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- Llyod
explain how cricket works.
- MrOneHundred0
It takes 5 days.
- The explanation, and the game, hahaBuddhaHat
- both, actually.
there's a tea-break in between.********
- brains0
This is actually something I'm interested in.. Good call Llyod.
- monoboy0
And thats without a break for cucumber sandwiches.
- MrOneHundred0
It’s like baseball except;
There are 10 out rather than 3
The players run back and forth instead of in a diamond
You can make as many runs as you have time for instead of just once around
You don’t get a free run if the ball hits you (ghey) you just have to man-up and keep going.
- chossy0
you play for a bit then think nice nice those dicks will never beat that
then the other guys play for a bit and try to beat what you got
- MrOneHundred0
There are shorter versions of the game – one-day games and 20/20 games (half day). It’s awesome and most women hate it.
- MrOneHundred0
It’s a bit like a clock in that you can’t see the hand moving when you sit and watch, but over a whole day things are different to what they were from the morning to the evening.
- MrOneHundred0
You are not allowed to take beach balls if you go to watch a game, but blow-up sex dolls are OK.
- MrOneHundred0
Doing the “Mexican Wave” will have you in more trouble than if you were to punch a fellow spectator.
- BuddhaHat0
Cricket for the new era:
20-20: Like Conventional One-Dayers, except 20 overs instead of 50, the batsmen have a time limit to get out on the pitch, and it's a big swingfest, the batsmen go for everything.
One-Day: 50 overs a side, not quite as fast as 20-20, but still very entertaining, the World Cup for One-Dayers is fantastic.
Test Match Cricket: ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzz- Beat me to it Mr100, didn't see that :)BuddhaHat
- Test Match is the best! It’s the purest form of the game.MrOneHundred
- I've heard that cliche so many times. I want to see the ball flying out of the stadium dammit!!BuddhaHat
- You still can, you just have to wait 6 hours to see it.MrOneHundred
- quamb0
If you hit the ball over the the boundary line you get 4 runs, if you hit it clear over the boundary line you get 6 runs.
Runs = points.
Bowling (pitching) can be pretty technical and crazy skillful.
- MrOneHundred0
Australia totally rulez the sport.
- please, unless you're a 15 yr old emo, stop spelling rules with a z.airey
- Maybe I am...MrOneHundred
- MrOneHundred0
Part of the game involves one or more spectators disrobing and seeing if they can run from one side of the field to the other without getting caught by the security (aka weirdos).
- Llyod0
in this video they show the pitcher throwing the ball behind the hitter and celebrating. fuck, I can throw a ball behind someone.
- This is Shane Warne – the best spin bowler EVER. If you can do what he did you wouldn’t be wasting your time here!MrOneHundred
- why is he throwing it behind?Llyod
- To hit the 3 sticks behind the batter. The batter is actually hitting the ball in some of these and the “backstop” is catching it.MrOneHundred
- babaganush0
...Like most gash American sports but with history and less stats and cheesy 3d graphics
- Oh, there’s stats!MrOneHundred
- yeah but even with the abundance of cricket stats it's still less than US sportsbabaganush
- Go the stumpcam!BuddhaHat
- Llyod0
so no fantasy cricket leagues?
- The last Australian team WAS a fantasy league.MrOneHundred
- monoboy0
And they don't use gloves to catch the ball like your baseball chaps. Bit like rugby, we don't use padding for that either, unlike those girly american football player types.
- airey0
much like baseball it's a game for fans of stats. if you like action then it 'aint for you.
- Nairn0
As Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle once said
"cricket is widely practised in Scotland as a homosexual martial art"- ...but then again Scotland used to produce good football players...babaganush
- but then again, I think he was being humourous.Nairn
- ..so is Scottish footballbabaganush
- *BUM-TSCHIING!*
lolNairn - Couldn't resist :)babaganush