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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    Thanks for video. That was quite the comeback! -- Maybe you can explain the 3rd West Indies wicket to me which occurs at about 1:40 into the video. It looks like he hit the ball and it hit the ground, but he's called out. I don't get it. Maybe in super slow motion it hit his leg before he hit it...
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    Questions from a Cricket newbie

    Thanks. That's very helpful. However, you wrote, "Generally substitute fielders cannot bowl or field,". Did you type the wrong word? It doesn't make sense to me that "substitute fielders cannot field"? Maybe they can't bowl or bat? The "need to balance batters, bowlers and your specialist...
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    Questions from a Cricket newbie

    I know baseball well, but not Cricket. I now know enough to enjoy watching Cricket, but I still have some questions. I know my questions are elementary to those who grew up with Cricket and know the game well, but if you can stop laughing, please answer the following questions: Bowlers and...
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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    <b>So there was no instance of the baseball equivalent of "Carlos Brathwaite, remember the name!"? </i><P> Ha, ha. I don't even know who Carlos Brathwaite is/was". I did a bit of research and found there have been 15 walk-off home runs in World Series history, but none were grand slams.
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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    Hmmm. I'm not sure about walk off-grand slams, but I'm pretty sure there have been walk-off home runs in the final game of the World Series.
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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    No. I think it's a good gambling strategy. However, at the professional level, hardly anything ever happens, so it's a waste of time there and I think they've done away with it. At lower levels, where the pitchers and catchers aren't as good, they might accidentally throw a wild pitch that the...
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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    "I've not had a chance to play baseball at all". That's too bad. I started playing baseball at about age 6 I suppose. But IMO, baseball is more fun to play than it is to watch. It can be very boring in a low scoring game but can also be very exciting too. Only at the professional level are the...
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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

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    USA cricket fans...anyone else?

    Sorry. I didn't notice the question before. I don't watch Major League Baseball anymore after the players started insulting veterans and the league did NOTHING. I haven't watched a game for several years now. I used to be a Cincinnati Reds fan and would try to go to a game or two each year...
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Thank you. That's very helpful. I realize my questions may be almost comical to cricket veterans, but I'm learning. What I really need now is a team to root for, especially if I can watch them on television.
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    I've only watched some highlight shows. Can you explain the format to me? Thanks.
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    No, I haven't really watched test cricket, but I can see the need for a longer match rather than just a few hours to determine which is truly the better team at a major championship level. Major League Baseball and the NBA both have championships of best of 7 games, which can take 7 days of...
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    I take it that means you don't like the T20 format. I do like the T20 format myself. It seems like it changed Cricket from being a fuddy-duddy game to a real spectator sport that takes about 3 hours to play. I've been watching some of the replays from the Asia Cup and these games take 9-11...
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Thanks. That's helpful. However, admittingly, I'm a newbie to Cricket, but I don't quite see the need. It seems to me that it makes for lots and lots of Fours early in the game, thus pushing the score up. Major League Baseball added restrictions this year to where the fielders can be located...
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Yes, I know, thanks. I don't think I'll be able to attend in person, but hopefully it will be on live TV (and probably will).
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Thanks for the support. I'm 73 and didn't grow up with Cricket so I'm afraid I might die before I ever learn the rules, oops, I mean laws of Cricket.
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Thanks. Does the P1, P2, and P3 designate particular formations for the fielders? Please expand for me. Thanks.
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    " You must have been reading Sri Lankan rules". Sri Lankan Rules? Heck, a YouTube video that I watched says that Cricket doesn't have any rules! It has LAWS!
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Ha, ha. Yes, thanks. I'll try harder to use the correct terminology (when I know it) to avoid going to CricketJail :)
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    Hello from a Cricket newbie

    Hello, I’m a newbie from a small town in a small USA state who wants to learn more about the game of Cricket. I grew up playing and watching baseball and I’m seeking help in understanding more about Cricket. I was hospitalized in April and while searching for something to watch and came across...

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