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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 10, 2004 22:45:20 GMT -5
sprash- I don't get the field size rules? Do most matches and teams have the same field size and shape? What's the 'willie-wag' rule? ;D
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 11, 2004 17:51:58 GMT -5
I read some of the cricinfo, cool sport. Now that I have a very basic idea of how the game is played and scored, I'd love to see the real thing. It would be fun to see the bowler spin a ball past a batsman and knock down his wicket. Just to see the amount of spin they can put on the ball would be cool. Thanks sprash, for the site, it has some good info that an American can understand...
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 11, 2004 22:19:29 GMT -5
sprash- I don't get the field size rules? Do most matches and teams have the same field size and shape? What's the 'willie-wag' rule? ;D The size of the pitch remains the same in all matches. However, like baseball, cricket grounds have varying sizes. The large ones like the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground) are huge and it is really tough to score boundaries while the small ones , like most of them in India, are tailor-made to suit the batsmen. On the 'willie-wag' rule, I have to do some reading, myself ;D. Ill get back to you. If you have DISH network, you can get some games on PPV. If not, here is a site where they have the highlights of the recently concluded India-Australia Test Series. foxsports.news.com.au/Scroll to the video section. You should find the highlights there. PM me if you have any questions.
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 11, 2004 22:31:24 GMT -5
The size of the pitch remains the same in all matches. However, like baseball, cricket grounds have varying sizes. The large ones like the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground) are huge and it is really tough to score boundaries while the small ones , like most of them in India, are tailor-made to suit the batsmen. I was thinking more about the bounce of the ball, with spin on it... I was a catcher in HS, the curve fould spin the ball the op direction ounce it hit dirt. I wonder what kind of grip a bowled ball could get on grass? About field size. Kinda like the short porch in NYY - RF, for Babe?!! Thanks for the feed-back on Cricket. Ths is cool, I love any sport (just need to know it).
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 11, 2004 22:41:55 GMT -5
I was thinking more about the bounce of the ball, with spin on it... I was a catcher in HS, the curve fould spin the ball the op direction ounce it hit dirt. I wonder what kind of grip a bowled ball could get on grass? About field size. Kinda like the short porch in NYY - RF, for Babe?!! Thanks for the feed-back on Cricket. Ths is cool, I love any sport (just need to know it). Here is the thing. The pitch(wicket) is basically a hard-baked surface with a sprinkle of grass. The bowlers make the ball bounce on this hard surface. So the bounce is more or less consistent, if the pitches are well-prepared. And different 'bowlers' impart different kinds of spin to the ball. Underspin,overspin, sidespin etc.etc. Now here is the toughest part for a cricket batsman. A cricket ball has a pronounced seam running down the middle, essentially splitting it into 2 hemi-spheres. The fielding team shines one end of the ball continously, while leaving the other end to roughen up. When this ball leaves the hand of a fast bowler, depending on which side of the ball faces the wind and how the guy releases it, the ball SWINGS in the air. Further, the bowler also makes the ball land ON the seam. This causes the ball to 'move off the wicket'. So, a batter essentially has to deal with two kinds of movement, in the air and off-the-seam. This is why batting is an art in cricket unlike baseball, where it is purely eye-hand coordination. Most of the good batsman in cricket will resemble an artist at work. They will play strokes rather than try to bludgeon the ball. Man, I wish I could sit down and watch a game with you and explain things along the way.
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 11, 2004 22:53:39 GMT -5
Man, I wish I could sit down and watch a game with you and explain things along the way. Me too. Would love to learn the game. You give good info here, thanks s98... ;D
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 11, 2004 23:04:50 GMT -5
Me too. Would love to learn the game. You give good info here, thanks s98... ;D I have watched the game ever since I was a kid. Back home in India, this is more than a game. It is a religion. When there is a good game on, work hardly gets done. Children dont go to school. Heck, for important games, schools are closed in the cities where the games takes place. Its like baseball for New Englanders. You watch something for so long, it becomes a part of you. Too bad, we dont get a whole lot of games here.
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 11, 2004 23:18:20 GMT -5
Cool story/truth. Baseball was kinda like that in the earlier days. Kids would skip school in the early 1900s to the mid to late 50s. "The knot-hole Gang", kids watching games from holes in the fence. I could get games on my transistor from Texas, I live in Iowa, on cloudy nights. Just to listen to my A's. I could get the games we played vs Minnesota on a local radio station. Same sorta "love' or 'lfe', I believe... Just just water it down with football and basketball, like you might have with football (soccer).?
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 11, 2004 23:26:00 GMT -5
Cool story/truth. Baseball was kinda like that in the earlier days. Kids would skip school in the early 1900s to the mid to late 50s. "The knot-hole Gang", kids watching games from holes in the fence. I could get games on my transistor from Texas, I live in Iowa, on cloudy nights. Just to listen to my A's. I could get the games we played vs Minnesota on a local radio station. Same sorta "love' or 'lfe', I believe... Just just water it down with football and basketball, like you might have with football (soccer).? Exactly. Soccer isnt as popular though. Basketball is slowly gaining popularity,but cricket reigns supreme. Revenue is in billions of dollars. ESPN and Star Sports bring pretty much every single game on the planet to homes of millions. And youll find fathers and sons, friends and total strangers pick up a conversation on the game. Its insane, I tell you.
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 11, 2004 23:48:36 GMT -5
I can tell you are... That makes us even. ;D
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 11, 2004 23:51:34 GMT -5
I can tell you are... That makes us even. ;D LOL!
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Nov 12, 2004 1:02:05 GMT -5
sprash - are you from india? if so it's cool because we seem to be pretty global site here. every continent is covered.
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 12, 2004 12:14:30 GMT -5
sprash - are you from india? if so it's cool because we seem to be pretty global site here. every continent is covered. Yep, I'm from India. But now, Im at Dover,NH doing my Masters at UNH.
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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 12, 2004 22:24:37 GMT -5
sp- True story. Today... I had problems with my dell, called the 800#, got Doug --- in India. I tried to talk Cricket, he was all business, not crap. He was pleasant though. later
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Post by sprash98 on Nov 12, 2004 22:31:46 GMT -5
sp- True story. Today... I had problems with my dell, called the 800#, got Doug --- in India. I tried to talk Cricket, he was all business, not crap. He was pleasant though. later LMAO! It is amazing how almost all the call centers have gone to India. In a way, it is unfair, but makes you think when this economy will pick up? Sounds like the guy Doug wasnt Indian. Any dude would love to pick up a convo about cricket, especially with an American Cricket is the unofficial language,religion,pasttime,sport of India. Unfortunately, we Indians are not athletic. And parents want their children to become professionals (enggs,docs,lawyers). Sports takes a backseat and it sucks. But we are smart, or atleast, supposed to be.
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