Originally Posted by
jaegerhund
So what exactly are the ways to get an out?
Do pitchers try to hit the batters on purpose sometimes?
YES SOMETIMES
Do batters charge the mound and fight the pitcher with the benches being cleared and a big brawl occurs?
NO NEVER, TOO GENTLEMANLY
Do the players chew tobacco, spit, and eat sunflower seeds?
CHEW GUM THAT'S ALL
What role do the coaches play in the game?
NONE FROM THE SPECTATORS PERSPECTIVE, BUT I'M SURE OFF THE FIELD PLENTY
What's the usual clothing?
FOR THE TEST MATCHES ALL WHITE OR CREAM, FOR THE ONE DAYERS MULTI COLOURED, USUALLY REPRESENTING THE COUNTRIES COLOURS
Do you have cups to protect the kiwis and spiked shoes?
YOU BET CALLED PROTECTORS, AND HELMETS WITH FACE GUARDS, CHEST PROTECTORS, ARM GUARDS, GLOVES, LEG PADS, SPIKED SHOES WHEN BATTING OR BOWLING MOSTLY
Is cricket considered a sport for the upper class?
IN ENGLAND YES THE OLD SCHOOL TIE THING THAT'S WHY THEY CAN'T WIN, FOR EVERY OTHER COUNTRY NO
Do you have a 200th inning stretch? (baseball has a seventh inning stetch)
NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS?
Do people eat foods in the stands?
YES THEY DO AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF THE AMBER FLUID
Do you have cricket hooligans?
YES THEY ARE MAINLY IN BAY 13 AT THE MCG
Whats the ball made of?
Equipment
Cricket Ball:
Hard, cork and string ball, covered with leather. A bit like a baseball (in size and hardness), but the leather covering is thicker and joined in two hemispheres, not in a tennis ball pattern. The seam is thus like an equator, and the stitching is raised slightly. The circumference is between 224 and 229 millimetres (8.81 to 9.00 inches), and the ball weighs between 156 and 163 grams (5.5 to 5.75 ounces). Traditionally the ball is dyed red, with the stitching left white. Nowadays white balls are also used, for visibility in games played at night under artificial lighting.
Cricket Bat:
Blade made of willow, flat on one side, humped on the other for strength, attached to a sturdy cane handle. The blade has a maximum width of 108 millimetres (4.25 inches) and the whole bat has a maximum length of 965 millimetres (38 inches).
Wickets:
There are two wickets - wooden structures made up of a set of three stumps topped by a pair of bails. These are described below.
Stumps:
Three wooden posts, 25 millimetres (1 inch) in diameter and 813 millimetres (32 inches) high. They have have spikes extending from their bottom end and are hammered into the ground in an evenly spaced row, with the outside edges of the outermost stumps 228 millimetres (9 inches) apart. This means they are just close enough together that a cricket ball cannot pass between them.
Bails:
Two wooden crosspieces which sit in grooves atop the adjacent pairs of stumps.
thats all for now:
Justin