Test matches (5 day matches) are the best of all. I love cricket. It is the second most popular sport in the World after Association Football (soccer).
It may be the 2nd most popular sport, but I bet that's almost entirely down to India, where it is almost a religion, being the 2nd most populous nation. Participation is mostly restricted to former British colonies,
@@MeFreeBee So as I said, the second most popular sport in the world. It is mostly played in former British Colonies and is a popular national sport in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and of course England. It is growing in Europe with Holland and Ireland amongst those with improving teams.
@@jamesleate I would imagine rugby has a better global reach than cricket, if not the sheer numbers. Played in France, Italy, Argentina, Japan, some Pacific nations plus former British colonies except on the Indian sub-continent where the climate is more cricket friendly. Basketball seems to be the most widely played US sport outside North America.
@@MeFreeBee Well, to counter that cricket has a huge base in Middle East primarily due to expats but it has also a growing base locally. I think I saw a survey back in 2017 where 59% Arabs said they were fan of cricket. Rugby is kinda not that popular there. It also has a good base in Africa mainly centered around RSA, ZIM, Uganda, Namibia and Kenya. The reason it may seem to have “less global reach” is primarily due to the elitist mindset of Icc which restricts the WC to 10-12. It will though change to 20 teams from 2024(T20 WC). So, More “global reach” will be visible then to outsiders.
About the most famous UK TV interviewer is Michael Parkinson. Here is his quote:- What I am is a frustrated cricketer. I would have given anything to have played professionally. My father, an even more ardent Yorkshiremen than his son, went to his grave believing me to be a failure. Just before he died he said to me "You've done alright haven't you lad?" I said I had. "Made a bit of money, interviewed all those Hollywood stars, hob-nobbed with the rich and famous" he said. "It's been good" I said. He thought a bit, then he said "but think on lad, it's not like playing cricket for Yorkshire is it?"
A friend of mine ... his mother was due to give birth in Dubai... his father demanded she return to the UK .. Leeds ....so when born he'd be eligible to play Cricket for Yorkshire
For the last forty years I've sported two fake front teeth after a spot of wicket keeping in a school game. The bowler doing the damage was only medium pace.
playing with my dad he bowled a high ball which should have been an easy hit for me except I can't judge small moving objects and it hit me on the forehead Ouch!!
Does anybody watch a test match for 5 days.. The same question. In another format. Do you want to go and sit watching sport for five days sitting there drinking beer.all day and eating grub...😂👍🏻
Test matches are five days long with 6 hours play per day 40min break for lunch or 20min for tea during the day 11am to 1pm 140pm to 340pm to 4pm to 6pm tests are played by top tier country’s only at international level, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, England, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Sri Lankan second tier country normally only play one day games Zimbabwe Afghanistan Kenya US Ireland Scotland Wales Bangladesh Netherlands and a few more 92 in total look up the International Cricket Council FYI cricket don’t have rules it has laws en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members
I love cricket its my favourite sport. I definitely wouldn't watch a test match when you're just getting into it, the commentators will start talking in jargon and you'll get confused. Most real cricket fans will say test cricket is their favourite, because it can honestly deliver some of the best sporting drama and there's a lot of history involved in it. Unlike most test aficionados I enjoy all three formats. 50 over or the one day games are good for all entertainment, it moves at a decent pace. T20 is good for a bit of smash, bang, wallop and a bit of fun, but it is incredibly tactical. For a game to watch I highly recommend the most recent cricket World Cup final from 2019. England vs New Zealand. This was an all day game so maybe watch some extended highlights. This game was absolutely nuts and a great advert for the game. As an English man I was watching through my fingers for a lot of the last hour or so 😂
Test cricket (5 days) is the purest form of the game. It's the most tactical, strategic version of the game too, meaning it's far most interesting for the purists. Plus, you can't get much more British than a sport played on village greens that had breaks for tea built into it.
I can't start watching test cricket on the TV - I just think I'll have half an hour while I'm eating my lunch, and before I know it, they're breaking for tea, and I've got nothing done!
(Deep breath) okay: 1)Batting team has two batters in at once, fielding team has 11 fielders. 2)There are only two “bases”. One at the batter’s end and one at the bowlers end. For one run to be scored, both batsmen must make it to the opposite end from where they started. 3) Fielders can be placed anywhere on the field which is circular in shape and there is no out of bounds so the batters can hit anywhere on the field. There is always one player bowling and one player behind the batsman (called the wicket keeper) - think catcher in baseball. The wicketkeeper is the only one who wears gloves. 4) To get a batter out, the most common ways are: bowled (the ball hits the wooden sticks knocking off two smaller sticks resting on top), caught, or what is called lbw. Really basically, Lbw means that a batsman got a part of his body (usually a leg) to block the ball before it would hit the sticks. If the umpire thinks it is a good ball and would have hit the sticks if the leg wasn’t there, then the batsman is out. You can also be run out, which means that the sticks were hit with the ball from a fielder throw before the batter was safe. There are other ways to be out but they are less common. 5) Runs go a lot higher than in baseball and batters keep batting until they are out. Milestones that are recognised are reaching 50 and 100. If the batter hits a home run type shot over the boundary without bouncing, this is automatically 6 runs. If the ball goes over the boundary after bouncing, this is 4 runs. Penalty runs are also given for illegal balls bowled. 6) It is usual that the ball is bowled into the ground before it reaches the batter. This helps the bowlers condition the ball to help it swing (think curveball) or for slower bowlers, spin off the surface. 7) a team’s innings is over once 10 batters are out because the 11th player cannot bat on their own. The score is usually presented as 260-7 e.g. this means the batting side has scored 260 runs and lost 7 batters. 8) Bowlers (pitchers) bowl six legitimate balls at a time (this is called an over) and then the fielding side change ends and a different bowler bowls for an over and so on. 9) some games are a limited number of overs and are the easiest to get into if you are first watching. It is 50 overs per side or 20 overs per side. The longest (and best) format of the game is called Test cricket and this is played over up to 5 days (probably too long for a lot of Americans!) Hope that helps 😊
3rd point is wrong... In fact fielders cant be placed everywhere on the Field... there are positions like Fine leg, Gully, Point , Mid on, Mid off, Cover, Long on, Long off, square leg, Deep Square leg, slip, 2nd slip, 3rd slip, Extra Cover, short fine leg, Keeper, etc... etc... for eg... No fielder can be placed straight to the Batsman till the straight boundary or straight to the Back boundary... and ofcourse during fielding restrictions no more than 2 fielders outside the inner circle...
You don’t HAVE to bowl the ball into the ground, but bowlers do because it makes it harder to hit. A ball that doesn’t hit the ground is called a “full toss” and is normally (or should be) hit out of the ground. The cricket bat has a flat surface and is just over four inches wide.
So the 5 day 'Test Match' is still very popular, especially with Internationals. Do people watch for the whole 5 days? Yes, some do. But many watch what they can. Maybe listen to bits at work on the radio or via their phones, then when they get home, switch on the TV. Some people will go out in the middle to do things, then come back. And 5 days is just the 1st test. Keep in mind there may be three tests in a series
some test series have 5 tests as well for a total of 25 days of cricket. and when a team goes on tour they'll often do a test series and an ODI series and some T20 matches.
The best way to watch cricket is to watch a "village" match on a on a sunny Sunday afternoon, sitting in a deck chair outside the beer tent (with pint or two of favourite brew).
One of the best days out I had was at a cricket match in Wimbledon ,just as you described ,it was forty years ago but I can still remember the sound of ball hitting bat
Yep, my husband played for the village team in Yorkshire. All in white, it lasted for a sunny Sunday afternoon, every other Sunday at home. The kids all played together around the edges. We all clapped without really watching the game too closely. Sandwiches and cake at half time. Yes "cricket teas" are a big thing 👌🥪🍰. We went on "tour" and played a match in front of Blenheim Palace, on Winston Churchill's cricket ground. They didn't provide a cricket tea though 😕. We were mortified but didn't say of course! We are British!
there are so many subtle aspects of cricket . it is like chess on a playing field. in a 5 day match the weather , pitch, and tactics all play a part. best game ever. We played at school and you never stop learning the finer points.
The reason you are so confused is because there was so much information and you talked over some of the key information. You might want to re-watch. It might make more sense.
Same here.. I grew up with football, a man city fan, played for jnr blues as kid in the late 70s believe or not. Then through my late grandad, learned about cricket. And like you I'm a traditionalist and a test is where it's at. I've grow to like the 20/20 matches and always loved one dayers 50 overs.. But when you watch and listen and start to understand the subtle nuances of the game. Like our own Jimmy Anderson and what he does with a ball as a seam bowler. The 2 sides of a dukes ball, and which way he will try to get the ball to swing, and doing this by hiding which way he is holding the ball, a shiny side and rough side. It's a total chess game between batsman and the attack. If I may suggest just watch the highlights of the England Vs the Aussies in the ashes. 2019 at headingly. It is one of the greatest sporting moments I've ever seen in my 52 years on this planet. To take a line from the great band 10cc and the song dreadlock holiday. "I don't like cricket ....I love it so"..😁👍🏻 Here the link to Ben stokes heroics in 2019.. Absolute stunning innings.. Should not have been possible.. ruclips.net/video/HrIew7-4isI/видео.html It's only five minutes... Enjoy....😁
@@antonytheolddog8626 You are from UK right? Can you please tell me what is the actual popularity of it there? I know soccer is No. 1. So is it rugby or cricket at 2? Also even if it is in top 3, why British media seems to “ignore” it nowadays especially on social media. I mean, BBC barely mentions anything about cricket. Same goes for others. The World Cup win and Headingly test should have boosted it’s popularity, no? I saw some reaction videos of those win, People seemed to be really excited. So, why so less media presence compared to rugby, tennis,golf let alone soccer.
@@santokun5835 great question. It's still very popular in the UK. But it's down to the viewing rights. The BBC until recently on had radio coverage on TMS, test match special. Sky sports has held the right to broadcast it and it has its own cricket channel. Channel 5 did show highlights, but I think BBC may have that now. But it's still very popular.
The 5 day game is still very popular as it is called a "Test Match" which is the ultimate test of your cricketing skills particularly as a batsman as you have to stay in for as long as possible. 20/20 games are fun in the evening to take your kids to and the 50 over format is how the World Champions are decided.
I'm not a 'proper' cricket fan and would never bother to watch a test match in real time, but I do enjoy the 1 hour daily highlights broadcast. It gives us casual followers a good overview without falling asleep and missing that vital catch. I also used to watch the occasional IPL game when it was free-to-air, but I'm buggered if I'm going to pay to see it!
@@MeFreeBee Not getting into test match doesn’t make you less “proper” of a cricket fan tbh. It is not geared towards general audience. Even ICC seems to ignore the expansion of it and would probably settle with the Dutch,Scots,Nepal and Namibia getting the test membership. Where are you from btw? I thought IPL was FTA in most cricketing nations.
@@santokun5835 Regardless, I ain't a true fan. I have only the vaguest notion of what a cover drive is and talk of googlies gives me the willies! In the UK IPL used to be on ITV4, which was great. It was on BT Sport for a bit which was OK 'cos my dad had it for Scottish football and I nicked his password when he wasn't looking. Now I think it is only on Sky Sports, which I hate.
I am an Umpire from Scotland. I was not happy about the last World Cup in England (even though I volunteered in Durham) as Scotland beat England in there last game before that world cup at the Grange due too rain rules
There is a great deal of strategy involved, especially in the five day game. To begin with, the captains toss a coin, and the winner will decide whether they want to bat or field first. That decision will depend upon the state of the wicket, whether it is dry or damp, what the weather forecast is, and how many fast, slow, or spin bowlers there are in the team. Different conditions favour different types of bowling, and the pitch will deteriorate as the match progresses, so the captain has to take account of these factors. Also, he will move his fielders around according to which bowlers he is using to increase the chances of catching the batsmen out, or preventing them scoring. Since all the team have to field and bat, but not all need to bowl, the captain will try to select the right mix of skills to suit the conditions, which can vary depending upon where in the world the match is played.
Game you want to watch, the 2019 final of the Cricket World Cup at Lord's (a stadium in London) between England and New Zealand. It was one of the tensest finishes ever. Though it is one of those 1-dayers, so you might want to get an extended highlights as opposed to the whole thing.
Professional fast bowlers in Cricket can regularly top 90mph with their deliveries. Slower "spin bowling" can make the game very unpredictable and tense
Hi, I am so glad that you have both looked at Cricket. It is a game I grew up with as my father played for a local team when I was a young boy. Five day Test Matches, against Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan & the West Indies have a big following in the UK. One of the BBC Radio stations has a ball by ball match commentary that is broadcast while these matches take place. Keep Well & Stay Safe.
The ball is pretty hard and can (and does) cause serious damage. One International player was killed by one a few years ago. The other thing is that, with the international test games, generally form a series of three to five games
Yes, test cricket (the 5-day format) is very popular! It's the traditional form of the game that people probably think of first when they think of international cricket at least. I think it's the format that the most people would say is the pinnacle of the game. If you go in person, you'll buy a ticket for the day, but some people (with the time to do so!) might go for all five days. The overnight positions will be printed and discussed in the newspapers after each day's play, and cricket fans who aren't there will listen along to the play on the radio as they are doing other things (or on their headphones if they're working in an office!). There's an ebb and flow to the game and tensions which you only really sully enjoy once you've seen a few test matches and get the feel for how they play out.
Test match cricket ( 5 day matches ) are still popular. If you have two teams of similar ability then they can be amazing. Ashes tests ( England vs Australia) are always amazing. The rivalry is superb.
Test Match Cricket is like eating a 4-course meal at a 5-star restaurant. One Day Cricket is like eating a McDonalds 2020 Cricket is like eating a packet of crisps and swigging down a coke. Nothing beats the pure ebb and flow, the ups and downs and strategic planning of a test match.
Yes, just recently an Australian player was hit in the neck by a ball and died, I think he was playing for NSW in a domestic competition at the time. Very sad, and those balls can be very dangerous.
One thing about the 5 day game that hasn't been pointed out. ALL 5 day games (test matches) are international games played between countries. The greatest rivalry being the one between England and Australia for the trophy known as the "Ashes". There is a very good documentary about this trophy and encompasses the nature of the history of the game, You need to understand as well that cricket is driven by tradition and history and what is known as the 'spirit of the game' ... looking into that history is fascinating.
Unlike baseball a batsman's 'innings' in cricket can go on for a long time. He/she does not HAVE to run because he/she has hit it; you can wait to get a ball to hit to the boundary, 'push' it carefully for 1 or 2 or just defend your wicket for no runs: additionally the batsman can score 360 degrees around the field. The bowling at professional level can range from 95+ mph down to less than 50mph; the slow bowlers are normally those who put spin on the ball to try to deceive the batting team members. The ball is generally bounced on the ground at varying distances from the batsman to exploit differences in bounce, pace, spin, lateral movement from the surface, etc. Full tosses (as in baseball) are usually bad deliveries that are hit a long way for runs or are not legal if above waist high. Fast bowlers may pitch the ball well short of the batsman so the ball targets the batsman's chest or head, this is legal if not done repeatedly and is a means to test the batters technique, resolve and courage.
Lots of villages throughout England have cricket teams which play on their pitch in the Summer months, often on a Sunday. Traditionally all players are dressed in white, and the umpires wear white coats. Nothing better than having a picnic with your family, watching Cricket.
I also remember having a very heated discussion with a mate about the use of a night watchman. I was for it, he thought it was stupid. The rest of the lads didn't know whether to watch us or the game.
🤣 Now that really is gonna get them confused, I can just see their faces now. I would love to be part of your discussions, good on ya for the love of the beautiful game.
@@paulhollett7183 Ex-England player Alex Hartley, when she was first told about "night-watchmen." thought that whoever was chosen as night-watchman had to stay their all night!
All newer watchers of cricket mostly doesn't like test cricket. Only those who understand cricket knows the beauty of test cricket. You ask any young player in any of the cricket playing countries, they will say like i need to represent my country in the test(5 day forma).
Basically, initially, the fielding side is trying to get the batting side “all out” for as few runs as possible. Then roles reverse, and the (now) fielding side does the same. In a two-innings match, the roles reverse again, so in the final stages, the side which fielded first has to get to a target of (runs scored in first innings by side batting first in first innings + that scored by them in second innings) - (runs scored by by side fielding first in first innings)+1, to win. Now, these two-innings matches (proper cricket) are, these days, also limited by time (measured in days). A County match is usually three days, a Test match, five. Therefore, the side batting last has a choice of playing to win, or playing for a draw (i.e. to bat aggressively to attain the run target, or defensively, not to get “all out”). The last innings has to be concluded before a win/lose result is possible.
The Test matches are done over 5 days and would start at approx 11am in the morning and finish about 6pm in the evening with a lunch break about 2pm. Same rules apply both teams have two innings team with the most combined runs from their two innings wins.
Best way to think of a five day game is as a series in Baseball, just with a single result. Countries will play 3 or 5 of these against each other over the course of a couple of months and then not play each other again for a couple of years.
5 day test cricket brings in much more gameplay. For starters you have to consider the weather which is always going to interest Brits. The bowler (pitcher) doesn't have to make the ball bounce, but nearly always does as it can make it harder for the batsman to hit Y the condition of the ground (wicket) and the ball are variable factors the bowlers can exploit to such an extent bowlers can specialise. Just winning the toss & deciding whether to bat or field first can have a huge impact. Fast bowlers can bowl at up to 100mph. They tend to use the new ball and start first while the wicket is relatively smooth & even. Seam bowlers. As the game progresses, the bowling side will polish just one half of the ball to keep it shiny & let the other go dull. This makes it possible to make the ball curve in flight, using the stitching around the bowl that holds the 2 halves of the leather cover together to impart spin - hence Seamers. Spin bowlers. If the wicket gets uneven & cracked the ball can be spun, not in the direction of flight like a seamer, but so it changes direction when it pitches (bounces. Spin bowls are also slower, so it takes more effort to hit them ant distance, which is useful if the fielding side needs to slow down the rate the batters are scoring runs at. As you can imagine, all the above can have differing significance for different formats of the game (Test, limited over...), but it also give the game a different character in the different climates around the world.
In a nutshell it's like this: You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have got out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! Simples yes!
@@lucie4185 I have to admit I'm not to sure how it works, but I believe it has something to do with sacrificing virgins and Druids running in circles around Lords cricket pitch on midsummers day.
7:20 The ball doesn't have to bounce before it reaches the batsman. This is called a 'full-toss' delivery. They are generally discouraged for bowlers because a lot of the deception and ball movement comes in the bounce. A nice lobbed full-toss is just begging to be smashed for 6. If a full-toss is over waist height it will be ruled a no-ball and the batting side gets an extra run.
Your description of baseball IS exactly why it's a kids game in England. The intricacies of cricket with field placing & bowling to that field setting is very tactical.
In India recently they demolished a 100,000 seater cricket stadium. Not because it wasn't popular enough, they built a 120,000 seater stadium which can easily be filled. Cricket in India (& Pakistan) is akin to a religion. Pakistan taught the refugees from Afghanistan how to play cricket which as a result was taken back with them.
Trying to answer the questions I remember The ball doesn't have to bounce but generally bowlers will bounce it to make the movement more unpredictable The bat does give more control and you get more variety of strokes, it can be hit as hard as baseball but generally the batsman wants to have more control. Getting out is the worse thing that can happen to a batsman so in most circumstances they don't risk huge hits because it increases the chances of being caught. Exceptions to this are for really bad bowls and when scoring is really important. Although generally the ball isn't hit as hard, the fielders can stand much closer, (some fielding positions are called Silly which are very very close) Yes people watch 5 day games, some people attend for a day and others for the full 5 days. Think of it like a series of playoffs in baseball with the tension building over the days. But it is generally quite relaxed. Important difference to remember between Cricket and Baseball, in Baseball runs are hard and outs are easy, in cricket it is the reverse.
Sorry should clarify the ball doesn't have to bounce in front of the batman. Bouncing at the batman's feet is called a yorker. If it doesn't bounce at all it's a no ball
@@scollyb The ball does not have to bounce. A full toss (a ball which does not bounce ) that reaches the batsman at waist height is a no-ball if bowled by a seam bowler. However, a waist-high full toss is permissible from a slower bowler, as long as it does not go above the batsman's shoulder.
Interestingly for top bowlers the bowling speed for cricket and baseball are very similar, with baseball only very narrowly being faster. But a baseball bat is not as chunky as a cricket bat and is being swung differently, so obviously gives a more powerful return in baseball.
If you were really interested in watching I'd recommend starting with T20, there is a set number of overs (rounds), whereas other forms can go on for days...
The reason it is bounced on the ground is to gain more speed. It comes at a lightning speed and you'll just milliseconds to decide how to play that delivery. If the ball isn't bounced and delivered straight to the batsman, the batsman would easily launch that to out of the stadium.
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
The five day game is by far the most interesting version and is most certainly still played. Cricket is hugely popular in the UK, where it was developed, as well as Australia, India, South Africa, the West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, some others too.
The ball is hard and heavy, bowled sometimes at 100mph+, the bat is solid wood, the batsmen wear strong leg pads, a cup, heavily padded gloves and often a helmet and face guard. Catch a fast ball to the head and it’s lights out.
That ball is very hard, travelling so fast that it can kill, or break bones, people have even died playing cricket when the ball has hit them in the head. Baseball is slow compared to this that's why they wear hard helmets, padded gloves and shin pads because bones do get broken compared to baseball.
In my opinion (for what it`s worth) the five-day version is the best and "purest" version, also the most tactical. There was once a "timeless" version with no time limit. A match can end in a draw, but also in a tie, which is not the same thing. I`m sure you`re going to get plenty of comments,
Cricket games can get incredibly tense, especially when a team has a chance to win in limited time or few remaining wickets. Cricket balls are pitched like they are because it's illegal to throw it, i.e. to extend the elbow during the delivery motion. A batsman _can_ hit the ball on the full if they're able, but it must be bowled so it would bounce in the play area.
I'm a Brit as well, and I've only just got into it cricket in the last few years. The rules are much simpler than you think, and it is genuinely a really interesting & satisfying game when you know whats happening! It's the strange names of playing positions, bowling techniques and stuff that can be a bit tricky to pick up.
@@webbofysgethin2127 I'm actually so happy for you. Cricket is England's national sport after all! You'd think it to be football wouldn't you, but nope it's cricket. In India you would expect cricket to be the national sport, but it's in fact hockey, which India invented. I have a question for you:Was it England's 2019 CWC win which inspired to start getting into cricket?
You mentioned not hitting the ball quite like baseball. This is because you can score runs to the side and behind so batsmen are guiding or directing the ball more than whacking it (well, most of the time). Test cricket is superb and has breaks for tea built into it. Maybe 6 hours or around 90 overs a day. The long format means the game can go back and forth and is a battle of tactics as much as 'hitting it well.'
Watch the video explaining spin bowlers... Try "cricket explained", I think there's a cricket explained by Americans for Americans somewhere... With an audience of over 2.5 billion fans spread across 180 countries, cricket is the second-most popular sport in the world after football, and the world cup its biggest stage.
5 day Test matches are the best form of cricket. The purest form of the game. Watch England v Australia games playing for The Ashes, Tremendous rivalry, skill, ability and tension.
I can't think of a match in which two players from the same team were injured. The rule if that happens is "tough shit". The ball doesn't actually have to bounce before it reaches the batsman, but unlike in baseball, a ball bowled on the full is typically very easy to hit. The ball *can't* bounce more than once or it's considered a no-ball. The definition of hit wicket here is incorrect. Hit wicket is when the batsman hits his own wickets with the bat or part of his body. If the batsman hits the ball into his own wickets, that's bowled (the commentators will refer to it as having been "played on"). If the batsman hits the ball into the opposite wickets and the ball hits them uninterrupted, that's nothing. If the ball hits a fielder's hand on the way (typical that of the bowler), it's run out. The amount of force with which the ball is hit varies. Sometimes the ball will be positioned in such a way that the batsman can't do much with it. Other times they'll use the pace of the ball against itself and gently guide the ball where they want it to go. Then there are other times when they'll just smash the shit out of it. Tests are still popular, although with the exception of The Ashes (Australia vs England), series usually if not always consist of 3 Tests now instead of 5. Tests have been played in a less conservative style in the last 25 years or so, and because of this, they are more often than not completed on the 4th day or even the 3rd. The shorter forms of the game draw in casual viewers who can't or won't put in the hours to watch a Test will watch it, and people who grew up watching Tests like my grandfather who lived to be 99 might say it's their least favourite form of the game, but they'll still watch it. People usually get tickets for 1-3 days, usually the first 3. The only time I've ever been to a game past the 3rd day was the first Test I ever went to, when I saw the 4th and only the 4th day.
The British brought cricket to the Thirteen Colonies in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century. It is understood from anecdotal evidence that George Washington was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of cricket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. John Adams was recorded as saying in Congress that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same
Test Matches start at 11 am, a lunch break of 40 minutes around 1 pm and a break for tea of 20 minutes around 4 pm, play normally ends for the day at 6 pm although can be extended to 6.30 pm if time has been lost during the day due to interruption for rain or bad light. A five day Test was Thur. Fri. Sat and Mon, Tue. Nowadays play continues on the Sunday so will finish on Monday. If an whole day or half day has been lost due to weather it is not made up, just less time to win or draw. Sometimes a match of two innings per side can be won or lost in three days.
i was really sad when my cricket mad Dad told me (who really doesnt like it) that when they stop for lunch and tea they aren't actually all sat round eating cucumber sandwiches and jam and scones with cups of tea. I refuse to accept that, i literally the only bit I was on board with was stopping for tea and cake
Surprisingly enough Test matches over 5 days are the most interesting example of Cricket because of the ebb and flow of the match over that period One team can be winning after the first day, the other team after the second day, the first team after the third day, the other team after the forth day and after the fifth day it can end in a draw It is well worth a look 👌
LBW. Leg before wicket. The crease. The line in front of the wicket from which to bat. Box. Bollock protector. Shane Warne worlds best spin bowler. Check him out .
"who would be watching one game for 5 days?" - bored retired people, fanatics, politicians and royalty or any combination of the above. Pads? Yes, very very serious business in cricket - ditto helmet if you're batting/wicket keeper/in a "silly" fielding position (so named for a reason). I mean not american football standards, but.. I've got a few fake front teeth due to playing cricket so, always wear a helmet kids. You should watch a video of people being knocked out with cricket balls or something :)
I've seen a bowler knocked out when the batsman smacked the ball straight back down the wicket. Hit the poor bastard right between the eyes. He woke up in hospital with two black eyes and a concussion.
Hey there RUclipsr Innocent American, your wife is right, you guys need to watch another different cricket video to understand the rules of cricket better. React to this cricket video called Cricket for Americans (by RUclipsr Slate). This other cricket video is more detailed. Don't get me wrong, the cricket video you guys just reacted to called The rules of cricket, wasn't bad or anything, it just lacked something but it was still a good video.
The game is played according to the Laws of Cricket. The LAWS, as governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). "Rules" are for board games and computer games.
me neither but if you look beyond the incredibly long list of numbers they normally put at the very bottom a line saying something like (& don't @ me folk if this isn't a possible score I don't like/get cricket) "ENGLAND WON by 112-4" so the "ENGLAND WON" bit is the only bit you need to read to find out who were the victors
@@pamelajoanne3628 when You see score like this England 124-4(16.3). Means England scores 124 Runs while there 4 players were out. 16 over and 3 balls. 1 over = 6 balls/pitch. a team get 20 overs or 50overs to play. depend on the format. when you also see player name vid number, just like root 47*( 40). It means root the Guy scored 47 runs by facing 40 balls/pitch. (*) represent He is still not out or batting.
The first official international cricket match was between America and Canada which A merica won in 1844 .It was in fact the first international sport of any kind.
In baseball, the batting side are the attack. In cricket, the fielding (i.e. bowling) side are the attack. This is due to many factors, but the biggest is that a batsman does not *have to* hit the ball every time. So they can just sit and defend, waiting for a nice juicy ball to score off. Also, bouncing the ball off the ground adds massively to the diversity of what can be delivered against the arsenal of a baseball pitcher. It also adds environmental factors such as the state of the ground itself (hardness, moisture, grass etc.).
I played a little bit of cricket at school. I don't know what terrified me more: facing a fast bowler, particularly on a hard wicket or fielding and trying to catch a ball that was zooming towards my face and trying not to break any fingers. (no catchers mitt here, girls) I take my hat off to those that play the professional game. Balls of steel, believe me.
I'm from NZ, my childhood summers were about watching (or listening) to the cricket. The TV would be on all day and we would be in and out of the house checking the progress on a test. Some of the best, and most nail biting games however were the 50 over matches, there were some classics there! The rules were changed back in the 80's regarding bowling to overarm only after Australia bowled underarm to NZ to prevent a six being hit so they (Australia) could win the game, it was legal but not considered in the spirit of the game. Many NZers are still sore about that and will take every opportunity to remind Australians about it (part of our antipodean rivalry). Test matches (5 day games) are the ultimate in cricket.
@@brianparker663 Me too. Though Seddon Park (or whatever they call it these days) in Hamilton is a pretty great cricket venue, but all time fave would be the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
@@brianparker663 Good Luck, I hope you manage it. I am living in the UK at present, but am hoping to get home for Christmas this year, I do miss the summer Christmas.
@@wg3464 Long old flight! I've been to Oz and Taz so I know what it's like! I now remember that my first ever test match at Lord's was Eng v NZ in 1973. Had to watch NZ's three centurions compiling a massive lead before Geoff Arnold held on for the draw. That was in the days of Dale rather than Richard Hadlee - cripes I'm old!
Bowlers tend to get injured the most with things like pulling a hamstring and back injuries, etc , but if a batsman is for example, struck in the head by the ball they can be taken off for concussion and subbed. The most famous example of this new rule was its fisrt use in international cricket, when Steve Smith (who had been dominating the series up to this) was hit by a bouncer from Joffra Archer in an Ashes test in 2019. Smith was subbed out (and missed the next game due to concussion) and his injury sub, Marnus Labuschagne, took his chance and forced his way into the side with his performance - he is still in the national side today. It is a new thing in cricket. In the past if you lost a player to injury during a game, that was just bad luck and you played a man ot more down (even if you had possible subs at the game).
IIRC the first international cricket match was between the USA and Canada. There is also a Hollywood Cricket Club which has had a LOT of famous members in its time.
The batsmen wear a lot of padding, pretty much all the way down the side of their body that is facing the bowler, including; both legs (thick padding), padded gloves on both hands, a thigh pad, elbow/forearm plastic protection, a "box" inside your pants to protect the "crown jewels" a helmet. The balls are usually bowled around 90-odd mph, some over 100mph, with spin bowlers bowling at around 60-odd mph.
In the Test format, spectators may just go for one of the days or maybe for all 5 days. I consider Test Cricket to be wallpaper sport - its on TV while you're doing chores in the house and you stop by the TV and watch a few balls and check out the score.
Lots of points to add: - The bat is straight, but roughly triangular, with a flat side to the front. - "Bowling" vs "throwing": To Bowl a ball, the arm must be straight (more correctly not flexing), whereas Throwing involves bending the elbow. The "Bowler" MUST "Bowl" the ball or it is an illegal delivery (as opposed to the baseball pitcher who (technically) "throws" the ball). - (Very Fast) bowlers CAN and DO bowl at around 160km/h (100mph) - and the batsman can hit it VERY hard! - The ball does not HAVE to hit the ground between the bowler and the batsman, however making the ball hit the ground gives much more scope for the bowler to have the ball "do things" (to trick the batsman - bounce left/right/up/down change speed, etc). And a whole genre of bowlers specialize in just that ("Spin" bowlers). - Having said that, bowlers can also make the ball "do things" IN the air (ie "curve") - so suddenly the batsman has to contend with: a) the speed of the ball; b) the position of the ball in relation to his body/bat (and hitting the batsman is NOT a free run!); c) what it might do IN the air; d) what it might do AFTER it hits the ground. "Hitting the ball before it bounces" might sound like a good idea - however a good bowler is able to change their bowl - leading to the batsman missing, and opening the possibility of getting them out "Stumped".
2:38 - So to address this question. The team itself consists of 15 players of which 12 play at any given time but only 11 may enter onto the field. The twelfth man is the substitute but nr 13, 14 and 15 can be brought in, if the worst case scenario occurs and that many players get injured during the same match. The question does not arise if it happens over multiple matches.
Search something like nasty deliveries or dangerous bouncers in cricket. You'll found out if It's risky or not. The ball is as hard as a rock and can get bowled up to 100 mph. But generally the speed is around 85-90 mph. Cricket is 100 times more dangerous than baseball.
2:45 they do allow another sustitute 7:25 u can hit the ball even if it's not bounced, unless it's over waist high. Test cricket is the best form of the game and is still popular, they play for 90 overs which takes 6 hours(without interruptions like rain). If play is lost because of rain or anything else, a chunk of the remaining overs are divided in the remaining days
The ball doesnt have to bowled over arm and the crease is the line the batsman is stood at. Test cricket (5 days) happens all the time, its a a major summer sport. Games to watch, 2005 Ashes.
The best way I can show you the difference between a baseball "pitcher" and a cricket "bowler" is for you to imagine ten pin bowling. You bowl that ball under arm but instead in cricket you keep that same motion but instead bowl it "over arm" with your shoulder next to your ear as you let the ball go. In cricket it is illegal for the person throwing the ball to pitch it like a baseball pitcher e.g. bending the elbow in a conventional throwing motion his arm must be straight at the release point of ball leaving hand..
The ball does not have to touch the floor before reaching the batter, it can be thrown directly at the wickets, but it must be thrown over arm, so the ball will always be heading in a downwards angle. Bouncing the ball on the ground gives the bowler more control over the ball as a good spin bowler can completely and suddenly change the angle of the throw at the point of contact. The crease is the line in front of the wicket that the batters need to be behind to get "safe" and if the bowlers leading foot comes completely over it, then that is a no ball, as was said in the video. As for protective gear, the batters are armoured up with a lot of padding, a cricket ball thrown by a fast bowler will fracture bones if it strikes you in a bad position.
As someone who has played both Cricket and baseball I can tell you that Cricket is way, way more dangerous
Still cricket is better since it's the gentleman sport 😌
Yes RIP + Phillip Hughes
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Test matches (5 day matches) are the best of all. I love cricket.
It is the second most popular sport in the World after Association Football (soccer).
It may be the 2nd most popular sport, but I bet that's almost entirely down to India, where it is almost a religion, being the 2nd most populous nation. Participation is mostly restricted to former British colonies,
@@MeFreeBee So as I said, the second most popular sport in the world.
It is mostly played in former British Colonies and is a popular national sport in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and of course England.
It is growing in Europe with Holland and Ireland amongst those with improving teams.
@@MeFreeBee I should point out that former British colonies comprise most of the world - including the US and Canada, where it is not popular.
@@jamesleate I would imagine rugby has a better global reach than cricket, if not the sheer numbers. Played in France, Italy, Argentina, Japan, some Pacific nations plus former British colonies except on the Indian sub-continent where the climate is more cricket friendly. Basketball seems to be the most widely played US sport outside North America.
@@MeFreeBee Well, to counter that cricket has a huge base in Middle East primarily due to expats but it has also a growing base locally. I think I saw a survey back in 2017 where 59% Arabs said they were fan of cricket. Rugby is kinda not that popular there.
It also has a good base in Africa mainly centered around RSA, ZIM, Uganda, Namibia and Kenya. The reason it may seem to have “less global reach” is primarily due to the elitist mindset of Icc which restricts the WC to 10-12. It will though change to 20 teams from 2024(T20 WC). So, More “global reach” will be visible then to outsiders.
The cricket ball is as soft as a rock. An Australian world-class player died when he was hit on the head.
Technically the neck, but yes. :)
Rip Hughesy
R.I.P. Philip Hughes
RIP Phil Hughes
Its like a rock wrapped in leather
About the most famous UK TV interviewer is Michael Parkinson.
Here is his quote:-
What I am is a frustrated cricketer. I would have given anything to have played professionally. My father, an even more ardent Yorkshiremen than his son, went to his grave believing me to be a failure. Just before he died he said to me "You've done alright haven't you lad?" I said I had. "Made a bit of money, interviewed all those Hollywood stars, hob-nobbed with the rich and famous" he said. "It's been good" I said. He thought a bit, then he said "but think on lad, it's not like playing cricket for Yorkshire is it?"
A friend of mine ... his mother was due to give birth in Dubai... his father demanded she return to the UK .. Leeds ....so when born he'd be eligible to play Cricket for Yorkshire
Trust me, cricket balls hurt way more than baseballs. Avoid getting hit by a cricket ball at all costs. :P
Their are lots of broken bones and i have seen blood at high bowling speeds.
For the last forty years I've sported two fake front teeth after a spot of wicket keeping in a school game. The bowler doing the damage was only medium pace.
I remember playing as a teenager and getting one in the ribs. Took all my effort not to start crying in front of everyone!
playing with my dad he bowled a high ball which should have been an easy hit for me except I can't judge small moving objects and it hit me on the forehead Ouch!!
I have a sort of z-shaped fourth finger on my right hand from when I almost caught and bowled someone.
"Does anyone watch a 5 day Test Match?" Answer = Does anyone watch the 4 day US Open Golf?
Exactly!
Does anybody watch a test match for 5 days..
The same question. In another format.
Do you want to go and sit watching sport for five days sitting there drinking beer.all day and eating grub...😂👍🏻
Every ball most matches don’t go the full five it they do it’s normally a draw
I still watch the 5 day matches. Many people still do, it's incredible. But new people usually prefer the 3 hour or 1 day games.
Test matches are five days long with 6 hours play per day 40min break for lunch or 20min for tea during the day 11am to 1pm 140pm to 340pm to 4pm to 6pm tests are played by top tier country’s only at international level, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, England, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Sri Lankan second tier country normally only play one day games Zimbabwe Afghanistan Kenya US Ireland Scotland Wales Bangladesh Netherlands and a few more 92 in total look up the International Cricket Council FYI cricket don’t have rules it has laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members
I love cricket its my favourite sport. I definitely wouldn't watch a test match when you're just getting into it, the commentators will start talking in jargon and you'll get confused. Most real cricket fans will say test cricket is their favourite, because it can honestly deliver some of the best sporting drama and there's a lot of history involved in it.
Unlike most test aficionados I enjoy all three formats. 50 over or the one day games are good for all entertainment, it moves at a decent pace. T20 is good for a bit of smash, bang, wallop and a bit of fun, but it is incredibly tactical.
For a game to watch I highly recommend the most recent cricket World Cup final from 2019. England vs New Zealand. This was an all day game so maybe watch some extended highlights. This game was absolutely nuts and a great advert for the game. As an English man I was watching through my fingers for a lot of the last hour or so 😂
The various formats are one of cricket's strengths.
Test cricket (5 days) is the purest form of the game.
It's the most tactical, strategic version of the game too, meaning it's far most interesting for the purists.
Plus, you can't get much more British than a sport played on village greens that had breaks for tea built into it.
I can't start watching test cricket on the TV - I just think I'll have half an hour while I'm eating my lunch, and before I know it, they're breaking for tea, and I've got nothing done!
I would argue that village cricket is the purest form of the game and certainly the oldest!
(Deep breath) okay:
1)Batting team has two batters in at once, fielding team has 11 fielders.
2)There are only two “bases”. One at the batter’s end and one at the bowlers end. For one run to be scored, both batsmen must make it to the opposite end from where they started.
3) Fielders can be placed anywhere on the field which is circular in shape and there is no out of bounds so the batters can hit anywhere on the field. There is always one player bowling and one player behind the batsman (called the wicket keeper) - think catcher in baseball. The wicketkeeper is the only one who wears gloves.
4) To get a batter out, the most common ways are: bowled (the ball hits the wooden sticks knocking off two smaller sticks resting on top), caught, or what is called lbw. Really basically, Lbw means that a batsman got a part of his body (usually a leg) to block the ball before it would hit the sticks. If the umpire thinks it is a good ball and would have hit the sticks if the leg wasn’t there, then the batsman is out. You can also be run out, which means that the sticks were hit with the ball from a fielder throw before the batter was safe. There are other ways to be out but they are less common.
5) Runs go a lot higher than in baseball and batters keep batting until they are out. Milestones that are recognised are reaching 50 and 100. If the batter hits a home run type shot over the boundary without bouncing, this is automatically 6 runs. If the ball goes over the boundary after bouncing, this is 4 runs. Penalty runs are also given for illegal balls bowled.
6) It is usual that the ball is bowled into the ground before it reaches the batter. This helps the bowlers condition the ball to help it swing (think curveball) or for slower bowlers, spin off the surface.
7) a team’s innings is over once 10 batters are out because the 11th player cannot bat on their own. The score is usually presented as 260-7 e.g. this means the batting side has scored 260 runs and lost 7 batters.
8) Bowlers (pitchers) bowl six legitimate balls at a time (this is called an over) and then the fielding side change ends and a different bowler bowls for an over and so on.
9) some games are a limited number of overs and are the easiest to get into if you are first watching. It is 50 overs per side or 20 overs per side. The longest (and best) format of the game is called Test cricket and this is played over up to 5 days (probably too long for a lot of Americans!)
Hope that helps 😊
Good try! 👍
3 point : fielders can be placed anywhere but for certain overs .
And their r some field restrictions 😉
3rd point is wrong...
In fact fielders cant be placed everywhere on the Field... there are positions like Fine leg, Gully, Point , Mid on, Mid off, Cover, Long on, Long off, square leg, Deep Square leg, slip, 2nd slip, 3rd slip, Extra Cover, short fine leg, Keeper, etc... etc... for eg... No fielder can be placed straight to the Batsman till the straight boundary or straight to the Back boundary... and ofcourse during fielding restrictions no more than 2 fielders outside the inner circle...
You don’t HAVE to bowl the ball into the ground, but bowlers do because it makes it harder to hit. A ball that doesn’t hit the ground is called a “full toss” and is normally (or should be) hit out of the ground. The cricket bat has a flat surface and is just over four inches wide.
A disguised yorker is the deadliest of deliveries
So the 5 day 'Test Match' is still very popular, especially with Internationals. Do people watch for the whole 5 days? Yes, some do. But many watch what they can. Maybe listen to bits at work on the radio or via their phones, then when they get home, switch on the TV. Some people will go out in the middle to do things, then come back. And 5 days is just the 1st test. Keep in mind there may be three tests in a series
some test series have 5 tests as well for a total of 25 days of cricket. and when a team goes on tour they'll often do a test series and an ODI series and some T20 matches.
In England test series against Australia, India and sometimes others are played over five (or even six) games.
The best way to watch cricket is to watch a "village" match on a on a sunny Sunday afternoon, sitting in a deck chair outside the beer tent (with pint or two of favourite brew).
That's all I ever wanted to do in my life
One of the best days out I had was at a cricket match in Wimbledon ,just as you described ,it was forty years ago but I can still remember the sound of ball hitting bat
You have just described heaven my friend.🇬🇧
id say just watch a 20/20 game.
Yep, my husband played for the village team in Yorkshire. All in white, it lasted for a sunny Sunday afternoon, every other Sunday at home. The kids all played together around the edges. We all clapped without really watching the game too closely. Sandwiches and cake at half time. Yes "cricket teas" are a big thing 👌🥪🍰. We went on "tour" and played a match in front of Blenheim Palace, on Winston Churchill's cricket ground. They didn't provide a cricket tea though 😕. We were mortified but didn't say of course! We are British!
there are so many subtle aspects of cricket . it is like chess on a playing field. in a 5 day match the weather ,
pitch, and tactics all play a part. best game ever. We played at school and you never stop learning the finer points.
The reason you are so confused is because there was so much information and you talked over some of the key information. You might want to re-watch. It might make more sense.
Agreed
It's an American thing to talk and relate something new to something they already understand.
cricket balls are harder than baseballs and are “pitched” around the same speed sometimes faster
Rerely. Average MLB fastball is around 94-96mph. Pretty rare a fast bowler hits or tops that.
@@GedUK it’s literally basically the same, countering the fact that a cricket ball is heavier
Either way you definitely don't want to get hit by one.
@@mrsiborg been there, done that, been to casually. ☹
@@GedUK the top ten fast bowlers in the world start at 97mph with the top 3 hitting just over 100mph
Cricket is my 2nd favourite sport, test cricket is the best (the 5 day games).
Yeah, but 20/20 for newbies don't you think?
I prefer rounders
Same here..
I grew up with football, a man city fan, played for jnr blues as kid in the late 70s believe or not.
Then through my late grandad, learned about cricket.
And like you I'm a traditionalist and a test is where it's at.
I've grow to like the 20/20 matches and always loved one dayers 50 overs..
But when you watch and listen and start to understand the subtle nuances of the game.
Like our own Jimmy Anderson and what he does with a ball as a seam bowler. The 2 sides of a dukes ball, and which way he will try to get the ball to swing, and doing this by hiding which way he is holding the ball, a shiny side and rough side.
It's a total chess game between batsman and the attack.
If I may suggest just watch the highlights of the England Vs the Aussies in the ashes. 2019 at headingly.
It is one of the greatest sporting moments I've ever seen in my 52 years on this planet.
To take a line from the great band 10cc and the song dreadlock holiday.
"I don't like cricket ....I love it so"..😁👍🏻
Here the link to Ben stokes heroics in 2019..
Absolute stunning innings..
Should not have been possible..
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It's only five minutes...
Enjoy....😁
@@antonytheolddog8626 You are from UK right? Can you please tell me what is the actual popularity of it there? I know soccer is No. 1. So is it rugby or cricket at 2?
Also even if it is in top 3, why British media seems to “ignore” it nowadays especially on social media. I mean, BBC barely mentions anything about cricket. Same goes for others. The World Cup win and Headingly test should have boosted it’s popularity, no? I saw some reaction videos of those win, People seemed to be really excited. So, why so less media presence compared to rugby, tennis,golf let alone soccer.
@@santokun5835 great question.
It's still very popular in the UK.
But it's down to the viewing rights.
The BBC until recently on had radio coverage on TMS, test match special.
Sky sports has held the right to broadcast it and it has its own cricket channel.
Channel 5 did show highlights, but I think BBC may have that now.
But it's still very popular.
The 5 day game is still very popular as it is called a "Test Match" which is the ultimate test of your cricketing skills particularly as a batsman as you have to stay in for as long as possible. 20/20 games are fun in the evening to take your kids to and the 50 over format is how the World Champions are decided.
I'm not a 'proper' cricket fan and would never bother to watch a test match in real time, but I do enjoy the 1 hour daily highlights broadcast. It gives us casual followers a good overview without falling asleep and missing that vital catch. I also used to watch the occasional IPL game when it was free-to-air, but I'm buggered if I'm going to pay to see it!
@@MeFreeBee Not getting into test match doesn’t make you less “proper” of a cricket fan tbh. It is not geared towards general audience. Even ICC seems to ignore the expansion of it and would probably settle with the Dutch,Scots,Nepal and Namibia getting the test membership.
Where are you from btw? I thought IPL was FTA in most cricketing nations.
@@santokun5835 Regardless, I ain't a true fan. I have only the vaguest notion of what a cover drive is and talk of googlies gives me the willies! In the UK IPL used to be on ITV4, which was great. It was on BT Sport for a bit which was OK 'cos my dad had it for Scottish football and I nicked his password when he wasn't looking. Now I think it is only on Sky Sports, which I hate.
I am an Umpire from Scotland. I was not happy about the last World Cup in England (even though I volunteered in Durham) as Scotland beat England in there last game before that world cup at the Grange due too rain rules
There is a great deal of strategy involved, especially in the five day game. To begin with, the captains toss a coin, and the winner will decide whether they want to bat or field first. That decision will depend upon the state of the wicket, whether it is dry or damp, what the weather forecast is, and how many fast, slow, or spin bowlers there are in the team. Different conditions favour different types of bowling, and the pitch will deteriorate as the match progresses, so the captain has to take account of these factors. Also, he will move his fielders around according to which bowlers he is using to increase the chances of catching the batsmen out, or preventing them scoring. Since all the team have to field and bat, but not all need to bowl, the captain will try to select the right mix of skills to suit the conditions, which can vary depending upon where in the world the match is played.
Game you want to watch, the 2019 final of the Cricket World Cup at Lord's (a stadium in London) between England and New Zealand. It was one of the tensest finishes ever. Though it is one of those 1-dayers, so you might want to get an extended highlights as opposed to the whole thing.
Professional fast bowlers in Cricket can regularly top 90mph with their deliveries. Slower "spin bowling" can make the game very unpredictable and tense
Hi, I am so glad that you have both looked at Cricket. It is a game I grew up with as my father played for a local team when I was a young boy. Five day Test Matches, against Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan & the West Indies have a big following in the UK. One of the BBC Radio stations has a ball by ball match commentary that is broadcast while these matches take place. Keep Well & Stay Safe.
Thank you. And thank you for sharing!
The ball is pretty hard and can (and does) cause serious damage. One International player was killed by one a few years ago.
The other thing is that, with the international test games, generally form a series of three to five games
Yes, test cricket (the 5-day format) is very popular! It's the traditional form of the game that people probably think of first when they think of international cricket at least. I think it's the format that the most people would say is the pinnacle of the game. If you go in person, you'll buy a ticket for the day, but some people (with the time to do so!) might go for all five days. The overnight positions will be printed and discussed in the newspapers after each day's play, and cricket fans who aren't there will listen along to the play on the radio as they are doing other things (or on their headphones if they're working in an office!). There's an ebb and flow to the game and tensions which you only really sully enjoy once you've seen a few test matches and get the feel for how they play out.
Test match cricket ( 5 day matches ) are still popular. If you have two teams of similar ability then they can be amazing. Ashes tests ( England vs Australia) are always amazing. The rivalry is superb.
In the UK we stop playing Baseball (called Rounders in the UK) when we leave primary school... 😉
and it was only girls who play..😉
Bro You have played Baseball and Cricket 🏏, Which one do you like most . I have never played baseball ,don't even know Rules .
@@jayantsinghrana6959 - Cricket but I'm not the most sporty person in the world...
Music turned out to be my thing.. 👍👍
@@BassandoForte okay cool
Test Match Cricket is like eating a 4-course meal at a 5-star restaurant.
One Day Cricket is like eating a McDonalds
2020 Cricket is like eating a packet of crisps and swigging down a coke.
Nothing beats the pure ebb and flow, the ups and downs and strategic planning
of a test match.
Injuries are quite common and on rare occasions death
Apparently we lost a crown prince of wales at one point to cricket.
@@antonymash9586 Prince Frederick son of George the second.
Apparently died due to complications of being hit in the chest by a cricket ball
Yes, just recently an Australian player was hit in the neck by a ball and died, I think he was playing for NSW in a domestic competition at the time. Very sad, and those balls can be very dangerous.
Cricket balls are bowled at around 90-100mph in the professional game.
And can be deadly 🙁
I would say typical fast bowling is 80-90, 90+ for truely fast bowlers and maxing at around 100 in perfect conditions
Baseball have 500 million fans worldwide, cricket has 2.5 billion.
India alone have 500M+ fans of cricket
Mostly Indians, so yeah.
Whole India loves Cricket 🏏🇮🇳
One thing about the 5 day game that hasn't been pointed out. ALL 5 day games (test matches) are international games played between countries. The greatest rivalry being the one between England and Australia for the trophy known as the "Ashes". There is a very good documentary about this trophy and encompasses the nature of the history of the game, You need to understand as well that cricket is driven by tradition and history and what is known as the 'spirit of the game' ... looking into that history is fascinating.
The first official international sporting event was a cricket match between the USA and Canada played in New York in 1844.
Unlike baseball a batsman's 'innings' in cricket can go on for a long time. He/she does not HAVE to run because he/she has hit it; you can wait to get a ball to hit to the boundary, 'push' it carefully for 1 or 2 or just defend your wicket for no runs: additionally the batsman can score 360 degrees around the field.
The bowling at professional level can range from 95+ mph down to less than 50mph; the slow bowlers are normally those who put spin on the ball to try to deceive the batting team members. The ball is generally bounced on the ground at varying distances from the batsman to exploit differences in bounce, pace, spin, lateral movement from the surface, etc. Full tosses (as in baseball) are usually bad deliveries that are hit a long way for runs or are not legal if above waist high. Fast bowlers may pitch the ball well short of the batsman so the ball targets the batsman's chest or head, this is legal if not done repeatedly and is a means to test the batters technique, resolve and courage.
Lots of villages throughout England have cricket teams which play on their pitch in the Summer months, often on a Sunday. Traditionally all players are dressed in white, and the umpires wear white coats. Nothing better than having a picnic with your family, watching Cricket.
Mate, the bowling can be 100mph. Imagine that.
I also remember having a very heated discussion with a mate about the use of a night watchman. I was for it, he thought it was stupid. The rest of the lads didn't know whether to watch us or the game.
🤣 Now that really is gonna get them confused, I can just see their faces now. I would love to be part of your discussions, good on ya for the love of the beautiful game.
@@paulhollett7183 Ex-England player Alex Hartley, when she was first told about "night-watchmen." thought that whoever was chosen as night-watchman had to stay their all night!
All newer watchers of cricket mostly doesn't like test cricket. Only those who understand cricket knows the beauty of test cricket. You ask any young player in any of the cricket playing countries, they will say like i need to represent my country in the test(5 day forma).
Basically, initially, the fielding side is trying to get the batting side “all out” for as few runs as possible. Then roles reverse, and the (now) fielding side does the same. In a two-innings match, the roles reverse again, so in the final stages, the side which fielded first has to get to a target of (runs scored in first innings by side batting first in first innings + that scored by them in second innings) - (runs scored by by side fielding first in first innings)+1, to win. Now, these two-innings matches (proper cricket) are, these days, also limited by time (measured in days). A County match is usually three days, a Test match, five. Therefore, the side batting last has a choice of playing to win, or playing for a draw (i.e. to bat aggressively to attain the run target, or defensively, not to get “all out”). The last innings has to be concluded before a win/lose result is possible.
The Test matches are done over 5 days and would start at approx 11am in the morning and finish about 6pm in the evening with a lunch break about 2pm. Same rules apply both teams have two innings team with the most combined runs from their two innings wins.
Best way to think of a five day game is as a series in Baseball, just with a single result. Countries will play 3 or 5 of these against each other over the course of a couple of months and then not play each other again for a couple of years.
now their are 20 over and 50 over games too
5 day test cricket brings in much more gameplay. For starters you have to consider the weather which is always going to interest Brits. The bowler (pitcher) doesn't have to make the ball bounce, but nearly always does as it can make it harder for the batsman to hit Y the condition of the ground (wicket) and the ball are variable factors the bowlers can exploit to such an extent bowlers can specialise. Just winning the toss & deciding whether to bat or field first can have a huge impact.
Fast bowlers can bowl at up to 100mph. They tend to use the new ball and start first while the wicket is relatively smooth & even.
Seam bowlers. As the game progresses, the bowling side will polish just one half of the ball to keep it shiny & let the other go dull. This makes it possible to make the ball curve in flight, using the stitching around the bowl that holds the 2 halves of the leather cover together to impart spin - hence Seamers.
Spin bowlers. If the wicket gets uneven & cracked the ball can be spun, not in the direction of flight like a seamer, but so it changes direction when it pitches (bounces. Spin bowls are also slower, so it takes more effort to hit them ant distance, which is useful if the fielding side needs to slow down the rate the batters are scoring runs at.
As you can imagine, all the above can have differing significance for different formats of the game (Test, limited over...), but it also give the game a different character in the different climates around the world.
In a nutshell it's like this:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have got out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Simples yes!
😄 now see if you can explain Duckworth-Lewis-Stern.
@@lucie4185 I have to admit I'm not to sure how it works, but I believe it has something to do with sacrificing virgins and Druids running in circles around Lords cricket pitch on midsummers day.
7:20 The ball doesn't have to bounce before it reaches the batsman. This is called a 'full-toss' delivery. They are generally discouraged for bowlers because a lot of the deception and ball movement comes in the bounce. A nice lobbed full-toss is just begging to be smashed for 6. If a full-toss is over waist height it will be ruled a no-ball and the batting side gets an extra run.
Sitting in the sun watching a good game drinking great beer good times
Your description of baseball IS exactly why it's a kids game in England. The intricacies of cricket with field placing & bowling to that field setting is very tactical.
Awesome video Ethan and Wifey cricket is a national sport in 105 countries!
In India recently they demolished a 100,000 seater cricket stadium. Not because it wasn't popular enough, they built a 120,000 seater stadium which can easily be filled. Cricket in India (& Pakistan) is akin to a religion. Pakistan taught the refugees from Afghanistan how to play cricket which as a result was taken back with them.
Trying to answer the questions I remember
The ball doesn't have to bounce but generally bowlers will bounce it to make the movement more unpredictable
The bat does give more control and you get more variety of strokes, it can be hit as hard as baseball but generally the batsman wants to have more control. Getting out is the worse thing that can happen to a batsman so in most circumstances they don't risk huge hits because it increases the chances of being caught. Exceptions to this are for really bad bowls and when scoring is really important.
Although generally the ball isn't hit as hard, the fielders can stand much closer, (some fielding positions are called Silly which are very very close)
Yes people watch 5 day games, some people attend for a day and others for the full 5 days. Think of it like a series of playoffs in baseball with the tension building over the days. But it is generally quite relaxed.
Important difference to remember between Cricket and Baseball, in Baseball runs are hard and outs are easy, in cricket it is the reverse.
Sorry should clarify the ball doesn't have to bounce in front of the batman. Bouncing at the batman's feet is called a yorker. If it doesn't bounce at all it's a no ball
@@scollyb The ball does not have to bounce. A full toss (a ball which does not bounce ) that reaches the batsman at waist height is a no-ball if bowled by a seam bowler.
However, a waist-high full toss is permissible from a slower bowler, as long as it does not go above the batsman's shoulder.
@@thearmouredpenguin7148 Thanks I didn't know that
Interestingly for top bowlers the bowling speed for cricket and baseball are very similar, with baseball only very narrowly being faster. But a baseball bat is not as chunky as a cricket bat and is being swung differently, so obviously gives a more powerful return in baseball.
If you were really interested in watching I'd recommend starting with T20, there is a set number of overs (rounds), whereas other forms can go on for days...
The reason it is bounced on the ground is to gain more speed. It comes at a lightning speed and you'll just milliseconds to decide how to play that delivery. If the ball isn't bounced and delivered straight to the batsman, the batsman would easily launch that to out of the stadium.
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
The five day game is by far the most interesting version and is most certainly still played. Cricket is hugely popular in the UK, where it was developed, as well as Australia, India, South Africa, the West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, some others too.
All you have to know about cricket is, When you’re in you’re out, and when you’re out you’re in. Oh and you can bowl a maiden over 🤣🤣
Also don't forget to Cover your Third Man or your Fine Leg will become the Mid-Wicket :p
The bowlers Holding, the batsmans Willey...
Ah The West Indies vs England
Wow Nice to See Cricket is Spreading around the world 😊🏏 As a Indian I can Say Cricket is my Favourite sport
The ball is hard and heavy, bowled sometimes at 100mph+, the bat is solid wood, the batsmen wear strong leg pads, a cup, heavily padded gloves and often a helmet and face guard. Catch a fast ball to the head and it’s lights out.
Batsmen also wear 'cricket boxes' to protect their wedding tackle.
@@gillianrimmer7733 hence why I said “cup” as the yanks call them, I believe ?
Ethan, listen to your wife; she seemed to get the right idea more often than you.
Because you both talked over important bits, but women can talk and hear at the same time (multitasking). You can't, Ethan.
@@mimikurtz4061 lol.
That ball is very hard, travelling so fast that it can kill, or break bones, people have even died playing cricket when the ball has hit them in the head. Baseball is slow compared to this that's why they wear hard helmets, padded gloves and shin pads because bones do get broken compared to baseball.
In my opinion (for what it`s worth) the five-day version is the best and "purest" version, also the most tactical. There was once a "timeless" version with no time limit. A match can end in a draw, but also in a tie, which is not the same thing. I`m sure you`re going to get plenty of comments,
There were no substitutes in cricket until very recently. The ball doesn't have to bounce, but it's better for the bowling team if it does.
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Cricket games can get incredibly tense, especially when a team has a chance to win in limited time or few remaining wickets. Cricket balls are pitched like they are because it's illegal to throw it, i.e. to extend the elbow during the delivery motion. A batsman _can_ hit the ball on the full if they're able, but it must be bowled so it would bounce in the play area.
Brit here, hoping to learn the rules of cricket at last!
Same 😂😂
Still don't really get it.
I came in hopeful, am still confused.
I'm a Brit as well, and I've only just got into it cricket in the last few years. The rules are much simpler than you think, and it is genuinely a really interesting & satisfying game when you know whats happening! It's the strange names of playing positions, bowling techniques and stuff that can be a bit tricky to pick up.
@@webbofysgethin2127 I'm actually so happy for you. Cricket is England's national sport after all! You'd think it to be football wouldn't you, but nope it's cricket. In India you would expect cricket to be the national sport, but it's in fact hockey, which India invented. I have a question for you:Was it England's 2019 CWC win which inspired to start getting into cricket?
You mentioned not hitting the ball quite like baseball. This is because you can score runs to the side and behind so batsmen are guiding or directing the ball more than whacking it (well, most of the time). Test cricket is superb and has breaks for tea built into it. Maybe 6 hours or around 90 overs a day. The long format means the game can go back and forth and is a battle of tactics as much as 'hitting it well.'
America should love cricket, you go mad for statistics and numbers and figures and cricket is full of that stuff.
It is also WAY more dangerous to be hit by a cricket ball tan by a baseball
Watch the video explaining spin bowlers...
Try "cricket explained", I think there's a cricket explained by Americans for Americans somewhere...
With an audience of over 2.5 billion fans spread across 180 countries, cricket is the second-most popular sport in the world after football, and the world cup its biggest stage.
5 day Test matches are the best form of cricket. The purest form of the game. Watch England v Australia games playing for The Ashes, Tremendous rivalry, skill, ability and tension.
Cricket is the best
I can't think of a match in which two players from the same team were injured. The rule if that happens is "tough shit".
The ball doesn't actually have to bounce before it reaches the batsman, but unlike in baseball, a ball bowled on the full is typically very easy to hit. The ball *can't* bounce more than once or it's considered a no-ball.
The definition of hit wicket here is incorrect. Hit wicket is when the batsman hits his own wickets with the bat or part of his body. If the batsman hits the ball into his own wickets, that's bowled (the commentators will refer to it as having been "played on"). If the batsman hits the ball into the opposite wickets and the ball hits them uninterrupted, that's nothing. If the ball hits a fielder's hand on the way (typical that of the bowler), it's run out.
The amount of force with which the ball is hit varies. Sometimes the ball will be positioned in such a way that the batsman can't do much with it. Other times they'll use the pace of the ball against itself and gently guide the ball where they want it to go. Then there are other times when they'll just smash the shit out of it.
Tests are still popular, although with the exception of The Ashes (Australia vs England), series usually if not always consist of 3 Tests now instead of 5. Tests have been played in a less conservative style in the last 25 years or so, and because of this, they are more often than not completed on the 4th day or even the 3rd. The shorter forms of the game draw in casual viewers who can't or won't put in the hours to watch a Test will watch it, and people who grew up watching Tests like my grandfather who lived to be 99 might say it's their least favourite form of the game, but they'll still watch it.
People usually get tickets for 1-3 days, usually the first 3. The only time I've ever been to a game past the 3rd day was the first Test I ever went to, when I saw the 4th and only the 4th day.
Man, listen to your wife, I am a 5 minutes in and she has everything right so far!
The British brought cricket to the Thirteen Colonies in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century. It is understood from anecdotal evidence that George Washington was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of cricket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
John Adams was recorded as saying in Congress that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same
Really like your videos together, certainly very enjoyable! Be very nice to have a name to a face though rather than just 'my wife' 😂
Test Matches start at 11 am, a lunch break of 40 minutes around 1 pm and a break for tea of 20 minutes around 4 pm, play normally ends for the day at 6 pm although can be extended to 6.30 pm if time has been lost during the day due to interruption for rain or bad light. A five day Test was Thur. Fri. Sat and Mon, Tue. Nowadays play continues on the Sunday so will finish on Monday. If an whole day or half day has been lost due to weather it is not made up, just less time to win or draw. Sometimes a match of two innings per side can be won or lost in three days.
i was really sad when my cricket mad Dad told me (who really doesnt like it) that when they stop for lunch and tea they aren't actually all sat round eating cucumber sandwiches and jam and scones with cups of tea. I refuse to accept that, i literally the only bit I was on board with was stopping for tea and cake
Even thought a test match can last 5days it can still end in a draw!
Test cricket is steregic game and need patience to win .... its coolest ever and few over is breath taking ...
Surprisingly enough Test matches over 5 days are the most interesting example of Cricket because of the ebb and flow of the match over that period
One team can be winning after the first day, the other team after the second day, the first team after the third day, the other team after the forth day and after the fifth day it can end in a draw
It is well worth a look 👌
LBW. Leg before wicket. The crease. The line in front of the wicket from which to bat. Box. Bollock protector. Shane Warne worlds best spin bowler. Check him out .
the bowlers ball can travel over 100mph with a bounce and swing
"who would be watching one game for 5 days?" - bored retired people, fanatics, politicians and royalty or any combination of the above. Pads? Yes, very very serious business in cricket - ditto helmet if you're batting/wicket keeper/in a "silly" fielding position (so named for a reason). I mean not american football standards, but.. I've got a few fake front teeth due to playing cricket so, always wear a helmet kids. You should watch a video of people being knocked out with cricket balls or something :)
Lets not forget a cricket box kids - if you would like kids of your own some day.
I've seen a bowler knocked out when the batsman smacked the ball straight back down the wicket. Hit the poor bastard right between the eyes. He woke up in hospital with two black eyes and a concussion.
I watch for 5 days... Tickets are sold as per days, actually 5 day game tests the players attitude, discipline and many other aspect of skill levels
Hey there RUclipsr Innocent American, your wife is right, you guys need to watch another different cricket video to understand the rules of cricket better.
React to this cricket video called Cricket for Americans (by RUclipsr Slate). This other cricket video is more detailed.
Don't get me wrong, the cricket video you guys just reacted to called The rules of cricket, wasn't bad or anything, it just lacked something but it was still a good video.
Guys try to react to Cricket for Americans by (youtuber Slate)
The game is played according to the Laws of Cricket. The LAWS, as governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). "Rules" are for board games and computer games.
I see a cricket score and I still can't figure out who won! 🤣
write me the score, i will tell You the details
me neither but if you look beyond the incredibly long list of numbers they normally put at the very bottom a line saying something like (& don't @ me folk if this isn't a possible score I don't like/get cricket) "ENGLAND WON by 112-4" so the "ENGLAND WON" bit is the only bit you need to read to find out who were the victors
@@pamelajoanne3628 when You see score like this England 124-4(16.3). Means England scores 124 Runs while there 4 players were out. 16 over and 3 balls. 1 over = 6 balls/pitch. a team get 20 overs or 50overs to play. depend on the format.
when you also see player name vid number, just like root 47*( 40). It means root the Guy scored 47 runs by facing 40 balls/pitch. (*) represent He is still not out or batting.
The first official international cricket match was between America and Canada which A merica won in 1844 .It was in fact the first international sport of any kind.
Cricket is a commonwealth sport and not a European one.
In baseball, the batting side are the attack.
In cricket, the fielding (i.e. bowling) side are the attack.
This is due to many factors, but the biggest is that a batsman does not *have to* hit the ball every time.
So they can just sit and defend, waiting for a nice juicy ball to score off.
Also, bouncing the ball off the ground adds massively to the diversity of what can be delivered against the arsenal of a baseball pitcher. It also adds environmental factors such as the state of the ground itself (hardness, moisture, grass etc.).
A bowler in cricket can bowl a ball over 100 miles an hour.
Fastest ball bowled was 161.3 mph by Shoaid Akhtar a Pakistan cricketer.
I think you mean 161.3 K.P.H.!
Fast Bowlers have the longest run up to build up ball momentum, Spin Bowlers have a very short run up as they are primarily spinning the ball.
I played a little bit of cricket at school. I don't know what terrified me more:
facing a fast bowler, particularly on a hard wicket or fielding and trying to catch a ball
that was zooming towards my face and trying not to break any fingers. (no catchers mitt here, girls)
I take my hat off to those that play the professional game. Balls of steel, believe me.
I'm from NZ, my childhood summers were about watching (or listening) to the cricket. The TV would be on all day and we would be in and out of the house checking the progress on a test. Some of the best, and most nail biting games however were the 50 over matches, there were some classics there! The rules were changed back in the 80's regarding bowling to overarm only after Australia bowled underarm to NZ to prevent a six being hit so they (Australia) could win the game, it was legal but not considered in the spirit of the game. Many NZers are still sore about that and will take every opportunity to remind Australians about it (part of our antipodean rivalry). Test matches (5 day games) are the ultimate in cricket.
And NZ are world test champs now. Fabulous! The last thing on my bucket list is to see a test match in Napier :-)
@@brianparker663 Me too. Though Seddon Park (or whatever they call it these days) in Hamilton is a pretty great cricket venue, but all time fave would be the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
@@wg3464 Perhaps I'll save up enough to do all of them. Really want to get to NZ one day!
@@brianparker663 Good Luck, I hope you manage it. I am living in the UK at present, but am hoping to get home for Christmas this year, I do miss the summer Christmas.
@@wg3464 Long old flight! I've been to Oz and Taz so I know what it's like! I now remember that my first ever test match at Lord's was Eng v NZ in 1973. Had to watch NZ's three centurions compiling a massive lead before Geoff Arnold held on for the draw. That was in the days of Dale rather than Richard Hadlee - cripes I'm old!
Bowlers tend to get injured the most with things like pulling a hamstring and back injuries, etc , but if a batsman is for example, struck in the head by the ball they can be taken off for concussion and subbed. The most famous example of this new rule was its fisrt use in international cricket, when Steve Smith (who had been dominating the series up to this) was hit by a bouncer from Joffra Archer in an Ashes test in 2019. Smith was subbed out (and missed the next game due to concussion) and his injury sub, Marnus Labuschagne, took his chance and forced his way into the side with his performance - he is still in the national side today.
It is a new thing in cricket. In the past if you lost a player to injury during a game, that was just bad luck and you played a man ot more down (even if you had possible subs at the game).
IIRC the first international cricket match was between the USA and Canada.
There is also a Hollywood Cricket Club which has had a LOT of famous members in its time.
The batsmen wear a lot of padding, pretty much all the way down the side of their body that is facing the bowler, including; both legs (thick padding), padded gloves on both hands, a thigh pad, elbow/forearm plastic protection, a "box" inside your pants to protect the "crown jewels" a helmet. The balls are usually bowled around 90-odd mph, some over 100mph, with spin bowlers bowling at around 60-odd mph.
In the Test format, spectators may just go for one of the days or maybe for all 5 days. I consider Test Cricket to be wallpaper sport - its on TV while you're doing chores in the house and you stop by the TV and watch a few balls and check out the score.
Lots of points to add:
- The bat is straight, but roughly triangular, with a flat side to the front.
- "Bowling" vs "throwing": To Bowl a ball, the arm must be straight (more correctly not flexing), whereas Throwing involves bending the elbow. The "Bowler" MUST "Bowl" the ball or it is an illegal delivery (as opposed to the baseball pitcher who (technically) "throws" the ball).
- (Very Fast) bowlers CAN and DO bowl at around 160km/h (100mph) - and the batsman can hit it VERY hard!
- The ball does not HAVE to hit the ground between the bowler and the batsman, however making the ball hit the ground gives much more scope for the bowler to have the ball "do things" (to trick the batsman - bounce left/right/up/down change speed, etc). And a whole genre of bowlers specialize in just that ("Spin" bowlers).
- Having said that, bowlers can also make the ball "do things" IN the air (ie "curve") - so suddenly the batsman has to contend with: a) the speed of the ball; b) the position of the ball in relation to his body/bat (and hitting the batsman is NOT a free run!); c) what it might do IN the air; d) what it might do AFTER it hits the ground. "Hitting the ball before it bounces" might sound like a good idea - however a good bowler is able to change their bowl - leading to the batsman missing, and opening the possibility of getting them out "Stumped".
2:38 - So to address this question. The team itself consists of 15 players of which 12 play at any given time but only 11 may enter onto the field. The twelfth man is the substitute but nr 13, 14 and 15 can be brought in, if the worst case scenario occurs and that many players get injured during the same match. The question does not arise if it happens over multiple matches.
Search something like nasty deliveries or dangerous bouncers in cricket. You'll found out if It's risky or not. The ball is as hard as a rock and can get bowled up to 100 mph. But generally the speed is around 85-90 mph.
Cricket is 100 times more dangerous than baseball.
2:45 they do allow another sustitute
7:25 u can hit the ball even if it's not bounced, unless it's over waist high.
Test cricket is the best form of the game and is still popular, they play for 90 overs which takes 6 hours(without interruptions like rain). If play is lost because of rain or anything else, a chunk of the remaining overs are divided in the remaining days
"who would be watching a game for 5 days?"
Aussies- "hold my beer!"
The ball doesnt have to bowled over arm and the crease is the line the batsman is stood at. Test cricket (5 days) happens all the time, its a a major summer sport. Games to watch, 2005 Ashes.
The best way I can show you the difference between a baseball "pitcher" and a cricket "bowler" is for you to imagine ten pin bowling. You bowl that ball under arm but instead in cricket you keep that same motion but instead bowl it "over arm" with your shoulder next to your ear as you let the ball go. In cricket it is illegal for the person throwing the ball to pitch it like a baseball pitcher e.g. bending the elbow in a conventional throwing motion his arm must be straight at the release point of ball leaving hand..
The ball does not have to touch the floor before reaching the batter, it can be thrown directly at the wickets, but it must be thrown over arm, so the ball will always be heading in a downwards angle.
Bouncing the ball on the ground gives the bowler more control over the ball as a good spin bowler can completely and suddenly change the angle of the throw at the point of contact.
The crease is the line in front of the wicket that the batters need to be behind to get "safe" and if the bowlers leading foot comes completely over it, then that is a no ball, as was said in the video.
As for protective gear, the batters are armoured up with a lot of padding, a cricket ball thrown by a fast bowler will fracture bones if it strikes you in a bad position.