A bowler can bowl a 'full toss' which doesn't bounce and reaches the batsman on the full, however if it is above waist high when it reaches the batsman it will be called a 'no ball' by the umpire and means that the batting side adds a run to their score and the bowler has to bowl the ball again.
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Simon Darkshade
Mysterious City of Gold
A good variant on the full toss is the yorker - a fast full delivery aimed at the base of the stumps/the batsman's feet. It is frequently effective and very hard to score off.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
Actually they can hit on the full, but if the delivery is higher than a waist height, then it does not count, since you cannot get out of a no ball, since a waist high deliver is considered a no ball.
Harbourboy
Deity
Some bowlers specialise in making the ball spin off the ground at unpredictable angles when it bounces, and others specialise in making the ball swing through the air.
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
First of all, we never label the bowler as pitcher
.And the ball does not have to bounce. Generally, it's easier for the batsmen if there is no bounce, because the bounce can dramatically effect the course of the ball.
Afaik, a ball that bounces twice is allowed. But that hardly ever happens.
@Harbourboy:
The biggest difference with baseball is that baseball is extremely gay. Men needing gloves, to catch ball which is even softer, are not real men
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ParadigmShifter
Random Nonsense Generator
The worst thing about baseball is that if you hit a 6 (or whatever it is called, "home something-or-other"), you get to sit down for a couple of hours rather than having to face the angry bowler again next ball. You could text Shane Warne about 97 times while you are waiting.
Scratcher
Emperor
or Third Man, Fine Leg and Silly Mid Off!!!
Harbourboy
Deity
Or bowling a maiden over.
azzaman333
meh
Strictly speaking isn't there 12 ways? including "retired hurt" and "retired out"?
The most obvious difference between a pitcher and an bowler is how the arm behaves while being delivered. In cricket the bowler can not bend his arm by more than 15degrees once his hand is over his shoulder, where as in baseball the pitcher "coils up" and throws the ball towards the batsman.
azzaman333
meh
If a player retires hurt they can come back at a later stage. If they are out they can't.
azzaman333
meh
A specification should be made between retiring and getting out though.
obliterate
Warrior Monk
This should be clarified.
Bowlers do not throw the ball. They cannot bend their elbow more than 15 degrees. Bowling usually invovles running in and rolling the arm over. The bowler generally bowls at right angles to the batsmen. Pitchers however do throw that baseball.
Also, don't forget; Pull shot, cut shot , drive, leg glance.
Bowlers do not throw the ball. They cannot bend their elbow more than 15 degrees. Bowling usually invovles running in and rolling the arm over. The bowler generally bowls at right angles to the batsmen. Pitchers however do throw that baseball.
Also, don't forget; Pull shot, cut shot , drive, leg glance.
Son_Of_Dido
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Thanks for breaking down the rules of Cricket concisely and clearly. I've always been curious.
And the similarities with baseball are glaring. The history geek and sports geek in me is very fascinated.
It's easy to see the connection and how Baseball evolved from Cricket -- especially when you factor in the intermediate evolutionary step, Rounders [wherein you got batters out by "soaking" them -- i.e. throwing the ball at them and hitting them with it as they ran between bases/stumps. In baseball you must keep possession of the ball as you "tag" a runner with it to retire them/get them out; not too hard to imagine what sort of injuries would have eventually inspired that change
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And the similarities with baseball are glaring. The history geek and sports geek in me is very fascinated.
It's easy to see the connection and how Baseball evolved from Cricket -- especially when you factor in the intermediate evolutionary step, Rounders [wherein you got batters out by "soaking" them -- i.e. throwing the ball at them and hitting them with it as they ran between bases/stumps. In baseball you must keep possession of the ball as you "tag" a runner with it to retire them/get them out; not too hard to imagine what sort of injuries would have eventually inspired that change
.]TopDog
Prince
Yea crickets just warming up in North America. There are talks in the next few years about playing international matches in New York and Canada to increase awareness and funding etc.
Off topic Stapel its obvious your a cricket fan and im guessing atleast your dutch. Are you like a British ex-pat or Dutch born? Is cricket very big in the netherlands? I know you have a team.
Off topic Stapel its obvious your a cricket fan and im guessing atleast your dutch. Are you like a British ex-pat or Dutch born? Is cricket very big in the netherlands? I know you have a team.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
Stapel is Dutch. I think he and Rik Meleet and one of the few Dutch cricket fans. They even choose different teams during the most recent Ashes test series in England. I think Stapel went for England and Rik went for Australia.
Elta
我不会把这种
Well I've decided to go and play a game of real cricket
http://www.lvcricketclub.com/
I am gonna call this fella up in about a week after I buy some gloves and a wicket (what they are called right?)
I still don't get the rules so this should be fun
http://www.lvcricketclub.com/
I am gonna call this fella up in about a week after I buy some gloves and a wicket (what they are called right?)
I still don't get the rules so this should be fun
