennis ball and some of the rules are relaxed eg. One hand one bounce, six and out and electric wicket/wickie.
I do like T20 as well as Test Cricket, there's a place for both - at T20 games you'll get a similar atmosphere to baseball games, and a game that lasts about as long. Each day of a Test Match is like going to a double header but it's just one (or part of one) game
The narrator stated that India made 222 runs from their innings, but the target indicates the number of runs(222) to win the game; but to win a game you must beat the opposition by atleast 1 run, therefore India would have only scored 221 runs.
19:33 often the number of bowlers used, and the number of overs per bowler, can vary in T20, depending on who the captain wants to put in, as they can put someone on late in the innings to change it up and put the batsmen off their game, causing errors, which lead to wickets
Every team usually has like 3 or 4 specialist bowlers in their lineup. So of the 11 players, usually at least 4 are specialist bowlers. In T20 cricket, the limit is 4 overs per bowler, so the recommended way of doing it is to have 5 bowlers bowl 4 overs each. In one day international cricket, the limit is 10 overs per bowler, so you would by default have 5 bowlers bowl 10 overs each. Of course, this all depends on the captain of the team and what strategies he wants to go for etc. but that is generally the rule of thumb. In Test Cricket, there are no limits, so you bowl as many bowlers as you like for as many overs as you like. Again, it all depends on the strategy and stuff.
Individual bowlers in a Test match (lasting 5 days) can bowl hundreds of bowls over the course of a game. The strain the fast bowlers put on their bodies can cause stress fractures, as they're running in full tilt. No doubt that pitchers are also putting their body through strains and stresses, but longer forms of cricket are a serious endurance test.
16:30 while bowlers only do six at a time, they can do spells of up to 10 overs, with all the attendant physical stress from the run up for the quicks, finger/wrist wear for the spinners….and when they’re not bowling, they’re fielding, which has its own stressors, including standing out in the sunshine for extended periods, baking….
Test match and series wins are more ‘valuable’ than limited overs, simply because they’re rarer and much harder to win, especially away from home. Limited overs matches and series, except world cups, are commonplace and thus have less value, though they can be fun to watch. Cricket fans in England and Australia could probably tell you who won decades worth of Ashes series off the tops of their heads, but wouldn’t necessarily remember the results of one day series. 5 days worth of cricket watching sounds overwhelming to the uninitiated, but the reality is that we don’t generally (at least in my experience) watch every ball. Test cricket is just kind of the background to summer. You have it on in the background while you’re working, reading, driving, at the beach or a BBQ, or lazing on the couch. You pay attention to the wickets and centuries, and might sit and watch for periods of time, but I doubt many people watch every ball.
In T20 games, a bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 Overs(24 balls); therefore, a team requires atleast 5 different bowlers. In On Day games, a bowler can bowl a maximumof 10 Overs(60 balls); again , a team requires atleast 5 different bowlers. In Test/First Class games, there is no limit to the number of Overs a bowler can bowl; as they can't bowl consecutive overs, they need a minimum of 2 bowlers but most teams utilize 5 to 7 different bowlers during the course of the match.
Five-day Test matches are professional and are only played between cricketing nations that are full members of the ICC (International Cricket Council) the 'associate members' will play against one another in ODIs (50 overs per innings) and T20s (20 overs per innings). Bowlers in 50 overs games are allowed to bowl no more than 10 overs in an innings, bowlers in T20 games are restricted to just 4 overs per innings. This means that limited overs teams must have at least five bowlers to use. In Test match and First-class (4-day domestic league) cricket (both played in white clothes) there is no limits on how many overs a bowler can send down in an innings (time permitting of course), except that he/she cannot bowl two consecutive overs at any point. A slow bowler can bowl long spells over the course of a full day and even a fast bowler with a long run up may bowl 20+ overs in a day. Fast bowlers are usually bowled in short spells of around 4,5, 6, or 7 overs to keep them fresh and fast for subsequent spells of bowling. Over-bowling 'quicks' is likely to result in 'niggles' that turn into injuries if they are overused in a series of games; fast bowling puts a lot of strain on bodies, especially when they are young and do not have the stamina nand strength that comes later.
Baseball pitchers are under gruelling physical pressure in a match but in cricket at least they still get some break but can be just as difficult. A bowler in test match cricket could bowl 20 overs per innings, which is a minimum of 240 pitches over 5 days. The fast bowlers also need to have the athleticism to run In and deliver each one. You could be talking about covering 7.5km (4.6miles) over those days, in extreme heat. They’re very different
Five day matches (matches between nations, with unlimited overs until everyone is out, two innings max per team) are called Test matches. Three day matches are usually internal to a country, or between a touring country side and a regional or state team follow the same format. If neither team wins, it's a draw after five or three days, as the case may be. Those two formats are called "First Class Cricket" and played in white uniforms. All formats are professional, but first class cricket, almost 200 years old, is lower paying, but more prestigious. One day league cricket is quite new, about 20 years old, and is a big money sport, because of all the commercial tie-ins.
Cricketers in all formats are paid a salary, determined by the respective cricket boards of those countries. When it comes to professional competitions, like the IPL or the UAE-based ILT20, then players can receive upto hundreds of thousand dollars per season; some even can be paid a million dollars.
Aye mate, your gonna love this, The 'T20 world cup', starts on the 1st of June 2024 and it's being hosted by the USA and the West Indies !!!!!!!, 20 teams, the First match is USA v Canada, at Grand Prairie Dallas. the final is on 29 June, it should be a great tournament, hope you get to see it, may the best men win, three cheers to you ooo thanks
In terms of preferred format, the die hard cricket fan in Australia will always say the test match. My father (80 years old) and my sister are completely obsessed with the game and yet will only really watch test matches and one day games. T20 hasn’t taken off here in the way it has in India.
How many bowlers for a T20? At least 5. In limited overs (20 or 50 overs per side), each bowler is only allowed to bowl up to a fifth of the overs, so that each team has to have at least that many players who can bowl at a reasonable level. You will have a couple of players who can both bat & bowl, for variety and in case somebody has a bad day. For a test match, there's no limit to how much a player can bowl, except for their physical endurance, and the more somebody bowls the better the batters get at working out what's coming, which makes the bowler less effective
Before 1977 there was only test cricket, then a man called Kerry Packer got involved, a great 2 part mini-series 'Howzat' explains it well, worth a watch. Interesting trivia, the very first international game of cricket was between USA and Canada. Played in New York 1844.
Actually - no. World Series Cricket started in 1977 - HOWEVER - One Day Cricket was played at an International level since 1971. 1st Game was Aus vs Eng at the MCG 05/01/1971. 3 more games Aus vs Eng in 1972 Eng, NZ, Pak & WI all played games in 1973 Aus, NZ, Eng Pak & Ind all played games in 1974 Aus, Eng, East Africa, Ind, Pak, SL, NZ & WI played 19 games in 1975 NZ, WI, Ind, Eng & Pak played games in 1976 WI, Pak, Aus & Eng all played games in 1977 prior to WSC starting.
One day cricket can be very exciting, but test cricket is exciting because it is much harder to play - it is "test" of concentration, endurance etc. As a result, Test Cricket is where the best players make their reputation
If it helps - people still speak of test match series from decades ago (like AFL finals series), while most people can’t tell you who won T20 games from last month.
They left out another way of getting out called hit wicket if the batsman swings and hits the stumps or steps backwards and hits the stumps with his foot causing the bails to be dislodged, that is out, hit wicket
Jonnie my friend... yes we know the starting pitcher or an early reliever throws up to 100 pitches however an opening bowler (fast) will often bowl 20 or so overs during a day's play which, don't forget, includes a run up before the ball is delivered. In truth the two skills are not comparable, the strain, for a pitcher is the shoulder and elbow, for a bowler it is often the lower back, knees and ankles because the action is entirely different. It is pointless having dick measuring contests when comparing the two sports as they are so different.
Ground rule double. Nice to learn a few of the finer details of baseball. I think bowlers might have less stress on their shoulders/elbows because they are generating momentum from the run up. Most of the greats have very efficient actions, whereas pitchers generate all their power from their shoulders/elbows. They must get sick of being iced up. Does that make sense?
The distance between the wickets is 22 yds, the same as that between bases in baseball. This shows baseballs origen in England. It developed out of our kids game rounders, easier for them than cricket. The US stuck to baseball because the pitches didn't have to be so well prepared as a cricket pitch, the ground affecting the bounce of the ball. Also it was simple to set up a baseball field in camps during the Civil War etc. Cricket was played a lot in colonial America before the revolution.
No mate we know. We know that pitchers have to throw around 100 shots per game. But I think you missed that in cricket a bowler, bowls six at a time, no 6 only. So in the short version of cricket (T20 or 20-20), the bowler delivers 4 lots of 6 balls. In one day cricket a bowler delivers 10 lots of 6 balls. However in Test match cricket, a bowler can bowler 20 to 30 lots of 6 balls, each day of the test match, which can last up to 5 days.
The guy said if you block the wicket with your body but it only counts if it hits your leg. For example if you're a midget and the ball hits you in the face but it would have hit the wickets, it's not out
All cricket matches, that is, 5 day tests, One day internationals and T20 matches that are played between international teams are professional. What the narrator was referring to was the Indian T20 league which are teams made up of international players from all cricket playing countries. The players are auctioned off to the various Indian franchises before the competition starts. The best players can be auctioned off for millions of dollars but international cricket has been a professional game for years.
A bowler bowls 6 balls at a time. But in tests they may bowl over 20-25 overs in a day.. so a cricket bowler still can bowl 100/150 balls in a day just like a pitcher..
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Hi Johnny. 😀 Test match cricket is my favourite form overall. Test cricket is my favourite form for men's international matches. T20 cricket is the best form for professional league tournaments. ODI is my least favourite form for men's matches, I only watch the world cup in this format. ODI (50 overs) is good for women's international cricket. And I like watching women's T20 professional matches. Hey Johnny you should look for a video with great run outs in cricket. There are many more run outs in T20 and one day cricket than there are in Test matches. If you are run out in a multi day match your team has made a big error. Unless you were in a T20 like situation towards the end of a test match. Sometimes it is because of brilliant fielding.
Because there are 2 batters and multiple bowlers... left and right handed batter and bowler combinations make interesting tatics in the game. E.g. many teams choose a right handed and left handed batter as the 1st 2 batsmen partnership. This confuses bowlers
Mate a bowler can bowl any number of overs in a match ad believe me it's way more than 100 pitches. A Test match goes for 5 days with the same bowlers each day
Bowlers don't bowl just one over a game cricket test go's for days and each team only has about 4 main Bowlers but they may have a couple of all rounders who both bat well as well as bowl pretty good as well. They bowl hundreds of balls over a game, then you stand in the field in the hot sun until your next over. Yes national teams get paid, many like ,Australia, England and India they get paid very very well, million dollars contracts.
Love your work Johnny boy, just wanted to point out though bowlers in cricket bowl the ball not throw it so their arm has to stay straight otherwise it would be a no ball. Where in baseball pitches are throwing the ball? No disrespect to baseball those dudes are powerful athletes but theirs a big difference in bowling(straight arm) and throwing (bent arm)
Keep it real sport, after the first one I thought 'He doesn't get it, lost cause, leave it and move on'. But you kept trying and are half way there, after seeing a game maybe you will get into it or maybe not, cool either way. Growing up in the 80's I was into one day cricket, no 20/20 back then but now I prefer test matches. Test matches are where I listen on the radio and watch when I can, see highlights and hopefully catch the best bits like a season of footy where you don't watch every game but keep up with the ladder. Also in cricket the most runs win but in test matches if the team with more runs doesn't get all the wickets its a draw, like a boxing match where you can only win by knockout before the bell.
Every single video on Understanding Cricket seems to miss one critical factor that when you bowl a Wide or No Ball, besides getting a run, that particular delivery or pitch is not counted, so a 6 ball over will turn into a 7 ball over. Also, when a No Ball is delivered, not only will the opposition get a run, but will also get an additional pitch and the batsman will get a Free Hit the next ball, i.e he/she will not get out (except a run-out). That additional delivery and free hit can be disastrous for the bowling team
Unfortunately Test Cricket is not as popular as it once was, there are exceptions when you have two fiercely competitive teams; the original format of Test Cricket allowed for a 'rest day' on Day Four, thus the 5 Day Test Matches. They no longer take rest days, this allows extra time to get batting teams out. That being said,the advent of the shorter formats allowed results to occur in a shorter period. The ODI(One Day International) matches came about due to an Australian Media magnate starting a rebel 50/50 cricket game; after the ICC(International Cricket Committee) accepting it as a genuine format, it became an international form of Cricket. The T20(20/20 Overs) format came by way of the ICC wanting a game that had a quick timespan, similar to Baseball; where a result was achieved in a couple of hours, rather than a day. T20 is currently the biggest expansion in the game, with the IPL(Indian Premier League) being the most lucrative and highly watched form of Cricket in the world. There have been a couple of other short format games devised, but these usually occur in isolated pockets.
The guy corrects himself in another video, he meant franchise cricket when he said professional cricket. Also wides and no balls must be rebowled, they do not count as part of the over. So if you are playing T20, if you bowl a noball you give a team 121 deliveries. Or more bowling no balls is a crime in any cricket
This is the MLC challenger highlights between the Texas Super Kings and the MI New York. ruclips.net/video/R6lCHZqHdQ4/видео.htmlsi=EKlUY9ufl-_6eOuV This time for sure. 😂
Cricket fans and top class players prefer 5 day test matches, but don't mind if one team is bundled out in 3 days or less. Wannabe's prefer T20 , only 20 overs for each team ( 120 balls x 2 teams = 240 balls ÷6 = 40 overs in total. Some fence sitters prefer the one day games, which are normally 50 overs each innings for a total of 100 overs in a days play. These games are brutal for older and unfit players because a 1st Class and Test Matches are only 90 overs a day or less.......those extra 10 overs ( 60 + balls ) makes for a long days play....often about 7 hours play or more.
Bowling in cricket puts shitloads more stress on the human body than baseball pitching does. Eight times their body weight goes through their front foot when a bowler releases the ball following the run up. Add to that the pressure on their backs when twisting to deliver the ball. Most fast bowlers retire with terrible chronic pain in their knees and backs. I'm sorry but baseball pitching isn't even remotely comparable.
Johnny you turned your back at 18:18 and missed what was a great reaction catch at 1st slip, you like the outfield catches whereas most cricket fans love the close to the bat reaction catches.
I love test match cricket i'm watching Australia v West Indies at the moment. But test match cricket is slowly dying unfortunately. The the younger generation wants to watch 20-20 cricket. Because it's fast and it's over in about 3 -1/2 hours. Even 50 over cricket is starting to take it back seat to 20-20. And there is a lot more money for the players in 20-20 cricket. I really don't like comparing cricket to baseball. Test match cricket is the ultimate in cricket.
I don't care even if it's my own team, when test matches are being played, its gets really boring if batsmen stay in for hours without any outs. It's always commendable to see batsmen achieve centuries but it's never as interesting as seeing wickets taken. Sometimes in test matches, the team batting first has their first innings lasting for 2 days or more for 1 inning. Not only that, they also score more slowly because of not having limited overs to score like a 20 /20 game. The batsmen take less risk with their shots. The batsmen will let a lot more bowls go past to the wicket keeper and play more defensive strokes, like a baseball bunt, and not run, (because in cricket you don't have to). So test matches sometimes have periods of play with no outs and very few runs. When the other team finally get a chance to bat and their 1st inning is also taking a long time then its already forgone to be a draw, because if the 4 innings aren't completed by day 5 then that's it, its a draw. A good cure for insomnia. (BTW, a day's play in cricket in actually just 6 playing hours, broken into three 2 hour sessions with pauses every 2 hours. Usually starts at 11:00 am through to 6:00pm)
Hi Johnny this is a good video for you and me too understand this new game for you and this year coming up in your summer and in your city of New York is The World Cup of T20/T20 and the USA team is playing back soon with teams and dates
Yo, what's good, Johnny Basement . I got a cricket video for you to react to. It's called The Best Catches Ever/ Cricket's Greatest 40 Catches As Voted By You. By RUclipsr England and Wales Cricket Board.
Yo, what's good, Johnny Basement . I got a cricket video for you to react to. It's called The Best Catches Ever/ Cricket's Greatest 40 Catches As Voted By You. By RUclipsr England and Wales Cricket Board.
I’m enjoying your learning the great game of cricket. Here are a couple of things you may not have picked up from the videos so far:
Bowlers - in limited-overs games each bowler has a maximum number of overs he/she is allowed to bowl. In 50 overs games the max. number is 10 (60 balls), in 20 overs the max. is 4 (24 balls). This means that each team will use a minimum of FIVE bowlers in an inning. Of course a team may use more than five bowlers, in which case some bowlers will not use their full allocation. In First Class/Test Matches there are no limits in which case a bowler may bowl 20 or 30 (or more) overs in the day and then (and this is where it differs from baseball) come back and do it again tomorrow. This doesn’t make one better than another, they are two totally different skill sets (apples and oranges).
You asked in one of your videos whether bowlers undergo “Tommy John”. The answer is not normally. As bowlers bowl with a straight arm there is very little stress going through the elbow (unlike pitchers). Most injuries tend to come through rotator-cuffs, knees, ankles and lower back.
Overs - what is never explained in any of these videos is that at the end of an over, the batters remain where they are and the fielding team turn around and bowl the next over from the other end. This is how the game progresses, an over from one end then the next over from the other and so on. It can be difficult to pick this up on TV as they have cameras at each end so it can look like all the bowling is coming in one direction, but it’s not. This can have a big impact if there is a strong breeze blowing across the field as it will go L - R from one end and R - L from the other.
The one thing which this guy gets completely wrong is when he talks about professional cricket. There has been professional cricket as long as there has been cricket (over 200 years). All of the clips in this video are from professional matches played by professional cricketers (men and women). Test matches, ODI’s and International T20’s are ALL professional. What is new is the rise of domestic T20 Franchise competitions. These started in England & Wales in the early 2000’s as a way of attracting a new (younger?) audience to boost the revenue for the existing first class county clubs. The idea being a game starts at 6:30pm and lasts about 3 hours, giving fans plenty of time to get to the pub afterwards, or allow kids to go to the game and be able to get up for school the next day. The popularity led to the creation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which pays big contracts for a five week tournament. Most countries now have a franchise T20 league including, as of 2023, Major League Cricket in the USA.
You may be interested to know that the next T20 World Cup, which is being hosted by the West Indies will have three games take place in the US (I think one game may actually be in New York). Check the ICC website for details.
Hope this helps.
Yeah, I picked up about the professional things as well.
I think its India v Pak in NY this year!
Test cricket is the pinnacle of cricket. It’s how you separate the best nations from the pretenders.
In test cricket you have to actually defeat your opponent in order to win. Luck doesn’t really play a role.
The strategy, discipline, skill, and resilience required to win a test match makes it the truest form of cricket.
ODI (50 overs) cricket takes about 8 hours to complete, so you get a result within a single day. 50 overs is still 300 balls, so there’s plenty of time for momentum swings, inning rebuilds, strategic changes etc. you also regularly see centuries scored, which is always entertaining.
T20 cricket is purely invented to maximise crowd attendance and prime time TV audiences.
Much of what makes cricket great does not exist in T20 cricket, and it’s more about luck. T20 batters are not particularly concerned about protecting their wicket, they just throw the bat around hoping to score.
That means that the best teams don’t necessarily win, and the games often become lifeless halfway through when it becomes apparent which team is going to win.
T20 cricket is good for giving you a general idea of how a cricket match unfolds, but it’s missing a lot of the best parts.
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With my American friends and relatives, one thing I’ve found tricky to get across is the difference in how cricket treats a batsman hit by the ball. The bowler can’t deliver it too high or wide, but a batsman being hit is considered a lapse in judgment by the batsman. They’re supposed to either hit it or avoid it.
Seems like you’re articulating the concept rather succinctly.
It is different if it is a 'beamer' or high full toss. They are as you know illegal but also, from the batsman's point of view hard to pick up because with only half a second or so to react they aren't 'where you expect them to be' or are looking for them. It's almost like being targeted by a body-seeking missile coming from an unexpected place and you have no inbuilt instant response to it. Batsmen generally get somewhere between 'angry and furious' when the bowler unleashes a beamer, even though 99% of the time they are accidental.
Test Matches and the next level of "first-class" cricket are professional. First-class cricket is the domestic league structure that provides the players the large group of players from which national teams are selected. In my country, the UK, for instance, the domestic structure has been based on counties for more than 150 years. There are 17 English first class counties and one Welsh county whose players are eligible for selection. Scotland has its own domestic structure and national team, whilst Northern Ireland players are eligible to be selected by the full Republic of Ireland team.
An identical structure applies to limited overs, coloured-clothing, domestic cricket.
One minor but still important 'error' in the video was when he referred to the game where the target for England was 222, because that is what India scored. In reality the target has to be one more than the team who batted first scored, otherwise it would be a tie.
My lifetime favourite format is test cricket. I enjoy 50-overs cricket and I get a short, quick kick out of T20. However I have virtually forgotten about most T20 games within a month whereas great tests live in my mind for years. It's the difference between a fast food snack and a great meal with a series of courses, cooked by master chefs, that blend into a whole that lives on in your mind.
Test cricket is hard and unrelenting, and it is fascinating following the course of a game over so long by whatever means. It might be television, radio (a favourite of mine), Internet updates, friends, end of play highlights, newspapers, etc. It is not uncommon for people at work in offices, etc. to be following it discretely, whilst the boss or manager is doing exactly the same himself. There is nothing that can become as gripping and tense as a five-day test match between well-matched opponents. The excitement of a T20 is mere 'froth' by comparison.
@Johnnybasement the narrator from this &/or that Cricket film clip explaining the Laws &/or Rules & the Terms of Cricket had forgotten to mention the Cricket Term of a DUCK & what the Duck means that a Batsman has FAILED to Score a single run for his &/or her Team in which that he &/or she came on to the Cricket Pitch that he &/or she either got Bowled Out, Caught Out, Stumped Out, Runne'd Out, LBW Leg Before Wicket, With OUT Scoring a run for their Batting Team at all in the Very (1st First) Bowl from the Bowler who Bowled the Ball to Him &/or Her, of course.
Another difference between baseball and cricket, and North American vs British / European sport in general is that the tactical decisions are usually made by an on field captain and not a non-playing coaching staff. So the captain plays in the game and will determine the batting order, bowling order, fielding positions etc
It’s great to see a real person who shares their real unfiltered opinion. 👍
An individual bowler in a days play in a test match may bowl up to 30-40 overs, so 240 deliveries
Also remember that there is no bullpen, the bowlers are fielding when not bowling.
The batter can move towards the ball when bowled / pitched, they just risk being stumped out by the wicket-keeper if they get the ball
Cricket players may bowl 20+ overs a day so they still bowl over 100 balls a day
Here in Australia test cricket is still generally the preferred format, it is the only format that I’m interested in and the way cricket should be played. Can’t say the same in other cricket nations, in particular India who have fully embraced T20 and in the process slowly taken away the focus from traditional tests to a cheapened form of the game and unfortunately it’s weeding itself throughout world cricket, personally I would give up cricket altogether if my only choice was the cheese that is T20
Well said!!
One thing that absolutely differentiates Cricket from Baseball which they never mention in these videos is that the ball being used in Cricket is only changed for another ball under extreme circumstances. In other words for the whole of a batting innings generally it is the same ball that every bowler uses and each batter faces. This is important because the state of the ball, the wear and tear. like the state of the pitch, the area between the wickets, changes over time, becomes rougher and more uneven making for variations in bounce and the way the ball travels through the air. If you continue in your journey with cricket you might like to investigate the differences between bowlers from Fast bowlers, swing bowlers, seam bowlers, off spin and leg spin bowlers. Each benefit from what state the ball is in at any given time.
They're all played by professionals, not sure why he said that.
Hey Johnny, cricket is our true national game. The history to us is exactly what baseball is to you guys. My advice the greatest ever cricket team is the West Indies of the 1970’s and 1980’s . They were virtually unbeatable. Look for videos on there fast bowlers they were one of a kind. Viv Richards was there master nicknamed the master blaster. You will enjoy seeing there skills as it’s some of the best cricket there has ever been, Tony Torrisi
You mention a Baseball Pitcher can pitch 100 balls across a game. In test match, a bowler can bowl in excess of 500 balls across a 5 day match (7.5 hours per day). The fielding team is only on the field half the time as each team switches innings twice during the match, so it averages out at 500 balls+ for a front line bowler over 2.5 days (18.75 hours). It a serious battle of attrition. It's even more grueling for the batters with some top scoring batsmen's sometimes extending their innings across a full day and into the next, whilst managing their concentration and energy. Learning the rules is excellent, however the nuances & tactics of Test Cricket across such a long period is another level of understanding.
The narrator uses the term "professional" in the wrong context, I believe he means "free agency". IPL (Indian Premier League) seen cicketers from all nations payed to play for various teams in India, when prior to IPL they generally only played within and for their own country. County cricket in England probably the only exception but was restricted and payment was very modest. Cricket player have been paid well professionally prior to IPL (including Test matches).
In an American context I believe “professional” is the correct use of the term.
Not sure about the Aussies, but, in the very first Test match in 1878, most of the England players were professional.
yeah. i think "Franchise" would’ve made more sense
Yep a pitcher might throw a 100 odd pitches moving what.......6 feet as he wanders around the mound each pitch & let's be serious, if he's having a great day on the mound - he can be sitting down after 9 pitches & resting whilst his side is at bat.
A fast bowler in cricket, let's say Mitchell Starc....although he "only" bowls 6 balls per over....he sprints in 83 feet EVERY delivery then goes out into the field where he often has to sprint around the boundary to field the ball throwing it 230 feet back to the keeper & bowls between 18 & 30 overs in an innings.....he RUNS an average of 18 miles per game just bowling without running around in the field taken into account...
Lots of exciting run-out compilations out there.
The popularity of format can also depend on location. A lot of Australian and English fans, for example, are cricket purists and hold Tests as the highest standard, whereas T20 is much more popular on the subcontinent.
One major difference is that the same ball is used for a long period of time in cricket. When a ball is hit into the stands, spectators return the ball. In T20 cricket only one new ball is used per innings. In ODI matches, two new balls are used per innings, one from each end. In Test matches, a new ball is used at the start of the innings and then only after 80 overs and the change is made at the discretion of the fielding team's captain. Since a new ball is hard and shiny it swings and bounces more than an old ball but an old ball turns more off the pitch. Bowlers polish the ball on their trousers as it gets older and often only one side of it since the difference is shine makes the ball swing more in the air.
Limited over VS test cricket.......one thing about test cricket is that strategy ( rather than just tactics) comes into play . In T20 its a hit and run. In tests captains and bowlers work together
to a higher degree. Field placing matter more ( to suit a particular bowler or how a particular batsman plays). Bluntly, a test team has players with specific skills selected to play. In
limited overs cricket you tend to have more all rounders. Should I ever have 5 days to watch, I prefer test cricket. 50 overs is OK. T 20, to me is purely about entertainment rather than
a test of TEAM play/ team skills.
Johnny Basement, you're right about what you said. I too want to see Impressive catches and I do sense that ya not knocking down the person who catches the ball, which is good and all, but it wasn't considered an amazing catch. So I do understand what ya saying, Johnny. You are just keeping it real.
In T20 matches a bowler is limited to 4 overs. This makes a team use at least 5 different bowlers. Usually a team will have 2 fast bowlers 2 spin bowlers and 1 medium pace bowler.
One of the few Americans who understood what Cricket was..Impressed.
What isn't explained with the change of bowlers, is the the next bowler will deliver the ball from the other end of the pitch; also the fielders will change positions, and the wicketkeeper will go to the end that the previous bowler bowled from. This happens everytime the bowlers change.
Test Cricket is the pinnacle of the Sport. Tests are played between Nations. People 'care' more about Tests. I personally love the amazing roller-coaster of the 5 Days. Next I enjoy One Day Cricket. It's a fun day out (or viewing) with lots of drama and always a result (Tests can be a Draw after five hard fought days). I don't really enjoy T20. It's 'hit and giggle' as far as I am concerned. I don't care about who wins, never feels like anything is at stake in T20 (unless it's a T20 World Cup).
Agreed on all counts.
I mainly agree...people talk about "great test matches" for decades after, but no one really remember the ODI or T20 games by the next week. Exception may be the world cup finals/semi-finals. I still remember Pak v Eng at Lords in 92...the first Test match where I watched very ball on TV.
However, you can sometimes get Test matches, which just meander along into a boring draw. Although, these are rarer then they were in 80s/90s
@@Sal19732 50 over and then T20 have changed Test Match cricket. Teams look to score more now than they did back in the day because players are taught to look for more scoring options rather than just defend their wicket. It seems to have had the effect of creating more results rather than draws. There was also a change in mindset around the 90's/2000's to stop playing for a draw when a win was possible.
SO national-tier players get paid no matter what form of cricket they're playing. What he means by "professional" is, like, a league with franchises and a draft and that sort of thing, like the MLB. Australia for example has the Big Bash League in T20, with a bunch of franchises. But in ODI and first-class cricket, there are just state rep teams, run by that state's Cricket Association. It'd be like if outside of the MLB season you could also tune in and see some of these guys repping like New York State against Pennsylvania.
woah this was actually a pretty good/clear description of cricket basics. nice find.
Cricket catches are all about great reflexes and eye limb co-ordination..
Johnny I love your content mate, huge respect for you- as an Australian who is passionate about AFL (go Cats!) and cricket I am loving the journey you’ve been on with your cricket content. What I respect most is that you own it when you get it wrong, and I’m so glad you kept giving Cricket a chance. I’m sorry for all the fools who talk crap about baseball, just shows their ignorance.
Did you ever manage to watch a T20 Cricket match? Hope you stick with this as it’s a great sport just like baseball, hockey, AFL and NFL, all of which are my favourite sports too.
Huge respect for you mate - hope the Lions can make the finals and keep the Pies out of the 8!
In England not many people watch full live coverage of test matches (plenty watch highlights), but it is fairly common to listen to it on the radio.
Hi Johnny. I'm a fan of your video's. Keep up the good work ! Someone you should check out is Jeff Thomson. He's the fastest bowler of all time. He got clocked at 176.6 kph or 109.7 mph. He's not in the record books as the fastest bowler in history. but what happened was. They first started timing bowlers speeds in the late 1970's, and today when the time the ball, like in Baseball, they time it out of the hand. But the in the late 1970's, they timed it once it got to the batsmen, at the other end of the pitch. And when the ball gets to the batsmen in Cricket, it slows down by 10 percent. And if you do the math, 10 percent of 160.6, which is what he's recorded at in the record books, is 176 kph or 109.7 mph. Also he only got timed twice in his career. And the Wicket Keeper, who kept to Jeff Thomson during his career, Rod Marsh, has stated Jeff Thomson bowled as high as 180 kph or 111.8 mph. The 1970's & 1980's was the fastest era of fast bowlers in history, and there were a bunch of bowlers, during that time, who bowled at & over 100mph, but the didn't have the technology to time them. I'll link a video of Jeff Thomson, talking to an engineer, who specialises in speed gun technology, who says he bowled at 109 mph. As well as highlights of Jeff Thomson bowling. ruclips.net/video/pq4nchYHH1o/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/JosPjoL9jJU/видео.html
Some other bowlers you should check out, are Dennis Lille and Wasim Akram. Most players would agree, they are the greatest fast bowlers of all time. My pick for the best would be Dennis Lille. He could swing it both ways, and also cut it off the pitch both ways. But the main reason I say he was better, is he was a bit quicker that Wasim Akram. He got clocked at 105.7 mph. who could blast batsmans wickets out, a bit more devastating that Wasim Akram. But Wasim Akram was great as well. He could move the ball through the air and off the pitch both ways. Was about 93 mph. And he was a pioneer and the greatest exponent, of Reverse Swing. Reverse Swing in Cricket, is different that Conventional Swing. The ball swings in Cricket, away from the shiny side of the ball. So the bowler, when the gets the ball, will put sweat and spit, on one side of the ball, and rub it on his pants to shine it. So the ball gets shiny on one side and it swings. But Reverse Swing, when the ball gets old, it swings towards the shiny side. So the Batsman will look at the way the bowler is holding the ball, and he won't be able to predict, which way it's going to swing. It's extremely difficult to play. And Wasim Akram, was the greatest exponent of all time of Reverse Swing. I''ll put links of highlights of both Dennis Lille & Wasim Akram. ruclips.net/video/nTaVRuxje80/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/5aRt9D7z8WE/видео.html
P.S When you watch bowlers bowl in Cricket on T.V, and it's probably the same as Baseball, it's an illusion by the away the camera picks up the ball, that it makes it look slower on T.V, than it does in real life. It looks a HUGE amount quicker live, then compared to on T,V. So watching these clips, wont do justice, to how quick they are bowling. Take care.
its great to see an american reactiing to australian cricket i hope you find it interesting
In Australia we also have backyard cricket, beach cricket and office cricket. In backyard cricket you often play with a tennis ball and some of the rules are relaxed eg. One hand one bounce, six and out and electric wicket/wickie.
In india we have gully cricket
I do like T20 as well as Test Cricket, there's a place for both - at T20 games you'll get a similar atmosphere to baseball games, and a game that lasts about as long. Each day of a Test Match is like going to a double header but it's just one (or part of one) game
Sports Explained has another great video follow up to this. I'm from the UK but love baseball and cricket
The narrator stated that India made 222 runs from their innings, but the target indicates the number of runs(222) to win the game; but to win a game you must beat the opposition by atleast 1 run, therefore India would have only scored 221 runs.
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19:33 often the number of bowlers used, and the number of overs per bowler, can vary in T20, depending on who the captain wants to put in, as they can put someone on late in the innings to change it up and put the batsmen off their game, causing errors, which lead to wickets
Every team usually has like 3 or 4 specialist bowlers in their lineup. So of the 11 players, usually at least 4 are specialist bowlers. In T20 cricket, the limit is 4 overs per bowler, so the recommended way of doing it is to have 5 bowlers bowl 4 overs each. In one day international cricket, the limit is 10 overs per bowler, so you would by default have 5 bowlers bowl 10 overs each. Of course, this all depends on the captain of the team and what strategies he wants to go for etc. but that is generally the rule of thumb. In Test Cricket, there are no limits, so you bowl as many bowlers as you like for as many overs as you like. Again, it all depends on the strategy and stuff.
Individual bowlers in a Test match (lasting 5 days) can bowl hundreds of bowls over the course of a game. The strain the fast bowlers put on their bodies can cause stress fractures, as they're running in full tilt. No doubt that pitchers are also putting their body through strains and stresses, but longer forms of cricket are a serious endurance test.
16:30 while bowlers only do six at a time, they can do spells of up to 10 overs, with all the attendant physical stress from the run up for the quicks, finger/wrist wear for the spinners….and when they’re not bowling, they’re fielding, which has its own stressors, including standing out in the sunshine for extended periods, baking….
In test cricket a bowler can bowl well over 150 deliveries in a row, unlike limited over cricket where you can only bowl 1 or 2 overs in a row
Test match and series wins are more ‘valuable’ than limited overs, simply because they’re rarer and much harder to win, especially away from home. Limited overs matches and series, except world cups, are commonplace and thus have less value, though they can be fun to watch. Cricket fans in England and Australia could probably tell you who won decades worth of Ashes series off the tops of their heads, but wouldn’t necessarily remember the results of one day series.
5 days worth of cricket watching sounds overwhelming to the uninitiated, but the reality is that we don’t generally (at least in my experience) watch every ball. Test cricket is just kind of the background to summer. You have it on in the background while you’re working, reading, driving, at the beach or a BBQ, or lazing on the couch. You pay attention to the wickets and centuries, and might sit and watch for periods of time, but I doubt many people watch every ball.
In T20 games, a bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 Overs(24 balls); therefore, a team requires atleast 5 different bowlers. In On Day games, a bowler can bowl a maximumof 10 Overs(60 balls); again , a team requires atleast 5 different bowlers. In Test/First Class games, there is no limit to the number of Overs a bowler can bowl; as they can't bowl consecutive overs, they need a minimum of 2 bowlers but most teams utilize 5 to 7 different bowlers during the course of the match.
Five-day Test matches are professional and are only played between cricketing nations that are full members of the ICC (International Cricket Council) the 'associate members' will play against one another in ODIs (50 overs per innings) and T20s (20 overs per innings).
Bowlers in 50 overs games are allowed to bowl no more than 10 overs in an innings, bowlers in T20 games are restricted to just 4 overs per innings. This means that limited overs teams must have at least five bowlers to use.
In Test match and First-class (4-day domestic league) cricket (both played in white clothes) there is no limits on how many overs a bowler can send down in an innings (time permitting of course), except that he/she cannot bowl two consecutive overs at any point. A slow bowler can bowl long spells over the course of a full day and even a fast bowler with a long run up may bowl 20+ overs in a day. Fast bowlers are usually bowled in short spells of around 4,5, 6, or 7 overs to keep them fresh and fast for subsequent spells of bowling. Over-bowling 'quicks' is likely to result in 'niggles' that turn into injuries if they are overused in a series of games; fast bowling puts a lot of strain on bodies, especially when they are young and do not have the stamina nand strength that comes later.
Baseball pitchers are under gruelling physical pressure in a match but in cricket at least they still get some break but can be just as difficult. A bowler in test match cricket could bowl 20 overs per innings, which is a minimum of 240 pitches over 5 days. The fast bowlers also need to have the athleticism to run In and deliver each one. You could be talking about covering 7.5km (4.6miles) over those days, in extreme heat. They’re very different
Five day matches (matches between nations, with unlimited overs until everyone is out, two innings max per team) are called Test matches. Three day matches are usually internal to a country, or between a touring country side and a regional or state team follow the same format. If neither team wins, it's a draw after five or three days, as the case may be. Those two formats are called "First Class Cricket" and played in white uniforms. All formats are professional, but first class cricket, almost 200 years old, is lower paying, but more prestigious. One day league cricket is quite new, about 20 years old, and is a big money sport, because of all the commercial tie-ins.
Cricketers in all formats are paid a salary, determined by the respective cricket boards of those countries. When it comes to professional competitions, like the IPL or the UAE-based ILT20, then players can receive upto hundreds of thousand dollars per season; some even can be paid a million dollars.
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In a limited overs game, if the target is x, the opposition scored x-1 (so 221, not 222 in the case mentioned in the video).
seems fair; 'best of' videos should be exciting, even for non-fans. The technical highlights can have their own videos
In terms of preferred format, the die hard cricket fan in Australia will always say the test match. My father (80 years old) and my sister are completely obsessed with the game and yet will only really watch test matches and one day games. T20 hasn’t taken off here in the way it has in India.
How many bowlers for a T20? At least 5. In limited overs (20 or 50 overs per side), each bowler is only allowed to bowl up to a fifth of the overs, so that each team has to have at least that many players who can bowl at a reasonable level. You will have a couple of players who can both bat & bowl, for variety and in case somebody has a bad day.
For a test match, there's no limit to how much a player can bowl, except for their physical endurance, and the more somebody bowls the better the batters get at working out what's coming, which makes the bowler less effective
Before 1977 there was only test cricket, then a man called Kerry Packer got involved, a great 2 part mini-series 'Howzat' explains it well, worth a watch.
Interesting trivia, the very first international game of cricket was between USA and Canada. Played in New York 1844.
Actually - no. World Series Cricket started in 1977 - HOWEVER - One Day Cricket was played at an International level since 1971.
1st Game was Aus vs Eng at the MCG 05/01/1971.
3 more games Aus vs Eng in 1972
Eng, NZ, Pak & WI all played games in 1973
Aus, NZ, Eng Pak & Ind all played games in 1974
Aus, Eng, East Africa, Ind, Pak, SL, NZ & WI played 19 games in 1975
NZ, WI, Ind, Eng & Pak played games in 1976
WI, Pak, Aus & Eng all played games in 1977 prior to WSC starting.
@@stanroach2842 thanks for correcting me, did not know that.
One day cricket can be very exciting, but test cricket is exciting because it is much harder to play - it is "test" of concentration, endurance etc. As a result, Test Cricket is where the best players make their reputation
If it helps - people still speak of test match series from decades ago (like AFL finals series), while most people can’t tell you who won T20 games from last month.
If the batsman/woman hits the ball in the air and it contacts the boundary rope/cushion on the full it is 6 runs.
I hope sports lovers in USA show up for T20 cricket world cup and do some vlogs about their experiences. That would be cool to see.
They left out another way of getting out called hit wicket if the batsman swings and hits the stumps or steps backwards and hits the stumps with his foot causing the bails to be dislodged, that is out, hit wicket
Jonnie my friend... yes we know the starting pitcher or an early reliever throws up to 100 pitches however an opening bowler (fast) will often bowl 20 or so overs during a day's play which, don't forget, includes a run up before the ball is delivered. In truth the two skills are not comparable, the strain, for a pitcher is the shoulder and elbow, for a bowler it is often the lower back, knees and ankles because the action is entirely different. It is pointless having dick measuring contests when comparing the two sports as they are so different.
Ground rule double. Nice to learn a few of the finer details of baseball.
I think bowlers might have less stress on their shoulders/elbows because they are generating momentum from the run up. Most of the greats have very efficient actions, whereas pitchers generate all their power from their shoulders/elbows. They must get sick of being iced up. Does that make sense?
The distance between the wickets is 22 yds, the same as that between bases in baseball. This shows baseballs origen in England. It developed out of our kids game rounders, easier for them than cricket. The US stuck to baseball because the pitches didn't have to be so well prepared as a cricket pitch, the ground affecting the bounce of the ball. Also it was simple to set up a baseball field in camps during the Civil War etc. Cricket was played a lot in colonial America before the revolution.
Other cricketing videos you should check out is the sledging, as there's a lot of sledging in cricket!
No mate we know. We know that pitchers have to throw around 100 shots per game. But I think you missed that in cricket a bowler, bowls six at a time, no 6 only. So in the short version of cricket (T20 or 20-20), the bowler delivers 4 lots of 6 balls. In one day cricket a bowler delivers 10 lots of 6 balls. However in Test match cricket, a bowler can bowler 20 to 30 lots of 6 balls, each day of the test match, which can last up to 5 days.
The guy said if you block the wicket with your body but it only counts if it hits your leg. For example if you're a midget and the ball hits you in the face but it would have hit the wickets, it's not out
All cricket matches, that is, 5 day tests, One day internationals and T20 matches that are played between international teams are professional. What the narrator was referring to was the Indian T20 league which are teams made up of international players from all cricket playing countries. The players are auctioned off to the various Indian franchises before the competition starts. The best players can be auctioned off for millions of dollars but international cricket has been a professional game for years.
A bowler bowls 6 balls at a time. But in tests they may bowl over 20-25 overs in a day.. so a cricket bowler still can bowl 100/150 balls in a day just like a pitcher..
If your interested test match on in my home town Adelaide is on for next 5 days today first day of mach against west Indian
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Five day matches ARE professional but not usually in tournaments.
Your right johnny good job good catch nothing more
Awesome job johnny
The United States has a national cricket team that competes internationally, especially in World Cup Cricket.
Hi Johnny. 😀 Test match cricket is my favourite form overall. Test cricket is my favourite form for men's international matches. T20 cricket is the best form for professional league tournaments. ODI is my least favourite form for men's matches, I only watch the world cup in this format.
ODI (50 overs) is good for women's international cricket. And I like watching women's T20 professional matches.
Hey Johnny you should look for a video with great run outs in cricket.
There are many more run outs in T20 and one day cricket than there are in Test matches. If you are run out in a multi day match your team has made a big error. Unless you were in a T20 like situation towards the end of a test match.
Sometimes it is because of brilliant fielding.
It is interesting to me that cricket has "laws" instead of rules; the only sport that I am aware of. Cricket is supposed to be a gentleman's sport.
Because there are 2 batters and multiple bowlers... left and right handed batter and bowler combinations make interesting tatics in the game.
E.g. many teams choose a right handed and left handed batter as the 1st 2 batsmen partnership. This confuses bowlers
Likewise for right and left handed bowlers that are changing every 6 balls. This confuses batsmen
Tactically, cricket is extremely complex
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Mate a bowler can bowl any number of overs in a match ad believe me it's way more than 100 pitches. A Test match goes for 5 days with the same bowlers each day
Please do a video on the great bowlers "Waim akram" "Waqar younus" and "Shoaib akhtar"
Since you know batters can get out while running you should react to video compilitions of direct run outs.
Bowlers don't bowl just one over a game cricket test go's for days and each team only has about 4 main Bowlers but they may have a couple of all rounders who both bat well as well as bowl pretty good as well. They bowl hundreds of balls over a game, then you stand in the field in the hot sun until your next over. Yes national teams get paid, many like ,Australia, England and India they get paid very very well, million dollars contracts.
Love your work Johnny boy, just wanted to point out though bowlers in cricket bowl the ball not throw it so their arm has to stay straight otherwise it would be a no ball. Where in baseball pitches are throwing the ball? No disrespect to baseball those dudes are powerful athletes but theirs a big difference in bowling(straight arm) and throwing (bent arm)
Keep it real sport, after the first one I thought 'He doesn't get it, lost cause, leave it and move on'.
But you kept trying and are half way there, after seeing a game maybe you will get into it or maybe not, cool either way.
Growing up in the 80's I was into one day cricket, no 20/20 back then but now I prefer test matches.
Test matches are where I listen on the radio and watch when I can, see highlights and hopefully catch the best bits like a season of footy where you don't watch every game but keep up with the ladder.
Also in cricket the most runs win but in test matches if the team with more runs doesn't get all the wickets its a draw, like a boxing match where you can only win by knockout before the bell.
Every single video on Understanding Cricket seems to miss one critical factor that when you bowl a Wide or No Ball, besides getting a run, that particular delivery or pitch is not counted, so a 6 ball over will turn into a 7 ball over. Also, when a No Ball is delivered, not only will the opposition get a run, but will also get an additional pitch and the batsman will get a Free Hit the next ball, i.e he/she will not get out (except a run-out). That additional delivery and free hit can be disastrous for the bowling team
Aussies are playing the West Indies in a test march today.
Unfortunately Test Cricket is not as popular as it once was, there are exceptions when you have two fiercely competitive teams; the original format of Test Cricket allowed for a 'rest day' on Day Four, thus the 5 Day Test Matches. They no longer take rest days, this allows extra time to get batting teams out. That being said,the advent of the shorter formats allowed results to occur in a shorter period. The ODI(One Day International) matches came about due to an Australian Media magnate starting a rebel 50/50 cricket game; after the ICC(International Cricket Committee) accepting it as a genuine format, it became an international form of Cricket. The T20(20/20 Overs) format came by way of the ICC wanting a game that had a quick timespan, similar to Baseball; where a result was achieved in a couple of hours, rather than a day. T20 is currently the biggest expansion in the game, with the IPL(Indian Premier League) being the most lucrative and highly watched form of Cricket in the world. There have been a couple of other short format games devised, but these usually occur in isolated pockets.
The guy corrects himself in another video, he meant franchise cricket when he said professional cricket.
Also wides and no balls must be rebowled, they do not count as part of the over. So if you are playing T20, if you bowl a noball you give a team 121 deliveries. Or more bowling no balls is a crime in any cricket
Any match you can watch is pro a test match is played by the absolute best any country has
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@shmick6079 So, do you mean that someone who is paid to play is not necessarily a professional sportsman/sportswoman? Has the definition changed?
Cricket fans and top class players prefer 5 day test matches, but don't mind if one team is bundled out in 3 days or less.
Wannabe's prefer T20 , only 20 overs for each team ( 120 balls x 2 teams = 240 balls ÷6 = 40 overs in total.
Some fence sitters prefer the one day games, which are normally 50 overs each innings for a total of 100 overs in a days play.
These games are brutal for older and unfit players because a 1st Class and Test Matches are only 90 overs a day or less.......those extra 10 overs ( 60 + balls ) makes for a long days play....often about 7 hours play or more.
For me I find cricket is damn boreing but when I was in Vietnam I also the same about US football i like basketball and Aussie rules footy.
Bowling in cricket puts shitloads more stress on the human body than baseball pitching does. Eight times their body weight goes through their front foot when a bowler releases the ball following the run up. Add to that the pressure on their backs when twisting to deliver the ball. Most fast bowlers retire with terrible chronic pain in their knees and backs. I'm sorry but baseball pitching isn't even remotely comparable.
Johnny you turned your back at 18:18 and missed what was a great reaction catch at 1st slip, you like the outfield catches whereas most cricket fans love the close to the bat reaction catches.
Not unusual for a bowler to bowl 20+ overs in an innings - 120 balls at least and usually sprinting in. It’s not just 6 and done
I love test match cricket i'm watching Australia v West Indies at the moment. But test match cricket is slowly dying unfortunately. The the younger generation wants to watch 20-20 cricket. Because it's fast and it's over in about 3 -1/2 hours. Even 50 over cricket is starting to take it back seat to 20-20. And there is a lot more money for the players in 20-20 cricket. I really don't like comparing cricket to baseball. Test match cricket is the ultimate in cricket.
I don't care even if it's my own team, when test matches are being played, its gets really boring if batsmen stay in for hours without any outs. It's always commendable to see batsmen achieve centuries but it's never as interesting as seeing wickets taken.
Sometimes in test matches, the team batting first has their first innings lasting for 2 days or more for 1 inning. Not only that, they also score more slowly because of not having limited overs to score like a 20 /20 game. The batsmen take less risk with their shots. The batsmen will let a lot more bowls go past to the wicket keeper and play more defensive strokes, like a baseball bunt, and not run, (because in cricket you don't have to). So test matches sometimes have periods of play with no outs and very few runs.
When the other team finally get a chance to bat and their 1st inning is also taking a long time then its already forgone to be a draw, because if the 4 innings aren't completed by day 5 then that's it, its a draw. A good cure for insomnia. (BTW, a day's play in cricket in actually just 6 playing hours, broken into three 2 hour sessions with pauses every 2 hours. Usually starts at 11:00 am through to 6:00pm)
T20 is the best to watch. but 50 overs are the best to play. but test (5 day) is the truh test of skill
Hi Johnny this is a good video for you and me too understand this new game for you and this year coming up in your summer and in your city of New York is The World Cup of T20/T20 and the USA team is playing back soon with teams and dates
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