The rules and gameplay of cricket, a breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2021
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explaining the rules and gameplay of T20 cricket. Super Smash league.
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it’s not just a phase mom this is who I am
Haha 😂
ruclips.net/video/uCt0mfue8ao/видео.html
Looool
2004 Scene kid vibes
💀💀💀💀
Who’s here 2 years later after USA beat Pakistan?
Me
That and the amount of British murder mysteries I watch ( Father Brown is the BEST ) requires I understand it
USA! USA!
Bro…literally
I’m here 2 years later still trying to figure it out
That... actually made sense. First time I've seen cricket explained where I wasn't more confused at the end than I was at the beginning.
Amen to that sir!
Seriously I actually wanna watch the games now. All I knew from cricket was that the fans drank more than any other sport fans and the english top title is a victorian butt plug of a trophey
@@brianstryker4536 It depends how you measure it. There is *plenty* of beer drunk at rugby matches, but they last for only eighty minutes elapsed time.
I think the best way to understand any sport is to watch an actual game in real time. Not the highlights. It will leave you confused. Any passage of play in real time as it happens will give you correct understanding of a game.
Nathan Lawson, are you an Okie from Muskogee? Lol 😉
My man, the fact that you used a New Zealand domestic game. I feel so patriotic right now
hahaha i was wondering what the teams were. Thanks for explaining!
I'm a cricket fan who currently working on cricket's development project. But I was also wondering that which country's leading it can be? Lol
I think that's because NZ cricket is not self obsessed enough to put a copyright strike. Unlike BCCI
From someone who plays for the Volts, this is an outstanding breakdown! Would love to see the game grow in America
Many americans are ready. We love baseball but the main league, MLB, has been awful to the fanbase. I think it'll be like soccer (football) where it grows slowly but I think people are ready for more types of sports.
Maybe I missed it in the breakdown but I guess what happens if there's a bad or unhittable pitch? Is there a certain number of pitches per ball or what if there's a swing and miss or several pitches that aren't able to be batted?
@@hawleyj22 if a ball is unhittable from the batters normal stance it's called a wide which give one run to the batting side and the bowler must bowl another ball that is legal
You're a pro cricketer? Hope I said that right. Anyway that's awesome. I've played amateur baseball my entire life and just recently developed an interest in cricket. Will be curious to see if it generates more interest here in the US. But seeing as how soccer (football) still hasn't caught on so well here, it'll be tough for cricket to compete in this sports market that is already over-saturated. Btw, do you know any good sites for cricket gear shopping? Like if I wanted to get a Chris Gayle jersey or something (for a friend). Thanks and good luck with your season.
@@hawleyj22 A 'wide' is given for balls that are way over or to the left or right of a batsman, and a no-ball is given for certain technical faults (most often, stepping over the line). In both cases, the batting team scores 1 run and the ball has to be bowled again. In addition, you can't be given out on a no-ball, so it can be very costly. Swings and misses do nothing in and of themselves, but if the ball hits the wicket (the wooden thing) during a pitch then the batsman is out, so missing too often will probably see you get out sooner rather than later.
Cheers for this. Living in Salt Lake City for the past 6 years and was trying to explain cricket to my American wife while watching the 1st test of the Ashes.
Living here in SLC also!
@@davidmicalizio824 Me too!
I'm from London England, in the same boat, my Mrs doesn't understand it either
are you LDS?
@@br1mmyy most who weren’t born here usually aren’t mormon.
The secret to understanding cricket for baseball fans is it’s baseball turned inside-out. Runs are cheap, outs are precious, instead of the other way around.
In baseball the routine background rhythm of the game is out after out after out . . . . Once in awhile somebody scores some runs, and that’s a big deal. The crowd cheer, the players celebrate and fist-bump. The highlight package that night focuses on how the runs were scored.
In cricket it’s just the reverse. The background rhythm is run after run after run . . . . Once in awhile somebody takes a wicket, and that’s a big deal. The crowd cheer, the players celebrate and fist-bump. The highlight package that night focuses on how the wickets fell.
Once you get this concept, it all falls into place.
So, cricket is more like basketball where the runs are scored in abundance. Which means there isn't enough defense in the game to stop this from happening.
And if baseball is a pitcher's game and cricket is a batter's game, where is the middle ground? Say, 20 or 30 goals a game? Lots of action both offence and defense!
As an American who moved to Australia and fell in love with cricket, I LOVE THIS! It's worth noting that Chu is a bowler, which means he's likely not the best batsman. He came in and swung the bat and got the job done, that was awesome.
This is two weeks old but I'm a massive pedant- Chu is a wicket-keeper, not bowler
so pitchers/bowlers who rake is a phenomenon in both sports i see
@@lineardielectric also worth noting that wicket keepers are often good batters, probably somewhat due to spending the whole game watching deliveries come in from the batter's perspective
So he is an Ohtani
@@oberdot Chu is a wicketkeeper (catcher).
The cricket breakdown that Americans needed but didn’t deserve. This was a beautiful thing. Thanks!
Not gonna lie.... I was gonna say something like this
Have we done something not to deserve cricket? Lol. And to think, I watched Darkest Hour today.
Zzz,
Are you saying that a cricket explanation for Americans is like salvation for the sinner?
@@gregorius62 ha, no. But I do have some vids that discuss salvation! It’s possible to be a committed Christian and enjoy sports. 😉
The only problem with cricket breakdowns is that most of the broadcasters flag you for copyright violations unlike in American leagues. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Star Sports.
yeah, we'll see how long it lasts
Should be fine bc its NZ T20 so no one actually cares
@@JomboyMedia hopefully this stays up. It'll do more good for the game than most people realise. Problem being shitty copyright claims. Regardless, great job!
@@JomboyMedia Don't use Indian matches or Indian broacasting matches like from Starsports, Sonysports, Tencricket. Use other countries like West Indies, South Africa, Srilanka, Australia, England. They are cool with it.
@@JomboyMedia Just stay away from ICC events (e.g. world cup) and anything involving India.
I’ve watched about 15 different “Cricket for Beginners” videos cause I’d really like to get into it but could never really understand but Jimmy once again kills it and now I actually understand cricket
Great to hear man..
You don't understand cricket, but you have been given a very good start. Not being burdened with unnecessary and confusing fine detail is one of the most important things for newcomers.
@@hb1338 yeah, just like baseball the rules (laws) get pretty deep and finicky. Over the past couple years of watching various T20 and ODI matches, I've seen a few plays that were real corner cases that I'd never seen explained before, just like sometimes happens in baseball. Sometimes I had to ask somebody more experienced what had just happened or had to try to look it up.
The amount of times as a British baseball fan I have to explain baseball in cricket terms it’s refreshing to see that flipped.
😂😂😂
As someone who has never understood cricket despite trying, this was the best explanation I've ever seen.
Agree. I was clueless but now understand it
"... three days pass..." - Norm Macdonald.
As someone that loves cricket this is the best explanation vs others on youtube. These are the very basics
I have on my channel a video called cricket explained in 4 minutes, which might help add to this.
I have always loved both cricket and baseball. I use baseball terms to explain it to American friends as well. They are both from rounders which is why I think it's easy to interchange terms.
"it's very like baseball"
"this is the score, it's 134"
baseball fans: *:O*
"And now he hits a walk off home run" *ball goes directly behind him* 🤔
I love how the bowlers start their wind-up from the bullpen
@@waltervanrooyen6169 The entire field is in play in cricket.
@@billygraham2132 They are not allowed to bend their elbows while bowling (pitching). So that's how they generate speed.
I laughed pretty hard at this, good work Sam.
Coming back to this after the BIP2 finale and USA/Pakistan upset.
It’s so nice to see a thread of cricket and baseball fans getting along and appreciating each other. Ball-meets-stick fans UNITE!
As an Englishman in the states this is probably the best I’ve ever heard it explained… thank you Jimmy now I can just send my friends this
With you m8
I'm confused about one thing. What about the bowler trying to hit the wickets and knock the bar off the the top? Here the batters are standing square in front of them. Is this is what Jomboy means when he says "in this form of cricket"?
@@donjones4719 To explain all of tho details surrounding all the ways a batsman can get out would have been too much for this video, Don. It doesn’t depend on the type of cricket, in all forms if the bowler (pitcher) hits the stumps (those 3 sticks behind the base), the batsman is out. He/she must protect them as he finds the right balls to hit and get runs, but if the ball hits his/her legs in line with stumps, he/she is also out (aka leg before wicket or lbw).
Like all sports, it would be hard to explain everything about cricket in 10-15 minutes, but I think the presenter did a decent job of ‘translating’, lol..
(When he referred to the form of cricket, he was referring to the length of the game - 20 overs per side, 50:or unlimited with 2 innings each per side, up to 5 days max.)
Same, this will be the reference video for the ages.
The raw power of the pitching and hitting is more impressive in baseball but what I enjoy about cricket is the quicker and more active pace of play.
Just one last note about scoring runs: We saw a couple of big sixes, but there’s also a four run shot. Basically, if the ball hits the ground in the field of play and then makes it to the edge of the field (often marked by a rope or a small barrier of some kind), that’s 4 automatic runs.
So it’s basically like a ground-rule home run that gives you less points
@@jordishima yeah but you don't need to go over the boundary just need to hit it
@@hamzasadiq7672 so its like a groundrule double
I’d love to know the evolution of cricket (I sure it’s like all sports). “What if it rolls all the way to the boundary?” “Ummm… how about 4 runs?”
@@dadof3tngirls they used to play without a boundary, so everything is in play and you just had to keep running. I think the record for to most runs from a single ball is 17. The grass wasn't cut and they couldn't find the ball. 😂🎍
Who is here after USA defeated Pakistan 😂
me. it was literally the most unexpected thing. majority didn't even watch because it was understood that Pakistan will wipe out usa.🤣
As an American, the most interesting observation between baseball and cricket is that the batters are offensive in baseball and defensive in cricket; e.g. the main goal is to score runs in baseball and to prevent wickets in cricket, which made a lot of sense. That's why traditional test cricket can last forever (five days for a single match) and this version of cricket (T20 with 20 overs) forces the batter to take a more offensive strategy.
the main goal of the batter in cricket is both to score runs and prevent from getting out. Test cricket lasts longer partly for the reason you state, but also because each team gets two chances to bat and a side can only win by getting 10 outs twice.
T20 batting seems more fun and offensive because each team will only get 120 balls to score as many runs they can. So they swing hard to get more sixes. But the traditional Test Cricket lasts for 5 days with each day having 90 overs or 540 balls bowled. Also the team gets 2 innings. So the test cricket batting becomes defensive because the main aim is not to lose the wicket. So it becomes boring to watch even though many test matches have been gone into edge of the seat thrillers.. like teams winning by 1 run or 1 wicket remaining.
And a T20 game finish within 3 hours while a test match lasts for entire 5 days.
As a Kiwi I would never thought I'd see Jomboy breakdown a New Zealand domestic t20 game lol. Good on ya Jomboy loving this content!!!
Green or golden kiwi?
Dope aye
@@Youngstomata neither, those are Chinese gooseberrys
This is literally the cricket explanation I’ve needed for years. I used to work with a couple British dudes that loved watching this shit. They never explained it this well.
I'm a Royals fan. I drink too much to ever get this...but it is fun trying to learn. 🍻😁
I know exactly what you mean. This is the best scoreboard explanation I've seen.
I think it's hard when you've grown up with it to know which bits need the most emphasis, and which bits it's best to brush over to start with.
Asking people to explain how sports works usually doesn't help the person learn about how the sport works but it is a good way to learn that only a few people in the world are good teachers.
The problem is, cricket is something that if you grow up with it, you just KNOW what those stats mean and the basic concepts, and baseball is the same. Think of it as like grammar - somebody who speaks English as a 2nd language could say something which is logical but it isn't correct English - you can correct them, but if they ask you why, you can't really answer that because it's just 'how it is', our English grammar knowledge is just kind of ingrained as native speakers.
Both sports are extremely statistics heavy and full of 'insider' jargon which is just completely fundamental to the sport, but impenetrable to an outsider who hasn't acquired that jargon. The concepts are pretty simple, but the jargon makes it difficult to pick up the complexities.
This video is very good for the basic concepts:
ruclips.net/video/AqtpNkMvj5Y/видео.html
Thanks for this Jomboy. I finally have a clear basic understanding of what Cricket is all about. There is a field near my house where there have been huge picnic gatherings of folks around a Cricket match once or twice a year. Most people there are originally from India or second generation Americans. A couple of months ago was the first game since COVID. Watching these games unfold has been baffling. On a couple of occasions over the years, kind individuals tried to explain the game to me but I got quickly lost, largely because of the terminology. The most helpful was an intense 11 year-old girl who laughed at her dad trying to straighten me out and told me, “You sit down right there and watch. I will tell you when to cheer.”
lol i thought you were making a joke about crickets for some reason when I read about the field near your house :D
I feel it's easy to explain if you explain the basic gameplay, the issue is people explain the complex things as well in the starting. That's where non cricket fans can't understand.
For the *first* time I actually understood how the scoring works in cricket. Thank you for such a concise explination.
Love the cricket breakdowns. As someone who played organised cricket, this is probably one of the best breakdowns I have seen targeted to an American audience. Absolutely love it.
Can't believe Jomboy is commentating over my cities team lol and I've known Max Chu since high school days
I had friends in college explain cricket to me, and it sounds fun, but we never sat down and watched a match. How can I watch a cricket game in the US?
Looks like fun
@@marquizzo New Zealand cricket live streams a lot of these types of games on their youtube
@@marquizzo a lot of the big games are on Willow TV
Not only was this the perfect pace as you were breaking down an actual match, but it was super easy to understand thanks to the baseball terms and the side by side graphics. I had ZERO understanding of cricket going in, and now I KNOW I can enjoy it if it were on in the background and could make conversation about it if anyone were to ask. Awesome job once again. Love JM so much! ❤
great to hear.. hope you create more awareness about the game through social media.. do try to follow usa vs ireland series from 22nd
He’s married you know 😂
The score bugs have really improved following for me too
I also had zero understanding going in. This was amazing.
As a cricket fan who's grown up with the game and understands a bit of baseball, that was a genuinely brilliant explainer
Makes perfect sense to me. I imagine that much like baseball the general concept is simple, but diving deeper reveals a wealth of strategies, tactics, and exceptions to the rules
Exactly.
I think one thing I'll add to this fantastic intro is this: everyone in that field is going to be batting. Every team has about 5 bowlers/pitchers used during the innings of a match, and every one of them will be batting, there is no DH for them (although as some have probably noticed you'll put your bowlers at the bottom of the batting order, say 7,8,9,10,11 so that your hardest hitters and big batsmen can come out first and hit all your runs). It's also worth noting that these bowlers/pitchers aren't really like starting pitchers/relief, they'll usually all bowl the same number of pitches in a match, so your tactics can be quite different and batsmen have to adjust super quickly as they only see 24 balls from any given pitcher maximum. Again, great intro, Jomboy, hopefully more people can get into cricket!
@@JohnM-sw4sc well kinda. Changeups in cricket is more just like a decrease in speed, so they do throw slower balls to deceive the batsman and mess their timing. That super short ball that was thrown in the video which the batsman kinda "scooped" and was dropped is called a bouncer. You do that with inexperienced batsman as they usually pop the ball up when facing that sort of pitch. Curveballs also exist, that's where you'll see the ball swing inward towards the wickets after it bounces or outwards as to pull the batsmans shot. All the bowlers in this video are called "seamers", bowling really fastball-like pitches. Then you get others, called "spinners" that throw slower, way more spinnier variants, similar almost to sliders, slurves, slow curveballs, etc. Again, the style you bowl is entirely up to you and your number of pitches dont change regardless of what you bowl, in this format a bowler is only allowed 4 overs or 24 balls to be bowled. Thats why 5 bowlers are used, hence 24 * 5 = 120 balls per inning
How about Muller & Duffy. Looks like they never got a chance to hit. If the team clinches the game before everyone gets up, does that mean the remaining guys don't get to hit?
@@RRaquello pretty much yeah
But i can tell you it's much more relieving for a bowler to know they won't need to hit rather than having to get the winning runs. That's like if your pitcher comes up in the 11th inning, last out of your team and he has to either hit a walk off or go out. Much rather anyone else than him out there!
@@BigMacDaddy I've often wondered why they don't change it up more often for small targets in the 4th innings of a Test. If things are getting a bit nervy, you don't really want number 11 coming out needing 10 or 20 runs - they'll almost certainly fail.
Whereas some bowlers are pretty good hitters - it might be better to put them in early, with a licence to have a bit of a hit. They might knock off a bit of the target with a bit less pressure. Then you still have the higher order who should be more experienced at handling the conditions under pressure.
You'd probably still want the top order to be the same - keep the openers, and maybe first drop - but then bring in the lower order sloggers, leaving the middle order to finish the pressure chase. Obviously depends on the overall makeup of the team, but I could see situations where it would be useful.
Just my two cents - and I know these things have sort of been tried, but I'm not sure how often in Tests.
(Note to people who don't know - in a Test match, each team bats twice, and the order can change. Although the order that you list the team is generally the order they bat, you don't actually choose the next batter until a wicket falls - so you can make very quick decisions based on the state of the game).
@@richjhart i think the big difference in Tests and shorter formats is that Tests can be drawn, shorter formats cannot. And more often than not, unless the series is on the line, bowlers will almost certainly be encouraged when coming in at 10 or 11 to just leave any ball or defend anything coming at their legs and play for a draw. Which makes the bowling side also much more aggressive and brings s different sort of tension
you absolutely have to react to the 2019 World Cup Final between NZ vs England, craziest finish ever
@@BhavyaGoyal777 The ICC are pretty keen to get cricket established in the American market though. They've been talking about it behind the scenes for decades 'cause there's a lot of money up for grabs. It could be worth Jomboy reaching out to their media & marketing team to see if they could work something out, especially since he gets shouted out on MLB broadcasts. Worst that can happen is the ICC says no
Absolutely!
100% needs to do a breakdown
An email with permission goes a long way.
Specifically should be a breakdown of why NZ won it, but due to wrongful rule interpretation the Umpires awarded England an extra run and put the wrong batter on strike.
I once explained cricket to an American, who seemed to be the most fascinated that there was no foul territory and that you could score runs no matter where you hit the ball to. I mean, this fella got the concept of LBW right away, f'r heaven's sake! But it's the no foul ground that's the eye opener for him, so you never know what the American you're explaining things to will find easier/harder to understand.
I watched this video just bc I saw cricket on ea play and I’m only half way through but holy hell the English know how to make a confusing game. Really appreciate your use of baseball terminology definitely helped understand a lil more
Depends what you grow up with really. Cricket is second nature to me, but baseball is still weird to me.
Nothing confusing about it, it's pretty simple.
@@davidgraham8299 Cricket is pretty simple to me. Baseball is not. It's not as complex as say gridiron, but still harder to follow than cricket in my experience.
@@rayswarnau3868 there’s a sport called gridiron? I need base rules! 😂
@@beesonbandit6639 gridiron is what people who call soccer, football; call football.
Your sports media company went from unique baseball coverage to truly a “world” class media company. I can’t wait for Rugby next. Wide World of Sports Baby…As Dick Vitale would say.
Yes it’s crazy to think about. Truly inspirational
I absolutely love rugby, and I would love to see it here.
I want more breakdowns of that wild sport where they fight on horseback over a goat carcass.
@@bobmclennan1727 petanque
Finnish baseball is still the best, though the ear pulling championship is some of the greatest footage ever.
I moved from Pakistan to the US when I was 13. I was a cricket fan who missed the sport dearly. It wasn't till I found Jomboy in my senior year of high school that I started to enjoy Baseball. This is really cool to see, feels kinda full circle
A Bowie fan from Pakistan? did you discover him after you moved or does his music get played in Pakistan?
In your opinion what's the most confusing American sport? Also do you think baseball is more confusing then cricket? My brain is exploring trying to understand this haha
David Motherfucking Bowie, now thats a cool username
@@timelkin838 I’d imagine football is, considering the amount of things you have to keep track of (first downs, multiple ways to score different amounts of points. Multiple different plays, play styles, etc.). I’d say baseball has the most confusing stats though, there’s literally a stat for anything in baseball with funky numbers. Basketball is the easiest to understand, certain fouls are confusing but the scoring is straight forward.
@@TripleLayerLemonCake thank you for the response. I was really interested to know your point of view as someone not born accustomed to the major sports here and you are absolutely right about everything. I've been watching football since I had a memory and every year something happens with the rules that I never saw before and I know a lot about the game but I'm definitely a man who was born in the wrong country. I'm a basketball player but as a kid I spent a lot of time with a soccer ball but kids never wanted to play over other sports. I remember scoring a goal as a kid and it's pure magic and joy. Soccer is by far the best world sport in my opinion. I grew up with the violent American football try and knock the other guy out mentally before they finally started protecting players. I quit young but I think Americans sound dumb arguing how football it great but soccer is "gay" which was the stigma as a kid. I like skill and finesse as the theme of the game and watching Ronaldo and ranhildino as a kid was like watch a grown kid who got to live the dream of seeing life as a play or a musical thing. Football is violent and that's why the players beat their women. It'd a mentality. It's getting better but that's no way to raise children. I had to share that. Thank you again. Much love brotha.
I needed this kind of video to get into cricket. I've always been intrigued by cricket, but I never understood the rules... Now, I can start watching some.
This is just PERFECT!!
Please please do keep these coming! 💙🙏
As an Australian being a lifelong cricket fan (naturally), I really enjoyed this content. I have enjoyed watching your baseball content to try and learn baseball. Seeing this crossover was fantastic. I hope to see more cricket content coming soon!
The Ashes test match series is on at the moment, you should cover some of it. Would be hilarious trying to see baseball fans get their heads around a 5 day long match!
I would guess that Americans knowing the rules of baseball is the same as us Australians knowing the rules or cricket. I don't think I ever was taught the rules of cricket, I think all aussies are born knowing
What will he enjoy in one sided test match…
@@paritoshsharma6092 Americans aren't big fans of poms either o he will enjoy them getting their arses handed to them
It's not going to happen in this series, but I'd like to see it explained how a game of cricket can go for 5 days, end in a draw (different from a tie), and still be exciting to watch 🙂
Never mind. England are shit. Don't bother covering the Ashes unless you wanna see a follow on win :]
I'm a Canadian baseball fan and I fell into the cricket rabbit hole last winter. I've been following the ashes this year, huge win for Australia in the first match.
There is a 90 min formar called t10 as well .
As an england supporters we all fully expect to be dominated by australia in Australia
Adopt India or Pakistan as your favorite team. Both teams are on the uprising, and the toxicity levels from each fanbase is too great to miss out on lol
For a second, I thought you were saying you were a fan of Canadian baseball and my dumbass first thought was, "Oh shit, how much different than American baseball is Canadian baseball, because Canadian football is nuts!" Then I realized you were saying you were a baseball fan from Canada and felt even dumber.
Good on you. I'm a born Canadian as well. If you have any questions on the game fire away and I'll be happy to help. Cheers!
After 30 years I finally understand cricket.
This is by far the best explanation I've ever seen of cricket. As I just started scoring baseball games this past season, cricket looks like a fun game to score, too.
I would like to see Jomboy do "The Underarm Incident" only for the pure joy of watching him breakdown angry cricketers
It's gotta include Ritchie's scathing rebuke at the end...
@@har234908234 of course!
Are you talking about this: ruclips.net/video/TtaWtAxHVsw/видео.html
The sandpaper incident is the cheating scandal to rule them all, Australia, a proud cricketing nation, used sandpaper to change the condition of the ball, big time problem when the one ball is used for half the game. 10cc song , Dreadlock Holiday mentioned cricket.
@@666t I agree that that is a massive stain on Australia (and they are still feeling the effects). Although, I'd still kind of like to see the Underarm because it was the end of the match, you get the anger of NZ, and it was technically legal, as opposed to the ball tampering.
It's one of those things that, once you watch it a bit, you'll pick up the basics in no time. Jomboy does a better job explaining it than I've heard before
The explanation of Overs was the best that I've seen. I'd heard it before, but I'm so used to "unlimited" pitch counts in baseball that the idea of limited pitches was totally foreign to me. I like it though, T20 cricket looks like a fun game to play IRL.
@@soludsnak First match I saw was the 2019 ODI World Cup final, and I'm telling you I've not had so much sustained tension since I was in high school bringing home a bad report card. Now that was a pretty exceptional match, but the T20 format makes close games a lot more likely I think.
Wow. That makes it reasonably easy to figure out what's happening, the next time I catch a match. Can't wait to find another on the telly. Thank you for the great work.
As a cricket fan I think you did an excellent job of explaining the very basic concept of cricket and using relevant baseball comparisons
Mate, Cricket isn't confusing: All you got to do is have a good night's watchmen who's able to sweep a couple to to third man if one of the slips has taken a wander down to point. Of course that's assuming there's not any turn in the pitch.
I know this was meant as a joke comment.. but please get your facts correct.. A regular sweep would be played on the leg side. The nightwatchman would need to REVERSE-sweep if he was to hit the ball through the slips to third man.
@@bevstarrunner9472 Or the nightwatchman is that bad that the sweep takes the edge and indeed goes down to 3rd man cos, you know, skills.
Ooh man this is hilarious 🤣🤣
You hould have dropped a "silly mid on" in there.
@@bevstarrunner9472 yeah, the guys sweeping it to deep fine leg or long leg. Pffft. Amateurs.
The same thing happened to me last winter. I got super into cricket, and I actually ended up joining a club not too far away from me here in the U.S. You really have no idea how huge what your doing is for the growth of the sport. Keep it up!
great to hear.. hope you have created more awareness about the game through social media.. do try to follow usa vs ireland series from 22nd
What's especially good about this explanation is that it's fed in drip by drip, you don't try to sell the whole thing in one go. Just the very basics to start with, then you flesh it out, explain the idea of an over, then the way the scoring works etc. You've covered 80% of cricket in 8 minutes 👏🏻
Great video, Jomboy! I’ve been curious about this sport forever, but it was never explained in such a way I could understand. Nailed it.
7:52 Yes, the Walkers are brothers. Joe, the older, is a right armer. Fred, the younger, is a left armer.
Do fans of cricket call the bowlers right arm or left arm bowlers? From living in the US we use right handed or left handed more often, interesting difference!
@@jeffstewert12 Arm is the preferred term in cricket, yeah. If you ever get the chance to watch an international match, whenever a new bowler is introduced, there's usually a card that pops up with their stats and their bowling style, eg. a quick bowler's would say "right arm fast", whereas a spin bowler might say " left arm off-spin".
Handedness is not correlated to types of ball bowled, for what it's worth.
Arm is the correct term for bowlers because when bowling you can’t cock the wrist - the arm must be straight. For batsmen it is right or left handed
tbh im not that big of a baseball fan (although I dont mind watching big games here and there) but I watch your baseball vids for the entertainment value.
On the same note, Im definitely not a cricket fan at all but I watch your cricket vids for the entertainment value.
Point is, even if cricket is not a phase for you, just keep the cricket vids coming.
As a lifelong cricket fan I wholeheartedly thank you for bringing more light onto this wonderful sport. It's a fine game and I hope many more people around the World will now begin to enjoy it.
Cheers Jomboy! 🍻
As an American who watches football and baseball, cricket looks pretty dope
It's religion in Australia. I got into NFL by picking a team to watch and follow along with (unfortunately it was the Bears) but most people reckon that's the best way to do the same with cricket but stick with the T20 (shortest) format for a bit. It's closest to baseball in duration.
@@goodshipkaraboudjanim curious as to how you managed to follow the chicago bears
@@anthonylong9067 Night shift when I was a student doing a boring job the only thing worth watching on TV was NFL. Blues Brothers is my favourite movie as a blues music lover since a kid and when the NFL wasn't on they'd play According To Jim which became my guilty TV pleasure (not proud of it). Plus my favourite rugby team has a Koala as it's logo/mascot so it all made it seem like a good idea at the time.
This was an incredible explanation, I actually feel like I somewhat understand cricket for the first time ever. Breaking the explanation down by action taking place really helps compartmentalize the actions happening on the field (pitch? grounds?)
Field, pitch and ground are all viable terms as general descriptor of the entire playing area, although they can each refer to something specific. The pitch or wicket is the playing surface where they bounce the ball when bowling (wicket is used to describe several totally different things including the "Out" and the weird 3 poled wooden structures at each end made of 3 stumps and 2 bails with the complete structure called the "wickets"). The field is a perfectly acceptable term to refer to the entire playing area, although usually is used to refer to the play area excluding the pitch/wicket, the players not batting, bowling or keeping (backstop in baseball) are called fielders. The ground will refer to the entire stadium and playing surface. Most famous example would probably be the MCG or Melbourne Cricket Ground which is one of the largest stadiums in the world.
This was perfect. Now I understand as much as I need to about cricket and can go back to ignoring it for the rest of my life.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
I just have a couple more questions for them, including, Why play?
@@phbhf cuz it's fun and pays well?
@@phbhf can understand… more than half of earth’s population thinks same about baseball and American football
Baseball ⚾️ and football 🏈 are trying to expand into new World markets. I hope there is room around the World for other spots like cricket 🏏 to expand, also.
Great video mate. I’m Australian and love my cricket and this was very interesting to listen to and a very accurate description. Awesome 👌🏻
Amazing. I’ve watched hours of videos trying to understand this game to no avail. You got through in a few minutes. Thank you.
I have a video on my channel cricket explained in 4 minutes which might help as a follow up.
I'm a New Zealand cricket fan and got super into baseball from watching Jomboy breakdowns this year. Very bizarre to now see cricket explained using NZ domestic T20 on the same channel lol, love it
Hahaha totally thought the same thing when I seen the Volts
As an Australian, this was hilarious to watch. Completely accurate (even though you missed the concept of a 4) but funny to think of in terms of baseball.
Thanks for the smile!
It triggers me how the score is 132-5 not 5-132
@@austinmauger1724 it used to be that way, of I recall correctly. Then it changed to the score first, then the number of wickets.
@@petermiddo Nah, it's just an Australian thing. We always put the wickets first before the score. No other country does it! Just always been that way..
@@OzVicBitter no bruh,it's same in other countries too
@@iameverywhere8551 You've obviously never seen an Indian go on a manic rant about how Australians put the wickets before the score before, seriously though go onto any cricket website not based in Australia and look at the score and how it's presented
That was amazing, thanks! I will have to watch it again but that is more educational than all my other efforts combined.
Lifelong baseball fan, got into cricket a few years ago when a client invited me into his home to watch a Test Match until 1am. I’m really happy you did this breakdown, and I hope it contributes to Americans liking the sport.
A Test Match? So, he dropped you in the deep end? LOL
@@dannyarcher6370 still watching!
The match, I mean. 😂
@@VianoMusicAcademy watch t20 bro test will kill you 😂
Straight into watching Test cricket?! Must have been like drinking from a fire hose but good for you mate!
@@goodshipkaraboudjan some of the best and most intense water is taken from a fire hose!
I've been wondering about Cricket my entire life. This was incredible! I'd love a similar rules breakdown on rugby.
It would need the rules of american football and soccer (for the cards)
This is a good place to start: ruclips.net/video/smnuRhNtT2E/видео.html I love this guy's series on explaining rules
In cricket its all full toss, and its a fun ball.. Coz batsman cam easily hit the ball out of the ground....
But if i take full toss from basball perspective 👉👉 even if u through it directly theres only one thing can happen (air in swing or air out swing/ari down swing or up 🙃). What is actually a normal option for a bowler in cricket. is there any other else bowler can do in baseball?? I dont know actually baseball too much..
Also i have one more thought about baseball (if u want to hit a ball as how u want then why dont u take a perfect bat?? Baseball bat is so tiny, it has only 2 option, either ball will going for home run or it will goes in higher in air) lol 🤷♂️🤦♂️ but in cricket batsman can play lots of nice tricky shoot without giving strong physical effort.. Thats the one of the nice thing..
This is exactly what I have been asking for! I live in Europe and have been badgering my British friends to explain cricket to me, to which they have rolled their eyes. Always seemed like a cool game if you’re into baseball. Fantastic video!
Been watching for a while I love finding these old videos. You’re next up man
This breakdown was pretty amazing! On point throughout!
Yes yes yes! I’m so happy you’re making cricket videos! As an American who got into cricket during the pandemic, it’s my offseason sport for sure to get me to spring. My goal is to one day see the New Zealand Black Caps play.
Don't wait too long! My Black Caps may be super competitive in all formats right now, but this golden patch is not the norm for NZ cricket fans.
Ps: ONE OF US, ONE OF US!
T20 wc is in usa, 2024 iirc. It's actually carrebian and usa together.
wow, nice to see American commentary on cricket, I try and explain to my US pals the game but this you got down pat. Memories also of the late and taken way too soon cricketer Phillip Hughes, 63 Not Out
I think for most Americans, being able to put things into Baseball terms or compare to Baseball is the best way to do it since Americans will identify well with baseball. It also makes a lot of sense that Baseball evolved out of Cricket and why there are many similarities and some common terms.
In T20 cricket, where there's an overs limit, what's to prevent the bowler in this situation (ahead with only a few balls remaining) from just bowling unhittable balls? Or does it not count if the batsman doesn't swing at it?
@@mjxw unhittable balls are illegal and are called "wide". The batting side will be awarded 1 run automatically and they do not lose the remaining balls that are due to them
I start out with there's two bases, and no foul territory. 11 a side, it's kind of like speedball (depends on where you're from in the states, around here it's played in a parking lot with a cement wall. The strike zone is spray-painted on the wall) where the wicket is the out zone. One base is a run. You don't tag people, you tag the wicket. No strikes, don't need to run, only outs. Funny now we have a lot of Indian people around playing tennis cricket in our parks, which I enjoy pointing out the game to my kids (don't ever mention LBW..)
@@mjxw You get a wide if the ball is outside the batting crease, and it counts as a run, but not a delivery. More egregious ones will be called a no ball, which is a run, not a delivery, and the batter cannot be bowled or caught on the next delivery (called a free hit, the batter normally will crank on them and try and get 6). More than one shoulder-high delivery in an over will be no-balled, and can result in 5 penalty runs if you keep doing it. You also have the risk of having a ball go past the wicket-keeper, and nobody normally plays behind him so you might give up 5 wides (the one for the delivery and 4 for the boundary), and the ball still doesn't count. If the delivery was legal, then it's 4 byes. If you see 5w or 5nb, it ran to the boundary.
They also can't bounce twice, or be rolled (see the underarm incident), Those are no balls like in baseball.
Jomboy, I'd love to see this being a series on your channel where you explain the rules to a bunch of different sports! I'm always up for finding new sports to watch!
Oh, this will be a thing with the current MLB situation
@@otaviofrn_adv: Cricket for MLB fans -- Nah, especially with the *owners caving* and the season starting tomorrow (April 7, 2022).
The NY Yankees postponed their opener one day before because of storms threats.
Trying to figure out how badly the USA just beat Pakistan.
It went to a bit of extra time, so it wasn't a thrashing.
T20: "Has really long innings"
Test Match: Hold my beer
As a cricket fan, great way to learn about baseball. Love this Jomboy!
"Rookie Batsman" this needs to be incorporated into our game. We'd typically use the term "tail-ender"
Edit : McKenzie was on debut. Thanks for letting me know.
McKenzie was a rookie because it's his first year playing (in fact it was his first T20 for the Volts, so we'd say debutante) :-)
Nah these guys are definitely rookies in the traditional sense - Chu is only 21 and McKenzie was on debut
@@quadparty cheers fella!
@@rhysduncan8676 you'd use the word rookie?!
Good to know!
@@quadparty McKenzie has been around the Volts for a couple of seasons already, but this is his first year with a contract.
that was great. i understood the very basics of cricket (like 6=hr, 4=ground rule double, and protecting the wickets) due to my time in trinidad visiting my grandparents, but all the scoreboard stuff was new to me. well done jomboy
I've been curious about Cricket... you've made it SUPER easy to understand. Thank you! 👏 👏 👏
As an Aussie have enjoyed you baseball breakdowns for a while now and that's a very good breakdown on cricket.Also for baseball fans if confused re bowlers , the bowlers are basically your baseball teams bullpen but they are all on the field together and they can bowl (pitch) at anytime.
Started watching the BBL last week since there's no other live sports to watch at 3am and kinda just taught my self the rules. This video clears some things up better. But it's not nearly as complicated as I had first thought. Go 6ers
good to hear but why do almost all the new people to sport follow 6ers😂. something with the name i guess.. hope u create more awareness around ur mates.. theres a series from 22 nd dec usa vs ireland and 2024 t20 world cup will be hosted in usa and carribean
@@sportssadan3494 the pink jerseys got me lol
I guess u enjoyed the last game against the stars at the mcg? Win in the last over! Josh Phillipe 99*
UP THE SIXERS MATE
This is a great explanation of cricket.
Baseball has been around since 1869. Cricket has been around since at least 1611...amazing history.
This is absolutely incredible and what a breakdown. Thanks for the explanation!
I’ve looked at a dozen “cricket rules” videos trying to teach my friends, this is by far the best video to use to introduce someone to cricket
The laws of cricket are complex and detailed - exactly what you don't want while you are trying to figure it out. As Jomboy has done, concentrate on the similarities (runs and outs/wickets, contest between pitcher/bowler and batter/batsman), and don't get hung up on the differences in terminology.
Cricket was one of the only sports I felt I couldn't just watch and understand what was going on. That was several years ago, and I've figured it out since then.
I went to school for game design and we had a professor there that was very into sports. He had a proposal for modifying baseball to play a bit more like cricket that always intrigued me. Instead of trying to explain it in my own words I'll copy pasta it here for ya. I like the idea.
"I'm serious. Don't laugh, let me explain. The idea is to allow all nine players to bat in each inning, with the inning only being over once all nine are out (sort of like cricket). If your turn to bat comes up and you are on base, you are replaced by a pinch runner (who does not take your place in the lineup in this case), but if either you or one of your pinch runners (it's possible to have up to three at a time) is out, then you do not get to bat again in that inning (although you can still run the bases if the inning is not over). This change means there are only three innings instead of nine, of course.
Why do this? Because then you can't really pitch around the good batters, the game would go faster, and no team would ever be completely out of the game, regardless of the score. The end of each inning would be much more exciting as only the best batters would be left and a lot of the base runners would be super-fast base-stealing specialists (great base-running ability would be highly valued even if you aren't a great hitter). On-base percentage would become more important, tactics would change dramatically through the course of an inning, pitchers would be brought in (especially in the third inning) to get a specific batter out (not to pitch around him--to get him out in a high-stakes duel), and the top players would be more and more important (while still allowing minor players to have incredibly dramatic games).
I've run simulations of three-inning baseball, using average major league percentages, and the games generally aren't much longer. Measured by number of at-bats they would probably be about 5 at-bats longer per team, but the time of the game would generally be shorter because there would be so much less time wasted between innings. Scoring would be much higher (about 10 runs on average per team instead of 4), but I would consider this a good thing.
There are downsides, of course. You would have to throw away the record books (but is that really a problem in the steroids era?). A game that has a big nostalgia appeal would be very different (although the skills and individual plays wouldn't change at all). But if baseball has to do something dramatic to compete with football and basketball, this would do it. Also, this could be tested extensively in the minor leagues to see how well it worked before bringing it to the majors."
Damn this is intriguing. Although I think with an even more slight modification it could be it’s own sport in general. I would love to see some big league esk players up there at the plate with drop 5s just hitting absolute dong shots then teams would score 20-30 points a game. Just a thought
I definitely like the idea, but I'd like to see it be its own sport rather than replace baseball. It'd be a perfect idea for some minor league teams (especially independent leagues) to try to get some marketing out there during off days or something. Invite local high school or college players to come out there and compete with people like me who still love the game but could never make it to the college level. Baseball will always have its fans, I just accept it'll never be as big as basketball or football again, and I think most other fans should accept that as well, but that doesn't mean fun leagues like this couldn't co-exist with baseball, just like 3 on 3 in basketball or arena football.
You could do the reverse for cricket and have an 8-innings match (4 per side, alternating), with each innings ending with 3 outs or 4 overs (whichever happens first). This would have more back and forth like baseball, but lose some of the continuous narrative that makes cricket different.
The part where you mention nostalgic appeal would be gone can be solved. Let the original one be one format of baseball and new version be another but new format for the game. Like cric has test then odi then t20.
Bro i never thought I would ever understand cricket….
And well…
Now I understand cricket, thanks!
Great vid! I’ve been a baseball fan all my life and have always been intrigued by cricket - but I’ve never had much of an understanding of the rules. I’m still quite a bit in the dark, but I have a little more understanding - and I’m more intrigued than ever. Keep up the good work!
If you want to know more, I have on my channel a video "cricket explained in 4 minutes"
When the last guys are rookies AND they clutch for the team, that’s AMAZING in any sport.
Oh thank you man. As an Aussie fan this is like worlds colliding. I dare you to do a test match breakdown.
Surely we need Heads century, that seems like peak Jomboy breakdown material
Understanding the overs...it makes more sense now.
This is a great intro, really well explained (i think! I'm a cricket fan who likes a bit of baseball on the side, but I don't know all the details of baseball.
One other thing that might stand out as different is there's no equivalent of tagging the runner in cricket. You can only get a run out by breaking the wicket (base) with the ball when the runner is out of their ground. You can't tag the man. The batters carry their bats as they run and can make their ground (get safe) by running their bat in over the crease (safe line). There's also no stealing (not really) in cricket, once the batters stop running and the ball is thrown in, it's 'dead ball' and the batters can't just keep running.
“Broom did all the heavy lifting in the 3 hole”
3rd batsmen is called “1st Drop” - first batter who comes in after the first wicket is lost. Usually the best batsmen in the team in terms of talent. Opening batters have a temperament to “see out the new ball” - meaning they have patience and can play defensively to soften up the ball a bit making it more predictable and easier to hit. Unlike baseball, cricket uses the same ball for the entire innings (except for Test cricket) so generally speaking the less shiny and new it is the easier it is to hit
very similar to baseball as 1st batter usually tries to get on base and see the pitcher's ability.
3rd batter in baseball usually the best hitter on a team. though sometimes it could be 4th batter or 2nd batter depending
@@InTecknicolour I'm glad you confirmed this. I explained this only the other day to American that both sports have this similarity. :) Its the same when it comes to pitchers and bowlers batting. Both are expected to do badly, but can sometimes perform miracles.
So when ball goes into stands. They always throw it back?. What if it goes out of stadium all together. I swear I’ve seen highlights of that
@@louiswhisonant2968 Yes, fans have to throw it back. If the ball is lost it will be replaced by a ball with similar condition, not a shiny new ball.
This information is really not necessary to know 😅
This video is like Kerbal Space Program for Cricket. I'm not gonna be hired by Nasa but I have a huge jump in understanding it.
Jomboy I'm South African and played cricket all through my childhood and watch it to this day. Please do more cricket, its fun to have a sport I enjoy show up in your videos. It also seems to be driving many American viewers into the world of cricket and since the American Cricket league is coming that would help drive cricket in the US. Cheers boet.
Love the breakdown! It’s a sport I’ve struggled to understand from just watching, so thank you.
I was actually at that game, to see it on a video by Jomboy is just crazy. Love the vids, especially the cricket stuff.
I love watching "other" sports, especially during the Olympics, and trying to figure out the rules/strategies/etc, but cricket was never one I've been able to put together. Until now. Thanks Jimmy!
If you keep explaining games like this you got a fan . This was cool
Jomboy you have nailed it.
However here is another explanation:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
Gonna make use of my espn + membership for this, thanks for sharing with us, always thought Rugby and Cricket were interesting but never understood them. Looking forward to seeing more cricket content on the channel
Are you American? Because Rugby is pretty easy to understand. It's like a combination of football and soccer.
A touchdown is scored by getting across the endzone and is 5 points. The extra point is actually worth 2 and requires kicking the ball into the goalposts.
The game constantly is moving like soccer, they do a lot of lateral, pitch and shovel passes. If the ball is on the ground, it's considered like our fumbles and to be a live ball. Scrums happen when the ball is thrown like a football and teams downfield try to both catch it.
That's a very basic summary from someone who doesn't know a whole lot about it but watched some of it in HS and college. I do hope rugby catches on in the US a bit more because man we'd be killing it on the world stage if we got our footballers to play it.
Imagine having a US national team. It would probably include(just American football players to start): Jalen Hurts or Cam Newton due to his size, speed, and ability to run and shed tackles as well as throw the ball well enough down field, Derek Henry for his size, speed and power to break tackles, Najee Harris for size, speed, athleticism and catching ability, Gronk(or anyone built like Gronk so Kyle Pitts, Travis Kelce, or Brock Bowers) for size, tackle shedding and catching ability, John Metchie for not only size, speed and catching ability but also for his ability to block and lay the hit and he also literally played rugby so he'd be the captain, and some Cornerback/Safety types who are fast, can catch and can lay the hits as well.
A US team that had those kinds of players would in my opinion completely dominate everyone else just in the speed game alone. The power game might be a bit lacking but man if those kinds of players for the US were on the field, it would be a rough day for anyone playing them.
Jomboy got me back into baseball, and now he’s gonna get me into cricket
Make more Cricket videos please. I am officially hooked. I am sure I am not the only one. Subscribed.
This video was really entertaining. I had no idea how this game was played but now I can't wait to see what you upload next. Have a good day. 👍
Just a note, on the final screen the "Economy" is the average number of runs per over that bowler has given away. In the format of cricket shown you ideally want to give away an average of less than 1 run per ball (pitch) so an economy of less than 6.00
Seems very similar to earned run average (ERA) in baseball, the number of runs conceded per 9 innings
@@BuildHousing Yep, that would be the most comparable stat in Baseball for sure.
yes economy is average number of runs given per over (6 pitches) somewhat similar to ERA
@@BuildHousing depends on the type of cricket - in longer forms, the bowling average (runs conceded per wicket) or strike rate (balls bowled per wicket) may be more relevant. However, in limited overs cricket (like one day or T20), the economy rate is the most important.
Cricket - many runs few outs, Baseball - many outs few runs. Love them both.
This looks like a T20 match (a much shortened version of cricket, imagine Baseball played over two innings). However, my love for cricket is for the five day test match where each team bats twice and (obviously) bowls twice over a maximum of five days.
they look similar but they are different on professional level
You just made my day, thanks for making this, I tried watching a few games and couldn't figure it out. Now i get it!
THANK YOU!!!!!! My wife's family tried to explain it to me last time we where in Oz, but I just pretended to get it. This helped out so much more.