Our Cricket cherry is popped! This is the VERY FIRST TIME we are seeing Cricket! We choose now because we were told about The Ashes tournament currently going on between England & Australia. We never thought we would look at Cricket because it really intimidated us! This was SO EASY to understand and after seeing it it's incredible how much simpler it is than Baseball! Which one of us is ready to take the field? Are you a Cricket fan? Who's your favorite Cricket team? We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Please note Australia has won more head to head games against England and has won more Ashes series against England.Currently Australia holds the Ashes and is 2 nil up in this current series in England. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.
I am from India so knew cricket like fish knows swimming. When I came to US I started hanging around local baseball grounds to enjoy the games. Then I was asked to join the game and from the first game itself Americans were stunned at my catching ability without mittens. Most of the time some of them will stop me from playing without mittens as I will hurt myself badly. But later after some time I saw people coming to watch me fielding and taking amazing catches without the mittens. 😂
Nice. I had a similar experience, I'm English, my cousin was born and raised in the US (He's now USAF). He was blown away that at 9yrs old we were catching a rock hard ball, with bare hands. We're all capable of doing these things that different sports do, I guess it's just cultural. What you're brought up viewing as normal. I view Rugby as normal, no pads etc. But Grid Iron guys thinks its weird and bad for longevity of career.
@@realMaverickBuckleyit would be really interesting to see a statistical comparison of injuries - especially long term effects like brain injuries - between American football and similar games that do or don’t use pads and helmets, like rugby, Aussie Rules, and Gaelic football
What about the bit where he uses the word Professional incorrectly, as though international players aren't paid? What he means is the use of franchises in Twenty-20 cricket is recent. Professional cricket has been around since the early 1800s.
@@Michael-D.-Williams Good Video but he did not mention limits to how many overs in One Day games,each Bowler can bowl or the fact that Declarations can be made or the fact that the overs are bowled from alternate ends.
@Isleofskye They are a bit above basic level rules. Mentioning that bowlers require an over break is enough. Also declarations rarely happen unless there's a large gap in team skill levels.
@@Isleofskye Some of those details you could leave out in a video for first timers. Perhaps two videos would be better, with the second one introducing the more complex ideas like the culture and the rivalries. I would have thought he'd explain which countries the sport is most popular, and at least mention the idea of Test series and tours, like the Ashes, and the World Cup.
From England here, I agree. I did think he might have pointed out that the ball bounces between bowler and batter, and how that can be used to make it divert from straight, by use of seam or spin.
Just to clarify - most of the time we (in England) consider Australians to be our best friends. However during The Ashes they become our mortal enemies (and vice-versa)! NOTHING is more important than winning The Ashes! Winning the Ashes puts the whole nation in a good mood. Losing the Ashes leads to misery and depression - until the next Ashes.
@@thischannelhasadhd Better than a week ago! (For those who don't know England won the third test in the current Ashes series two days before time of writing. That makes the series score 2-1 to the Aussies, with two to play.)
I'm a lifelong baseball player & fan from Canada. I live in the UK now and completely fallen in love with cricket. It's such a fantastic sport. Enjoy. Fun fact the first ever international sporting event OF ANY KIND was a cricket match between the USA and Canada in 1844.
There were at least two other "sporting events", possibly three, between the nascent USA and the Northerners. USA invaded them at least twice but were beaten back, once with the help of the Quebeçois.....
Well said, im from Peterborough cambs here and played the game to a decent level and my sons have followed in my footsteps. Im lucky in that they play for Oundle in the Northants premier league. The club was founded in 1826 and watching games there has become my small piece of heaven. The game has changed so much since i had to stop playing in 1997. The ability of modern players is amazing 360 hitters and so many variations for bowlers to. The only downside is classism which still infests the game, and im saying that as we play on a ground owned by one of the best schools on the planet.
Cricket is a passion in the UK. I’ve played it since I was about 10 and gave up at about 60. People think it’s boring… it’s incredibly exciting. Just watch the Barmy Army’s reaction.
It's a passion in places, but there are huge swathes of the UK where no one has any interest in Cricket. One thing I do love about cricket in the UK is how the majority of it's fans come from arguably the two most polar opposite locales in the UK, the working class of the north, mainly Yorkshire, and the middle-to-upper class of the south, mainly Kent. These two groups have zero in common but toss in some wickets and a cricket ball and they become one.
Is it really a passion in the UK? Half the population there don’t know the rules of cricket properly, unlike those in the subcontinent or in Australia.
@@theamesavenue9834 it’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it. I question the veracity of your claim regarding the subcontinent, and indeed Australia. It’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it.
The World's first international sporting game between two countries was between Canada and the US in 1844. It was a game of cricket that took place at a cricket club in New York City (where Bloomingdales is now located). Canada won by 38 runs. Yay!!
@@SP-oc7dm *first international game. And Canada was British Occupied in 1844. And I think commonwealth realms don't count so it was essentially England or British Canada vs the USA
@SP-oc7dm what's there to present? It is well established fact. A simple search will confirm it from any number of sources. From the ICC website "The first ever international cricket game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George's Cricket Club in New York and in 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour."
To baseball fans or people who are new to Cricket: Cricket is a very exciting sport to watch, if the spectator understands the game. There are lots of rules, terminology, technique and strategies to understand. Even weather conditions, type of pitch, type of ball, toss etc play a part in the game. The running commentary during a live cricket match is done by experts of the game.
I am a woman living in Columbus, Ohio, who learned the rules of cricket from a Liverpudlian living in Risca, Wales! We had met in Scotland and were planning to visit together in 2020 and then the pandemic hit! So among a zillion other conversations we had to pass pandemic time, we spent months having Phil school me in everything cricket! I love sports, but was totally unfamiliar with it. Later, he taught me rugby and football 😀. Since then, we have met up in person and I have now seen the Gloucestershire cricket team in person! Thanks you guys for sharing this video - your commentary was lots of fun!
@@spiritjill9775 Oh that reminds me, once I was trying to explain it to someone and said it was actually a "Scandinavian curry", which drove another guy insane (prolly a Scouser).. "That's a stew and not curry"🤣😂
We take cricket very seriously in the UK. In my little town, we have a pretty successful team, and we pay for a foreign professional every year my Mum usually hosts them at her house for their stay, she has had guys from Australia, NZ, India and South Africa.
It's not popular in all UK countries, I've never heard a Scotsman or northern Irishman talk about cricket.....ever ,except in a derogatory sense or a joke. Not being rude, just saying ✌️
Cricket in India and Pakistan is considered more important than religion. The Indian professional series is the most well paid in the world attracting all the international players into Indian sides
Bowlers are divided into two camps. Fast bowlers (up to 160km/h) and slow or spin bowlers. Look up Shane Warne (Australian leg spinner), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lankan off spinner), Jeff Thomson (Australian fast bowler) and Jimmy Anderson (English fast swing bowler). Some of the things that they can do with a ball have to be seen to be believed.
Love American Baseball which is more like rounders in Britain, although the speed and skill of Baseball is far superior. But there are synergies between cricket and baseball - speed of the ball and skill. Cricket comes in many forms - test cricket over five days up to limited overs in a few hours. Test cricket is the purest form of cricket
As someone who grew up with cricket and has seen a few live baseball games, I think his guy does a great job of explaining cricket to people who grew uo with baseball. The Ashes are on in England at the moment. Australia is up 2-1. It has been an interesting series so far, with some close games and a lot of controversy (which might be a bit hard to explain). One minor correction: if the target is 222 runs, it means the opposition scored 221 and you need to score 222 to win (scoring 221 would result in a tie - a pretty rare event in cricket, although draws, especially in the long format, are relatively common).
@@frankpaterson9786 Well that's the argument, Bairstow assumed the ball was dead and wandered out of his crease, Carey, the wicket keeper had the ball so knocked the bails off and Bairstow was given out stumped (Note to the non cricket readers, to be out stumped requires the ball to knock the bails off, you can't just knock them off with your hand). Under the laws of cricket he was out, whether that was in the 'spirit' of the game I will leave for others to argue.
A bit of history - Cricket is truly an ancient game. It has it's roots in a game played way back in 1300 when the future King Edward II played 'Craeg'. The first 'Creckett' game recorded was in 1550 in Surrey England. Cricket thrived after 1600, but the first recorded 'county' game wasn't until 1709. With the spread of the British Empire, cricket was brought to and thrived in countries like India, Australia, New Zealand and Sth Africa... everywhere with the exception of the USA!
I imagine that cricket went in America with the age of Websters Dictionary, and the urge to make America culturally separate from Britain in as many ways as possible.
@@stalfithrildi5366 You're probably onto something there. Cricket, like Rugby Union, was and still is to some degree, considered 'A gentleman's' game in Britain. Unlike football which was considered 'working class'. They were adopted in Victorian times by the upper classes and played in the top public schools like Eton, Rugby, Harrow, Winchester, etc., played by pupils who would basically go on to run the country as politicians, civil servants, officers in the army, and captains of industry. They are both very English games, so I can see how Americans at that time wouldn't want to embrace them.
The only thing the video didn't say explicitly is that when the bowlers switch after each over, the new bowler comes from the other direction (ie the wicket that was 'home plate' becomes the 'pitcher's mound' and vice versa. This also means that the batter who is ready to hit changes (unless the batters ran 1 or 3 runs on the last ball of the previous over).
I am a cricket lover and a life member of Essex County Cricket Club. This guy did a very good job and I didn't notice any mistakes, though there are a lot more little rules that most don't really need to know. English County Cricket is like a Test match, but played over four days instead of five.
This guy does a really good job of breaking it down as simply as possible. Describing cricket is not an easy task. One thing not mentioned is how much harder the ball is in cricket. It also has a raised stitched seam that hurts if it comes at you fast.
I used to really hate cricket, I found it so boring! There is now a fairly new type of cricket called The Hundred. Each team is bowled 100 balls and the highest score wins. I went to watch a match with my husband last year, I was dreading it. By the end of the game I was on the edge of my seat, then up and screaming and cheering with everyone else as our local team, Trent Rockets, won! I loved it so much I'm going again this year 😊
Honestly, I wish they just put the advertising and fanfare into T20. The hundred as an event is fantastic, I agree completely its SO refreshing to just have a bunch of free cricket on TV. The atmosphere is great, the games are great and its fantastic that they get the womens/mens double headers in too. But the format is just SO dumb. 100 balls, WHY??? Just do T20 properly.
Most villages in the UK have a cricket pitch. It is a very English affair with people sat in deck chairs. The end of the match or lunch always has a cricket tea. Copious amounts of tea, sandwiches,scones plus strawberries and cream. Debbie there is always ice cream. It is all very genteel as opposed to the big Test Matches.
Yes, I'm not really a sports fan and don't normally follow any of it, but, If I'm in a position to do so, I do enjoy a village cricket match. There is something that is so very English summer about it that I like.
Great to see you both looking at different countries sports. Every Australian knows what the rules of cricket are, we all played it at school, and it is our national summer sport. Cheers!!
Well done Natasha and Debbie - cricket is not an easy game to understand for those who have not been raised with it but you've managed to dip your toes into this interesting and very traditional sport.
As kids we used to play backyard cricket with tennis balls, which is a blast, but I’ve only faced an actual fast bowler with a real cricket ball once and the whizzzz sound the ball made as it came at me was the most terrifying sound I’d ever heard. Not for the faint-hearted
This guys video is by FAR the best explainer of cricket for americans/baseball fans that I've seen he does a really good job hitting on the important concepts in terms that we can understand, without going too much into unnecessary details or weird cricket lore that "cricket people" think is important but actually hinders your understanding of the game.
A true story. There was a bowler called Michael Holding and the batter was Peter Willey. People thought the commentator ( Brian Johnson ,) had said " the bowlers holding the batesmans willey"
Better still in 1980 Australia had Dennis Lillee, England had Peter Willey, and Graeme Dilley. We were fortunate to get Lille caught Willey bowled Dilley 😀😀😀
I'm afraid it isn't true (although I wish it was) There is no record of him saying it and there are several commentators, who were there at the time, and Brian Johnston himself, who say that it was not said during commentary. Sorry.
This creator also made a second part of this video recently.. I suggest also watching that and some T20 highlights (or an entire game if you have time).. Recommend NOT starting with Ashes or Test cricket as appreciating Tests generally require far more nuanced understanding of the game and strategies at play.. :)
One thing I noticed in the video is that he didn''t clarify that for each wide or no-ball bowled, an extra ball is added to that current over, a normal six ball over has to be six legal deliveries - there can be any number of extra deliveries added depending on how many wides or no-balls the bowler delivers.
My dad used to umpire cricket at one of the teams in my town so I spent a lot of time as a small child around cricket - but it’s only having watched this that I now actually somewhat understand the game! My dad hasn’t umpired for a long time now but my granddad still regularly goes to local matches
So thrilled you’re taking a look at cricket. I played for under 19 Australian women’s side many years ago when women’s cricket was laughed at. Now women’s cricket is seen to be more popular than the men’s in some countries. Have an questions just ask.
Brit here. I love all kinds of sports but cricket has so many overlapping facets, it's so strategic, and it makes it kinda beautiful. It's a lovely sport. But about feeling intimidated - if you don't feel this way at the start, you're not doing it right! Dip into a few more games (preferably on the final day, or in one day or T20 format) and you'll really come to love it.
Good on you for learning about cricket. Both me and my wife absolutely love it. I’d start with a T20 and work towards a one day international. Make sure you bring beers and snacks. Now I’m Australian. The ashes.. well it’s a bit more than national rivalry. It’s taken quite seriously both here and in the UK. It can get quite heated between the two of us. The last ashes test match had both UK and Australian Prime Ministers commenting on the game. That’s how heated it’s become. Test matches are the combination of a game of chess and a marathon. In Australia I’d add to it a triathlon. Days here in South Australia can get to 40 degrees c. Imagine 5 days. Fast balls hurtling towards your head at 100MPH. Get hit in the groin. Well bad luck. I don’t mind baseball. But personally it’s no cricket
Ashes series are always more than rivalry, but the things is while us fans niggle each other etc, theres a lot of respect. The current series is getting tasty as well, Run outs, grounded catches, but seriously both teams seem fairly evenly matched. Its a shame that Lyons out of the series, thats a big loss for you guys.
It should be noted, in regard to Australia, the various football codes are each favored in a few states, such as AFL in the southern states, especially Victoria, rugby league in New South Wales and Queensland, but cricket is the only ball game that is uniformly played and in enjoyed in every state.
Yes, that's correct. Except for soccer. And basketball. And volleyball. And baseball and gridiron football. And every other ball game except for Australian football and the rugby codes. So maybe no, that's not correct.
@@Michael-D.-Williams Lots of games are played in small numbers everywhere. However, I grew up in North Queensland, and soccer was rarely played outside high school PE class. Baseball did not exist, although softball was played in PE. Gridiron did not exist, and I believe it is still a rarity. Volleyball was something some teens played on the beach. Of all the games you mention, only soccer and basketball have grown to the point where professional teams play in front of audiences with any regularity. Maybe one day soccer might become one of the main codes, and be played everywhere, but currently it is most popular in places with large migrant populations like Sydney and Melbourne, but the only game where it is common to see kids, teens and adults play in organized competitions or just spontaneously on the playground everywhere from remote regions to big cities is Cricket.
@@artistjoh My apologies. Having read your response I can see you were using the term 'uniformly' to mean 'universal,' meaning cricket is played across the country at a high level. I read it to mean 'equally.' As in, at an equal level in all states, which applies to all the games apart from the main football codes. I think my definition is more accurate, but now that I see your point I agree with it.
Good on you ladies. I enjoyed the description and your reaction. Make sure that the first game that you watch is a women's game. Skill and eye candy combined. 🏏
Cricket is a truly beautiful game. So glad you have taken an interest. Something I picked up from my time in America was baseball. Very similar to cricket with its long standing traditions and deeply felt culture that surrounds the game. Both games also have an obsession with game statistics. People do say that the multi-day games are boring, but when you get into it they have a beautiful rythmn to them. This video is brilliant and one of the best explanations of the game I have come across. A cricket ball is about the same size as a baseball but feels harder as it is wound more tightly. But you do get used to catching it. As for teams. It's Lancashire and England for me 👍😊. Cheers, a great vid folks. Really like your bids. Enjoy watching cricket.
The test matches that are played between nations and are played over a maximum of 5 days, are called tests because it is a test of players temperament, indurance, staminer, and courage, as batsman can be targeted and hit in all parts of the body, including the head. That's basically the difference between test cricket and o.d.i. Cricket. Love you both.
My middle child plays cricket. The basic game is not really that complicated at all but the scoring is so complex. Even children's matches will have two people scoring independently and cross checking each other. I categorically do not volunteer to score! Cricket isn't very interesting to watch on TV, but it's wonderfully social to watch in person. Matches are punctuated by official meal breaks (lunch, tea) and spectators will bring full picnics and make a day of it.
A football and Rugby league fan here.I only casually watch TV Cricket.But love a Sunday at my local Cricket club with a pint and a pie watching a few overs.
The Women's Ashes is also being played right now. It's a different format to the Men's Ashes but just as competitive. If you have access to international sports telecasts the next match starts in about 6 hours.
There is nothing that exemplifies the peak of human nature than a passion for learning, and trying to understand new things, and you two ladies are perfect exponents of this. I love your passion for new things.
@@TheNatashaDebbieShowcricket is thousands times tougher than baseball to play. In a words, every cricket player can play baseball easily but no baseball player can play cricket without proper training.
The other thing to note is - with fast bowlers, the ball is being delivered at speeds of about 90mph, the ball is heavier than a baseball, the batsman hit the ball hard … and the fielders don’t wear gloves! To be able to catch a ball without it hurting like hell, takes technique and a lot of practice.
As someone who was paid once to be a cricket official I suppose that I am a professional lol. This was a good explanation. The other main way to get dismissed at bat is "hit wicket": you knock your wicket over with your body or bat. Usually it happens by stepping backwards and your foot touches the wicket.
Great video! If you're going to start watching cricket I would recommend starting with the limited over formats maybe T20 or one day because they will be much quicker, more exciting and you'll get used to the gameplay faster than the 5 day cricket where it's a much slower drawn out version of the game but still good to watch 👍
Actually, the longer formats are more exciting if you understand the game. The bowlers are largely reduced to a defensive role in limited over cricket and it gets worse the shorter the format. The end of the 2019 Headingly test was more exciting than any limited over match could possibly be.
@@peterjackson4763 I agree with you but I think the OP's point still stands, as a newbie you're going to appreciate the big hits and tumbling wickets, and it'll give you a good grounding in how a game operates mechanically, whereas you really need to understand the minutiae and psychology of the game to properly appreciate what's happening in a test.
@@peterjackson4763 I do understand the game and agree with you but I was just looking at from the standpoint of Natasha and Debbie coming to the game of cricket for the first time, they're not going to be hooked watching a 5 day game as opposed to a faster one day game 🤷♂️
I ❤cricket and I go watch it regularly. The Ashes series is hotting up and our rivalry with Australia is genuinely acrimonious at the moment. Makes for a more exciting tournament though lol
Cricket is a fantastic game once you get your head around the rules. Different formats too. Test matches between national teams last up to 5 days. One day games are 50 overs each team. 20/20 is possibly the best best way to start watching. 20 overs per team taking around 3-4 hours. In the last couple of years a new competition The Hundred was created. 100 balls, creating a fast furious couple of hours.
@@jaynemeulman8484England fan here, but you are right unfortunately. I blame Bairstow. He is even a keeper himself, and he has tried the same thing, so he ought to know better.
One thing he didn't mention is that in test matches the day is split into three sessions. The times may sometimes vary but usually the morning session is from 11am to 1pm then there is a lunch break and everyone goes off for 40 minutes to eat lunch. The afternoon session is from 1:40 to 3:40 and then there is a tea break where they all go off for tea, sandwiches and cakes. The afternoon session is from 4-6pm or sometimes up to 7pm if there is time to make up because of a rain delay or if they have been bowling too slowly.
As someone who belongs to a dedicated cricket family. Who's Grandad captained a regional team and who's cousin has played international cricket; this video is actually really interesting. One can live cricket and not understand what they understand 😉 Glad you're learning about this fabulous game. Great work from down under in New Zealand ❤️ P.s. women's cricket is also great. Check it out!! P.p.s 5 day test cricket is more pure, but limited over is still thrilling 🏏🏏🏏 Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't notice him explain 4s vs 6s but excellent overview.
A couple of points that I don't think were mentioned are:- The 2 bowlers. Don't forget we have 2 sets of stumps. I'll note them with 1 and 2 . One bowls (1) his over from one end with a set of stumps. The next bowler (2) bowls from the other end with other stumps. The first bowler (1) then bowls from the end he started with. You can perhaps have 5 different bowlers in an innings. Some are fast bowlers that use a long run up, and some are slow bowlers that use a small run up and make the ball spin. There is a different terminology used for the type of bowling action used.
Glad this video helped you understand cricket. He did a good job. Did you notice the fielders don't wear a glove to catch the ball? They didn't always wear helmets to bat either, and a fast ball to the head was very serious, even fatal. As an Aussie girl, I grew up playing backyard cricket, especially at Christmas time, when the family would be home. Over the fence was 6 runs but also you were 'out' and if you hit the ball you had to run no matter what. While a teenager to early 20's I watched cricket on the TV but not the 5day tests (too slow), I watched the 1 dayers (sometimes they would be day/night). Very exciting when there was only 10 overs to go and the batsman was slogging the ball all over the place, to try to beat the other team's score. International competitions are a regular thing, so I saw many games with Aus, NZ, West Indies, England, Pakistan and India. I played softball in a local competition, so get the gist of baseball. This is probably the best video for USA baseball fans to learn about cricket.
The first international cricket match was USA versus Canada in 1844. In 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour. In 1862 the first English team toured Australia and six years later a team of Australian Aborigines toured England in what was the first Australian cricket team to travel overseas. So cricket has been in the USA for a long time
Cricket came to South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars and with the British forces occupying South Africa. The first match recorded was in 1808 in Cape Town between two service teams.
Cricket been played in Australia since Australia was colonised the first game played by a club was in 1803 Australia being mostly English,Irish and Scottish roots so it was played by convicts etc in the day and it’s a big deal here. 😊🇦🇺
USA was a British Colony at one time, with a lot British expats. So it shouldn't come as a surprise. I assume that baseball and NFL are morphed versions cricket and rugby, due to a disdain for all things British after the Revolution.
Hi Natasha and Debbie! As you are coming over to the UK and Kent is a great place for cricket, you'll have to make sure you see a match. Village games are great fun. Take care.
To be honest, as an Australian, baseball is a lot easier to understand than Cricket and I've been playing cricket since I was 14 and also umpiring it. Some days you want to tear your hair out.
An American guy moved to Australia and fell in love with cricket watching an Ashes Test, his wife said "when are you going to mow the lawn"? he replied "after this game honey" Test matches generally go for five days.
I’m an Aussie, so I know cricket. Hubby is American, so he knows baseball (though I’m not sure a Cubs fan really knows baseball). Together we translate the games for each other 😂😂
You girls should keep an eye out for the world cricket cup which starts October 5th in India, it’s a crazy atmosphere and the opening ceremony is always worth a watch too
I believe my grandfather played amateur county cricket pre WWII. When I was a kid my grandfather always had a soccer ball & cricket set in his car. A day at the beach, he would organize the children (and a few dads) into a game. The game was "tip n run" meaning if the batter hits the ball they have to run. Makes a fast game & everybody gets to bat. There is a tradition of halting play for afternoon tea in cricket, yes, grandad also had tea making kit in his car too.
As a huge cricket fan, I don’t know why this video came up, but I’m really glad it did! Really enjoyed both the original analysis and your honest and interested reaction to it. Hell, I think I might try to find the equivalent video explaining baseball to a cricketer! Nice one.
One thing that has best described the difference between the two games for me is thinking of them as contests between bat and ball. In Baseball the contest is HEAVILY skewed toward the ball, whereas in Cricket, the contest is more or less even between the batter and bowler.
The good thing about watching cricket if its new to you, is as each play happens the tv presenters explain every play as it happens, and the reasons behind each plays outcome, just how an american football presenter explains each play in nfl.. so because its very play based like nfl and baseball, each rule is usually explained by the presenters play by play and its explained as you watch. Its very easy to understand your first time watching.. ❤
There's a few things he didn't cover, probably not that important for an intro video, but I'll lay out some of the notable points here. 1. When the Bowlers switch at the end of each Over the next bowler bowls from the opposite end of the pitch, the batsmen stay where they were so its a different player facing the next ball. 2. In Limited Overs Matches Bowlers are only permitted a certain number of Overs, 10 for a ODI, but ina Test they can bowl as many as needed. But they will take rest spells. 3. Its all out when its 10 Outs because you can't Bat alone. 4.There are two basic types of bowlers, Pace or Swing Bowlers who focus on speed (Fast Ball) and Spin Bowlers who focus on making the ball bounce in unexpected ways (think Curve ball, or even a Knuckle Ball). Different grounds may favour one or the other, and also the Pitch deteriorates over time, making batting harder as bowlers exploit cracks for odd bounces. 5. If Rain stops play they sometimes make adjustments to the score about how much is needed to win based on algorithms. 6. There is a 12th Man who normally brings out the drinks, but can run for a Batter who is injured but can still swing a bat. 7. If a Batsman retires injured he can return later if able and the game hasn't finished. 8. The same ball is used for the entire Innings in Limited Overs or for at least 80 Overs in a Test, it gets softer over time making batting easier. If its damaged it has to be replaced with a similarly aged ball from a previous match. Its a Hard Leather Ball with a Raised seam that effects how it spins through the air.
This was well explained. As a cricket fan for 50 years I think you did well. One point I picked up on was that the target to be reached in the limited overs games is 1 more than what the team who batted first scored.
I've just watched your video on youtube whilst watching a Womens T20 game between England and Australia on tv. As one of your oldest subscribers (l was in the first 100 subscribers) it really makes me happy you chose to cover the game l love. What the commentator failed to mention, but you will have noticed, the fielders arent allowed to wear gloves, only the wicket keeper is, and the cricket ball is much harder than a baseball.
Well done Natasha and Debbie for such a great video; excellent explanation of the game, lovely to see you both following the rules (normally so hard to explain to foreigners, I know, I've tried), and your reaction was so enthusiastic and genuine. Loved that you already knew about the Ashes, which oddly is taken almost as seriously by both nations as the World Cup. If you happen to read this, hope you'll be watching England's run chase tomorrow morning to save the series!
Another diffence is that the cricket ball is harder, and I can tell you taking one on the body hurts! Enjoy the Ashes - test matches are fascinating but require some patience if you’re a new fan. Much love from New Zealand.
The only bone I have broken was from a cricket ball while I was fielding ! On the foot! The batsman was a doctor, but he insisted on finishing the over till he came over to take a look and then went with me to the hospital!
Love this! As an english cricket fan with loads of American friends and family, this is a great video for me to use to help them understand this fabulous game. Here's to the continuing growth and popularity of American Cricket and MLC !
Good video. Nice to see it explained without patronising the audience and two presenters who seemed generally interested. I would like to see a follow-up explaining a few more details, like the equipment, the different types of bowlers, and even the more obscure ways of getting out! As an Englishman who loves cricket and enjoys baseball it is good to see it spreading out more to the more sportingly insular USA.
Well done for getting through that ladies! I was in Cincinnati recently watching the Bengals, I had to learn about football. I actually came away thinking it was more similar to cricket than soccer or rugby, because cricket, like football is an extremely sophisticated game, with all kinds of clever strategies and tactics employed to gain advantage 😊
Enjoyed this, I played cricket and baseball growing up in Australia, you're doing well with your understanding so quickly 😊. Some exciting players to look up videos for and maybe react to: Current players: * Steve Smith * Virat Kohli * Babar Azam * Ben Stokes * Mitchell Starc * Mark Wood * Ravichandran Ashwin Past players: * Viv Richards * Sunil Gavaskar * Ricky Ponting * Garry Sobers * Dennis Lillee * Michael Holding * Jeff Thomson * Shane Warne * Muttiah Muralitharan
Love cricket! I started watching cricket when my son started playing it in primary school in 1999-2000 in Sydney. Since then, I enjoyed watching cricket.
Superb reactions by you beautiful ladies. I especially liked the fact that Debbie researched certain terms like test cricket, a no ball and many other things before sitting for the video. It shows her commitment to her fans.
Ooh brilliant, have been recommending this one, looking forward to this! His Rugby Explained for American Football Fans is brilliant - covers Union, league, the history and its connection to American Football - so even though you’re more familiar with it now I still think you’ll get loads out of it. He’s done a follow up to this video too for a bit more about cricket and how it compares to baseball
I am 🇬🇧 and have watched cricket on tv many times. I know the basics but I never knew the teams actually had to appeal to get a batsman out. The one thing that always confuses me is the names for the various field positions and I wonder how they got their names, for example, silly point & silly mid off.
Both those positions are very close to the batter and are relatively dangerous places to field...therefore the "silly" bit. You have to be a bit stupid to field there and you also have to wear a helmet to stop you dying.
I always think the biggest difference between the dynamics of cricket and baseball, are that in cricket runs are very common and no big deal, and getting an "out" is the big deal; whereas in baseball, getting outs is more common than runs, so runs are much more of a big deal.
You're right. That leads to cricket being a more defensive game and being more tactical, trying to come up with a plan to get the batters out. While the batters have wait for a ball they can score off and figure out how to read the bowler's style.
Currently in England the women's Ashes is also being played, made up of 1 test and several one day and T20 games. Australia currently lead both men's and women's series.
Great video, well done that chap explaining it. The only minor thing - and this is nit picking in the extreme! - is when he was describing the score data, he said the target was 222 because India also scored 222. Actually, India would have scored 221 in that scenario. The target is the number of runs you need to win, not to draw.
Very glad my two favourite women dipped into cricket! An AMAZING sport in which every member of the team has to both bat and field. Look into the Indian Premier League sometime - it's a short format of the game with a limit of just 120 balls/deliveries per single innings, and they hire some of the best batsmen and bowlers in the world. Unlike 'pitching', you're arm MUST be straight when you aim for the wicket when bowling - used to be a decent spin bowler (making the ball change direction when it hit ground) a few decades ago. My very best wishes to you both d
Hi girls. Good video, & well done to you for getting a fair idea of the game. Here in UK, mostly England (not so much in Scotland) cricket has always been the summer game, while football is for winter etc. A basic form is played by kids at school, or in the street, or during breaks at work places say at lunch breaks. Just a few people set up a wicket (it can be as simple as a chalk drawn wicket on a wall or sticks stuck in the ground). Schools also may play against each other. In the full game the distance between the two wickets is 22 yards (one chain) which I believe is the same as space between bases in baseball. The long test game originates from the time when 'gentlemen', with plenty of time could afford this, where workers could not. So for long cricket was an amateur game. It is played all over the country in games between villages etc, still amateur, & County games which are professional. An innings is ended when 10 members of the batting team have been got out, because no one can bat without a partner at the other wicket. Cricket balls are very hard because they get a heavy beating by the batting. Cricketers apart from the wicket keeper do not wear gloves, but catch with bare hands. People have been killed by cricket balls striking them in the head! that is why now helmets are usually worn, but this is quite recent. Yes it is a test, to see who is best! Kids will often use a tennis ball. Cricket pitches have to be carefully prepared, whereas baseball (rounders) not so much. That is why cricket fell out of favour in the US while baseball continued, especially in the army camps during the Civil War. Try and watch a game, England are losing to Australia as usual in the Test series, two down with 3 more to go for the Ashes.
Here is a fun fact to your not so much Scotland ... There are more cricket clubs in Aberdeenshire in Scotland than every county in England except Yorkshire and Kent .
Another difference is that the bowler can actually physically harm you by bowling at your body or your head. This is especially true in Test Cricket. Laws have been revised in the last 40-50 years to make the game safer for batters. But the fear of getting injured is why Test Cricket is called so. It’s a true test of your technique, stamina, mental strength and of your physical ability.
Someone's probably already said this.... but the bowing action in cricket is very important - it must be bowled not thrown - there must be a straight arm action. PS: I love cricket, especially the Ashes - go Aussies. 😃
Glad you have taken the plunge to have a look at cricket. The narrator explained it well, but as he said there is a lot more to the game. It can be quite spectacular when catches are made in the field. Players don’t use a glove (except for the wicket keeper who uses a pair of gloves). They catch barehand. So you have to learn to ‘give’ with your hands to soften the impact. The three formats are also quite different. Different tactics are used. It’s not necessarily easier to bat even though the bat has a wider, flat surface, because the ball can deviate off the pitch, making it hard to make contact. But really, it’s quite a different game so not really comparable to baseball.
Cricket used to be called a Gentlemans game meaning in the spirit that it’s played . That doesn’t seem to be a thing anymore. Women play excellent Cricket. Really enjoyed the guys explanation and fun to see you “getting it “
Couple of technical points. The bowler has to bowl with a straight arm (see the video clips) - if the arm is bent it is considered a throw and is illegal. Bowlers can bowl into the ground as the video shows and will do this to change the direction of the the ball to try and fool the batsman. The bats are totally different from a baseball bat, being much heavier, a different shape and constructed rather than carved.
What's more , had a good giggle watching Natasha's face displaying the way she was visualising the game and the speed with which she was able to adapt her understanding of baseball to the workings of cricket.
Australia currently holds the Ashes and are winning 2 games to zero in the current Ashes series. This guys video is excellent and he does a follow up one addressing all the things he missed which people pointed out in his comments section!
Maybe in his follow up he should mention Australia’s track record for cheating! Sand paper in pockets, under arm bowling and stumping batsmen when when the ball is dead!!!!!
@@sarzl1980 Your comment was so unnecessary- this channel isn’t for this kind of crap. It’s a friendly channel. I’m sure Natasha and Debbie don’t want bickering comments like this on their channel. Please take it elsewhere.
This was great fun to watch . Firstly I generally enjoy your reaction stuff because you've got quite a different point of view to mine ( I'm a white, heterosexual, male , middle aged Brit who has never played baseball ) and I love your energy and wit . Secondly , the video you chose as a 101 primer on cricket for baseball fans was really good too. That bit at the beginning when the narrator starts the explanation by explaining that , whereas baseball has four bases , cricket has an equivalent two is genius .If only I had thought of that in earlier decades I could've save at least five years of my life trying to explain cricket to Americans , bless them .
Love this video. Your faces are a picture. One thing though you'll come across a lot of people who say they hate cricket but I think they just don't understand it and they were probably scared of being hit with the ball when they were at school
It was mostly "friendly" until the last match last week (based on one particular dismissal). Mind you, you should read up on "Bodyline" too for 1930s not-friendly. Edit: Having just watched the full video, I will point out (if you didn't notice) that only the wicketkeeper (baseball: catcher) uses gloves when fielding. Everyone else has to use their hands only.
Bairstow of all people should have known better given he has done it a few times to batsman himself... Wasn't anything wrong with what Carey did. Time to stop for England to whinning and play better, which if they had done that from the get go they might have actually had a chance against Australia. KP said it best " if you want to talk the talk then you had better walk the walk and right now they're not".
@@chrisrabbitt and Australia didnt whine about Broad Standing his ground like so many Aussies have done a few series ago, or the disallowed catch, because the fielder grounded the ball in the last test. Or the gloved catch at the end of the Edgbaston test in 2005. Both teams whine about things that happen on the field. PS - Bodyline was a legitimate tactic, as Leg theory was regularly used by all teams at the time, Jardine just decided to use fast bowlers rather than slow or medium pacers.
@@avalonm8541 yes all teams whine mate but not like this carry on. This is another round of carry on by England for one of their players foolishly getting themselves out and trying to blame the other side for it. Another repeat of the Mankad saga in the Women's between India and England not long ago which was caused by the English lass leaving her crease when the bolwer was on her run up. Now if the situation was reversed we Aussies wouldn't blame England but would lose our sh!t at the idiot batsman for walking away from his crease before over was called, that's the stuff you learn as a kid when you first start playing. As for the Bodyline tatic, I honestly don't know my cricket history that well but it sounds like what Brett Lee and Shoab Acktar used to do to batters from time to time, a fast ball delivered inline with the batter so he either moves or cops a ball travelling at high speed. If I got the body line tactic wrong, feel free to correct me
The narrator did a pretty good job explaining the basics, but it is a pretty complex sport to understand fully. I am getting old and arthiritic now (58) and have played the sport since I was 11 and thats on the back of playing in the street with older kids from about 6 years old. Thats the beauty of the game as there are grades for all abilities and ages.I am thinking about retiring at 60, two seasons away for me. Its a great sport with a very long history well worth looking into.
Our Cricket cherry is popped! This is the VERY FIRST TIME we are seeing Cricket! We choose now because we were told about The Ashes tournament currently going on between England & Australia. We never thought we would look at Cricket because it really intimidated us! This was SO EASY to understand and after seeing it it's incredible how much simpler it is than Baseball! Which one of us is ready to take the field? Are you a Cricket fan? Who's your favorite Cricket team? We would love to hear from you in the comments. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
interesting australia does play baseball but only on a smaller scale
Please note Australia has won more head to head games against England and has won more Ashes series against England.Currently Australia holds the Ashes and is 2 nil up in this current series in England. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.
@@damienlewandowski2853 Did you know that the phrase Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi comes from the mines of Wales?
Next test is at Edgbaston very soon a bit of animosity has appeared should be fun
@@DavidPola1961 The women tonight, the men tomorrow night. I’m in Heaven.
I am from India so knew cricket like fish knows swimming. When I came to US I started hanging around local baseball grounds to enjoy the games. Then I was asked to join the game and from the first game itself Americans were stunned at my catching ability without mittens. Most of the time some of them will stop me from playing without mittens as I will hurt myself badly. But later after some time I saw people coming to watch me fielding and taking amazing catches without the mittens. 😂
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Nice. I had a similar experience, I'm English, my cousin was born and raised in the US (He's now USAF). He was blown away that at 9yrs old we were catching a rock hard ball, with bare hands.
We're all capable of doing these things that different sports do, I guess it's just cultural. What you're brought up viewing as normal.
I view Rugby as normal, no pads etc. But Grid Iron guys thinks its weird and bad for longevity of career.
Overt the eyes here lol….. huh what
@@realMaverickBuckleyit would be really interesting to see a statistical comparison of injuries - especially long term effects like brain injuries - between American football and similar games that do or don’t use pads and helmets, like rugby, Aussie Rules, and Gaelic football
You pull your hands back as the ball lands in them to absorb the energy. I played cricket a little as a kid.
19:01 I only spotted one error. When a target score is shown, say 222, that's the runs needed to win the game. So the opposing team scored 221.
I spotted that,David also
What about the bit where he uses the word Professional incorrectly, as though international players aren't paid? What he means is the use of franchises in Twenty-20 cricket is recent. Professional cricket has been around since the early 1800s.
@@Michael-D.-Williams Good Video but he did not mention limits to how many overs in One Day games,each Bowler can bowl or the fact that Declarations can be made or the fact that the overs are bowled from alternate ends.
@Isleofskye They are a bit above basic level rules. Mentioning that bowlers require an over break is enough. Also declarations rarely happen unless there's a large gap in team skill levels.
@@Isleofskye Some of those details you could leave out in a video for first timers. Perhaps two videos would be better, with the second one introducing the more complex ideas like the culture and the rivalries. I would have thought he'd explain which countries the sport is most popular, and at least mention the idea of Test series and tours, like the Ashes, and the World Cup.
Cricket is not just a game it is our passion.. Love From Bangladesh ❤️🇧🇩
I am from India and I want to say that this dude has made the best video on basic education on cricket. My god.I salute him.
😂😂😂 yeah INDIA
From England here, I agree. I did think he might have pointed out that the ball bounces between bowler and batter, and how that can be used to make it divert from straight, by use of seam or spin.
@@johnminnitt8101 I thought he mentioned it in the start of the video! 😊
Just to clarify - most of the time we (in England) consider Australians to be our best friends. However during The Ashes they become our mortal enemies (and vice-versa)! NOTHING is more important than winning The Ashes! Winning the Ashes puts the whole nation in a good mood. Losing the Ashes leads to misery and depression - until the next Ashes.
As an Aussie, I have to ask…how are you feeling about now? 😂
@@thischannelhasadhd Better than a week ago! (For those who don't know England won the third test in the current Ashes series two days before time of writing. That makes the series score 2-1 to the Aussies, with two to play.)
@@thischannelhasadhd Concerned..... but very excited! 🤞🏻
@@thischannelhasadhdAs a Briton, how do you feel about being an Aussie?😇
Feeling pretty good being an Aussie, I'm a little worried about your English crowd though. They seem a little obsessed with booing everything 🤣
I'm a lifelong baseball player & fan from Canada. I live in the UK now and completely fallen in love with cricket. It's such a fantastic sport. Enjoy. Fun fact the first ever international sporting event OF ANY KIND was a cricket match between the USA and Canada in 1844.
Was it? Blimey, never knew that. Englishman & Cricket fan here.
There were at least two other "sporting events", possibly three, between the nascent USA and the Northerners. USA invaded them at least twice but were beaten back, once with the help of the Quebeçois.....
Well the first in the modern era maybe, the ancient Olympics was several centuries before this where Greeks from different Kingdoms competed.
Well said, im from Peterborough cambs here and played the game to a decent level and my sons have followed in my footsteps. Im lucky in that they play for Oundle in the Northants premier league. The club was founded in 1826 and watching games there has become my small piece of heaven. The game has changed so much since i had to stop playing in 1997. The ability of modern players is amazing 360 hitters and so many variations for bowlers to. The only downside is classism which still infests the game, and im saying that as we play on a ground owned by one of the best schools on the planet.
Love that you love our game. Ignore the pedants… they’re just ……. Pedants.
Cricket is a passion in the UK. I’ve played it since I was about 10 and gave up at about 60. People think it’s boring… it’s incredibly exciting. Just watch the Barmy Army’s reaction.
Aussie's ripping you in ashes 😂😂😂 cry babies
It's a passion in places, but there are huge swathes of the UK where no one has any interest in Cricket. One thing I do love about cricket in the UK is how the majority of it's fans come from arguably the two most polar opposite locales in the UK, the working class of the north, mainly Yorkshire, and the middle-to-upper class of the south, mainly Kent. These two groups have zero in common but toss in some wickets and a cricket ball and they become one.
Is it really a passion in the UK? Half the population there don’t know the rules of cricket properly, unlike those in the subcontinent or in Australia.
@@ishitsharma9976 childish comment. Only to be expected. Grow up.
@@theamesavenue9834 it’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it. I question the veracity of your claim regarding the subcontinent, and indeed Australia. It’s a passion amongst those who are passionate about it.
The World's first international sporting game between two countries was between Canada and the US in 1844. It was a game of cricket that took place at a cricket club in New York City (where Bloomingdales is now located). Canada won by 38 runs. Yay!!
Not likely, because England invented this game and would have played the first game ever.
@@SP-oc7dm *first international game. And Canada was British Occupied in 1844. And I think commonwealth realms don't count so it was essentially England or British Canada vs the USA
@@montysaini8602 , can you present any evidence?
@SP-oc7dm what's there to present? It is well established fact. A simple search will confirm it from any number of sources.
From the ICC website
"The first ever international cricket game was played between the USA and Canada in 1844 at the St George's Cricket Club in New York and in 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour."
@@Emperor_Fabulous ok
To baseball fans or people who are new to Cricket: Cricket is a very exciting sport to watch, if the spectator understands the game. There are lots of rules, terminology, technique and strategies to understand. Even weather conditions, type of pitch, type of ball, toss etc play a part in the game. The running commentary during a live cricket match is done by experts of the game.
I am a woman living in Columbus, Ohio, who learned the rules of cricket from a Liverpudlian living in Risca, Wales! We had met in Scotland and were planning to visit together in 2020 and then the pandemic hit! So among a zillion other conversations we had to pass pandemic time, we spent months having Phil school me in everything cricket! I love sports, but was totally unfamiliar with it. Later, he taught me rugby and football 😀. Since then, we have met up in person and I have now seen the Gloucestershire cricket team in person! Thanks you guys for sharing this video - your commentary was lots of fun!
Hi there fellow Buckeye 👋
It's Liverpool actually and not Liverpuddle; ...which actually sounds more interesting than "Liverpool", if u ask me..
@@9tiesNostalgia ok, lol, I’m willing to go with Scouser… 😛😃
@@spiritjill9775 Oh that reminds me, once I was trying to explain it to someone and said it was actually a "Scandinavian curry", which drove another guy insane (prolly a Scouser).. "That's a stew and not curry"🤣😂
Laws not rules!!
We take cricket very seriously in the UK. In my little town, we have a pretty successful team, and we pay for a foreign professional every year my Mum usually hosts them at her house for their stay, she has had guys from Australia, NZ, India and South Africa.
Nice.
I bet she has 😉
It's not popular in all UK countries, I've never heard a Scotsman or northern Irishman talk about cricket.....ever ,except in a derogatory sense or a joke. Not being rude, just saying ✌️
Cricket in India and Pakistan is considered more important than religion. The Indian professional series is the most well paid in the world attracting all the international players into Indian sides
The Scottish lads just beat the West Indies!
Bowlers are divided into two camps. Fast bowlers (up to 160km/h) and slow or spin bowlers. Look up Shane Warne (Australian leg spinner), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lankan off spinner), Jeff Thomson (Australian fast bowler) and Jimmy Anderson (English fast swing bowler). Some of the things that they can do with a ball have to be seen to be believed.
What about medium swing/seam bowlers, you've totally ignored them. 🤦 Anderson is a fast medium not a pure fast bowler.
There's also medium pase
Love American Baseball which is more like rounders in Britain, although the speed and skill of Baseball is far superior. But there are synergies between cricket and baseball - speed of the ball and skill. Cricket comes in many forms - test cricket over five days up to limited overs in a few hours. Test cricket is the purest form of cricket
@@jazzlife8691 its actually British baseball exported to the USA and then forgotten about by the Brits
@@jazzlife8691speed and skill of baseball far superior? Different yes, but not superior in my experience.
As someone who grew up with cricket and has seen a few live baseball games, I think his guy does a great job of explaining cricket to people who grew uo with baseball. The Ashes are on in England at the moment. Australia is up 2-1. It has been an interesting series so far, with some close games and a lot of controversy (which might be a bit hard to explain). One minor correction: if the target is 222 runs, it means the opposition scored 221 and you need to score 222 to win (scoring 221 would result in a tie - a pretty rare event in cricket, although draws, especially in the long format, are relatively common).
Were the Aussies playing in "the spirit" of the game, that led to some great debates with my mates over a table of beer.
@@frankpaterson9786 Well that's the argument, Bairstow assumed the ball was dead and wandered out of his crease, Carey, the wicket keeper had the ball so knocked the bails off and Bairstow was given out stumped (Note to the non cricket readers, to be out stumped requires the ball to knock the bails off, you can't just knock them off with your hand). Under the laws of cricket he was out, whether that was in the 'spirit' of the game I will leave for others to argue.
@@frankpaterson9786 Bairstow tried it in Australias' first innings
A bit of history - Cricket is truly an ancient game. It has it's roots in a game played way back in 1300 when the future King Edward II played 'Craeg'. The first 'Creckett' game recorded was in 1550 in Surrey England. Cricket thrived after 1600, but the first recorded 'county' game wasn't until 1709. With the spread of the British Empire, cricket was brought to and thrived in countries like India, Australia, New Zealand and Sth Africa... everywhere with the exception of the USA!
I imagine that cricket went in America with the age of Websters Dictionary, and the urge to make America culturally separate from Britain in as many ways as possible.
@@stalfithrildi5366 You're probably onto something there. Cricket, like Rugby Union, was and still is to some degree, considered 'A gentleman's' game in Britain. Unlike football which was considered 'working class'. They were adopted in Victorian times by the upper classes and played in the top public schools like Eton, Rugby, Harrow, Winchester, etc., played by pupils who would basically go on to run the country as politicians, civil servants, officers in the army, and captains of industry. They are both very English games, so I can see how Americans at that time wouldn't want to embrace them.
The only thing the video didn't say explicitly is that when the bowlers switch after each over, the new bowler comes from the other direction (ie the wicket that was 'home plate' becomes the 'pitcher's mound' and vice versa. This also means that the batter who is ready to hit changes (unless the batters ran 1 or 3 runs on the last ball of the previous over).
Yep, the batters stay where they are but the field reverses, bowling from the other end.
I am a cricket lover and a life member of Essex County Cricket Club. This guy did a very good job and I didn't notice any mistakes, though there are a lot more little rules that most don't really need to know. English County Cricket is like a Test match, but played over four days instead of five.
This guy does a really good job of breaking it down as simply as possible. Describing cricket is not an easy task.
One thing not mentioned is how much harder the ball is in cricket. It also has a raised stitched seam that hurts if it comes at you fast.
A long time South African cricket fan and supporter 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Thank you, ladies, for promoting Cricket. All the love and support from a cricket fan, from India!
I used to really hate cricket, I found it so boring!
There is now a fairly new type of cricket called The Hundred. Each team is bowled 100 balls and the highest score wins. I went to watch a match with my husband last year, I was dreading it. By the end of the game I was on the edge of my seat, then up and screaming and cheering with everyone else as our local team, Trent Rockets, won! I loved it so much I'm going again this year 😊
Brilliant, you might enjoy an Outlaws game now you’ve got a feel for it, they’re not quite as quick as the 100 but still only a couple of hours
Hubby knows best
Honestly, I wish they just put the advertising and fanfare into T20. The hundred as an event is fantastic, I agree completely its SO refreshing to just have a bunch of free cricket on TV. The atmosphere is great, the games are great and its fantastic that they get the womens/mens double headers in too. But the format is just SO dumb. 100 balls, WHY??? Just do T20 properly.
I used to love watching these limited over matches on Sundaysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cavaliers
It’s a great way to start cricket 😊
Most villages in the UK have a cricket pitch. It is a very English affair with people sat in deck chairs. The end of the match or lunch always has a cricket tea. Copious amounts of tea, sandwiches,scones plus strawberries and cream. Debbie there is always ice cream. It is all very genteel as opposed to the big Test Matches.
Yes, I'm not really a sports fan and don't normally follow any of it, but, If I'm in a position to do so, I do enjoy a village cricket match. There is something that is so very English summer about it that I like.
Watching a village cricket match on a warm sunny summer day and hearing The ball hit the Bat. Is quintessentially English ❤️❤️❤️
Genteel? Depends on whether it is a league game or a friendly
Actually tea is usually taken between innings rather than at the end. The period after the match is reserved for copious amounts of ale.
@@Wally-H True. Some clubs retain fixtures for friendly matches on the basis that they do a great tea.
Love the fact that when playing a test or one day match everyone stops for tea. So civilised.
Great to see you both looking at different countries sports. Every Australian knows what the rules of cricket are, we all played it at school, and it is our national summer sport. Cheers!!
Well done Natasha and Debbie - cricket is not an easy game to understand for those who have not been raised with it but you've managed to dip your toes into this interesting and very traditional sport.
As kids we used to play backyard cricket with tennis balls, which is a blast, but I’ve only faced an actual fast bowler with a real cricket ball once and the whizzzz sound the ball made as it came at me was the most terrifying sound I’d ever heard. Not for the faint-hearted
A bouncer that ends up clipping your chin rather than where you were trying to put the bat is the most terrifying thing I've ever felt.
I'm sure Mike Gatting would agree with you 😂
This guys video is by FAR the best explainer of cricket for americans/baseball fans that I've seen he does a really good job hitting on the important concepts in terms that we can understand, without going too much into unnecessary details or weird cricket lore that "cricket people" think is important but actually hinders your understanding of the game.
Completely, have recommended it before and to others for the same reason. His Rugby video is the best too for the same reasons
A true story. There was a bowler called Michael Holding and the batter was Peter Willey. People thought the commentator ( Brian Johnson ,) had said " the bowlers holding the batesmans willey"
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Better still in 1980 Australia had Dennis Lillee, England had Peter Willey, and Graeme Dilley. We were fortunate to get Lille caught Willey bowled Dilley 😀😀😀
@@geoffmaloney2717 Graham Dilley died too young (52) RIP.
he did say batsman's , my poor grandad was listening on the radio & nearly fell off his chair 😂 😉
I'm afraid it isn't true (although I wish it was) There is no record of him saying it and there are several commentators, who were there at the time, and Brian Johnston himself, who say that it was not said during commentary. Sorry.
This creator also made a second part of this video recently.. I suggest also watching that and some T20 highlights (or an entire game if you have time).. Recommend NOT starting with Ashes or Test cricket as appreciating Tests generally require far more nuanced understanding of the game and strategies at play.. :)
The best cricket explaining video on UA-cam rn, coming from a long-time cricket fan
One thing I noticed in the video is that he didn''t clarify that for each wide or no-ball bowled, an extra ball is added to that current over, a normal six ball over has to be six legal deliveries - there can be any number of extra deliveries added depending on how many wides or no-balls the bowler delivers.
My dad used to umpire cricket at one of the teams in my town so I spent a lot of time as a small child around cricket - but it’s only having watched this that I now actually somewhat understand the game! My dad hasn’t umpired for a long time now but my granddad still regularly goes to local matches
So thrilled you’re taking a look at cricket. I played for under 19 Australian women’s side many years ago when women’s cricket was laughed at. Now women’s cricket is seen to be more popular than the men’s in some countries. Have an questions just ask.
Brit here. I love all kinds of sports but cricket has so many overlapping facets, it's so strategic, and it makes it kinda beautiful. It's a lovely sport.
But about feeling intimidated - if you don't feel this way at the start, you're not doing it right! Dip into a few more games (preferably on the final day, or in one day or T20 format) and you'll really come to love it.
I'm a cricket fan, and credit where it's due that was a really good explainer
Good on you for learning about cricket. Both me and my wife absolutely love it. I’d start with a T20 and work towards a one day international. Make sure you bring beers and snacks. Now I’m Australian. The ashes.. well it’s a bit more than national rivalry. It’s taken quite seriously both here and in the UK. It can get quite heated between the two of us. The last ashes test match had both UK and Australian Prime Ministers commenting on the game. That’s how heated it’s become. Test matches are the combination of a game of chess and a marathon. In Australia I’d add to it a triathlon. Days here in South Australia can get to 40 degrees c. Imagine 5 days. Fast balls hurtling towards your head at 100MPH. Get hit in the groin. Well bad luck. I don’t mind baseball. But personally it’s no cricket
Ashes series are always more than rivalry, but the things is while us fans niggle each other etc, theres a lot of respect.
The current series is getting tasty as well, Run outs, grounded catches, but seriously both teams seem fairly evenly matched. Its a shame that Lyons out of the series, thats a big loss for you guys.
@@avalonm8541 I enjoy the rivalry and banter between us. Buy you are right. Respect is always present. Onwards to Leeds!
I would go watch Tests first to learn the rules and field placings and the nuances , then get the sugar rush and lack of style
It should be noted, in regard to Australia, the various football codes are each favored in a few states, such as AFL in the southern states, especially Victoria, rugby league in New South Wales and Queensland, but cricket is the only ball game that is uniformly played and in enjoyed in every state.
Yes, that's correct. Except for soccer. And basketball. And volleyball. And baseball and gridiron football. And every other ball game except for Australian football and the rugby codes. So maybe no, that's not correct.
@@Michael-D.-Williams Lots of games are played in small numbers everywhere. However, I grew up in North Queensland, and soccer was rarely played outside high school PE class. Baseball did not exist, although softball was played in PE. Gridiron did not exist, and I believe it is still a rarity. Volleyball was something some teens played on the beach. Of all the games you mention, only soccer and basketball have grown to the point where professional teams play in front of audiences with any regularity. Maybe one day soccer might become one of the main codes, and be played everywhere, but currently it is most popular in places with large migrant populations like Sydney and Melbourne, but the only game where it is common to see kids, teens and adults play in organized competitions or just spontaneously on the playground everywhere from remote regions to big cities is Cricket.
@@artistjoh My apologies. Having read your response I can see you were using the term 'uniformly' to mean 'universal,' meaning cricket is played across the country at a high level. I read it to mean 'equally.' As in, at an equal level in all states, which applies to all the games apart from the main football codes. I think my definition is more accurate, but now that I see your point I agree with it.
You two are fab x so enthusiastic
Thanks so much! ❤
Good on you ladies. I enjoyed the description and your reaction. Make sure that the first game that you watch is a women's game. Skill and eye candy combined. 🏏
Cricket is a truly beautiful game. So glad you have taken an interest. Something I picked up from my time in America was baseball. Very similar to cricket with its long standing traditions and deeply felt culture that surrounds the game. Both games also have an obsession with game statistics. People do say that the multi-day games are boring, but when you get into it they have a beautiful rythmn to them. This video is brilliant and one of the best explanations of the game I have come across. A cricket ball is about the same size as a baseball but feels harder as it is wound more tightly. But you do get used to catching it. As for teams. It's Lancashire and England for me 👍😊. Cheers, a great vid folks. Really like your bids. Enjoy watching cricket.
The test matches that are played between nations and are played over a maximum of 5 days, are called tests because it is a test of players temperament, indurance, staminer, and courage, as batsman can be targeted and hit in all parts of the body, including the head. That's basically the difference between test cricket and o.d.i. Cricket. Love you both.
A lot of cases were players with pulled hamstrings or broken jaws still come out to bat in their innings
My middle child plays cricket. The basic game is not really that complicated at all but the scoring is so complex. Even children's matches will have two people scoring independently and cross checking each other. I categorically do not volunteer to score!
Cricket isn't very interesting to watch on TV, but it's wonderfully social to watch in person. Matches are punctuated by official meal breaks (lunch, tea) and spectators will bring full picnics and make a day of it.
A football and Rugby league fan here.I only casually watch TV Cricket.But love a Sunday at my local Cricket club with a pint and a pie watching a few overs.
The Women's Ashes is also being played right now. It's a different format to the Men's Ashes but just as competitive. If you have access to international sports telecasts the next match starts in about 6 hours.
There is nothing that exemplifies the peak of human nature than a passion for learning, and trying to understand new things, and you two ladies are perfect exponents of this. I love your passion for new things.
That's very kind, thank you 😊
@@TheNatashaDebbieShowcricket is thousands times tougher than baseball to play. In a words, every cricket player can play baseball easily but no baseball player can play cricket without proper training.
You guys did a good job. It is an awandeful game to play and watch.
The other thing to note is - with fast bowlers, the ball is being delivered at speeds of about 90mph, the ball is heavier than a baseball, the batsman hit the ball hard … and the fielders don’t wear gloves! To be able to catch a ball without it hurting like hell, takes technique and a lot of practice.
As someone who was paid once to be a cricket official I suppose that I am a professional lol. This was a good explanation. The other main way to get dismissed at bat is "hit wicket": you knock your wicket over with your body or bat. Usually it happens by stepping backwards and your foot touches the wicket.
Yeah, hit wicket is definitely one of the main methods he should have covered in the vid.
Great video! If you're going to start watching cricket I would recommend starting with the limited over formats maybe T20 or one day because they will be much quicker, more exciting and you'll get used to the gameplay faster than the 5 day cricket where it's a much slower drawn out version of the game but still good to watch 👍
Actually, the longer formats are more exciting if you understand the game. The bowlers are largely reduced to a defensive role in limited over cricket and it gets worse the shorter the format. The end of the 2019 Headingly test was more exciting than any limited over match could possibly be.
@@peterjackson4763 I agree with you but I think the OP's point still stands, as a newbie you're going to appreciate the big hits and tumbling wickets, and it'll give you a good grounding in how a game operates mechanically, whereas you really need to understand the minutiae and psychology of the game to properly appreciate what's happening in a test.
@@peterjackson4763 I do understand the game and agree with you but I was just looking at from the standpoint of Natasha and Debbie coming to the game of cricket for the first time, they're not going to be hooked watching a 5 day game as opposed to a faster one day game 🤷♂️
I ❤cricket and I go watch it regularly. The Ashes series is hotting up and our rivalry with Australia is genuinely acrimonious at the moment. Makes for a more exciting tournament though lol
Cricket is a fantastic game once you get your head around the rules. Different formats too. Test matches between national teams last up to 5 days. One day games are 50 overs each team. 20/20 is possibly the best best way to start watching. 20 overs per team taking around 3-4 hours. In the last couple of years a new competition The Hundred was created. 100 balls, creating a fast furious couple of hours.
Your acrimony is sad . That stumping was legal and well within the spirit of the game.
@@jaynemeulman8484 It was legal, but NOT within the spirit of the game. Same old Australia, win at any cost, doesn't matter how you do it.
2-0🤣🤣🤣💪😎🪃
@@jaynemeulman8484England fan here, but you are right unfortunately. I blame Bairstow. He is even a keeper himself, and he has tried the same thing, so he ought to know better.
One thing he didn't mention is that in test matches the day is split into three sessions. The times may sometimes vary but usually the morning session is from 11am to 1pm then there is a lunch break and everyone goes off for 40 minutes to eat lunch. The afternoon session is from 1:40 to 3:40 and then there is a tea break where they all go off for tea, sandwiches and cakes. The afternoon session is from 4-6pm or sometimes up to 7pm if there is time to make up because of a rain delay or if they have been bowling too slowly.
As someone who belongs to a dedicated cricket family. Who's Grandad captained a regional team and who's cousin has played international cricket; this video is actually really interesting.
One can live cricket and not understand what they understand 😉
Glad you're learning about this fabulous game.
Great work from down under in New Zealand ❤️
P.s. women's cricket is also great. Check it out!!
P.p.s 5 day test cricket is more pure, but limited over is still thrilling 🏏🏏🏏
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't notice him explain 4s vs 6s but excellent overview.
He did.
A couple of points that I don't think were mentioned are:-
The 2 bowlers. Don't forget we have 2 sets of stumps. I'll note them with 1 and 2 . One bowls (1) his over from one end with a set of stumps. The next bowler (2) bowls from the other end with other stumps.
The first bowler (1) then bowls from the end he started with.
You can perhaps have 5 different bowlers in an innings. Some are fast bowlers that use a long run up, and some are slow bowlers that use a small run up and make the ball spin. There is a different terminology used for the type of bowling action used.
Glad this video helped you understand cricket. He did a good job. Did you notice the fielders don't wear a glove to catch the ball? They didn't always wear helmets to bat either, and a fast ball to the head was very serious, even fatal. As an Aussie girl, I grew up playing backyard cricket, especially at Christmas time, when the family would be home. Over the fence was 6 runs but also you were 'out' and if you hit the ball you had to run no matter what. While a teenager to early 20's I watched cricket on the TV but not the 5day tests (too slow), I watched the 1 dayers (sometimes they would be day/night). Very exciting when there was only 10 overs to go and the batsman was slogging the ball all over the place, to try to beat the other team's score. International competitions are a regular thing, so I saw many games with Aus, NZ, West Indies, England, Pakistan and India. I played softball in a local competition, so get the gist of baseball. This is probably the best video for USA baseball fans to learn about cricket.
Haha. I’d had forgotten about the backyard rules. 6 and out, tip and run, one hand-one bounce.
Yup, we had the old "6 and out" and "Hit the ball you run" rules too- think we called the game "Nip, Catch, Run".
Alas indeed, see the tragic death of Phillip Hughes in 2014.
The first international cricket match was USA versus Canada in 1844. In 1859 a team of leading English professionals visited North America on the first-ever overseas tour. In 1862 the first English team toured Australia and six years later a team of Australian Aborigines toured England in what was the first Australian cricket team to travel overseas.
So cricket has been in the USA for a long time
Cricket came to South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars and with the British forces occupying South Africa. The first match recorded was in 1808 in Cape Town between two service teams.
Cricket been played in Australia since Australia was colonised the first game played by a club was in 1803 Australia being mostly English,Irish and Scottish roots so it was played by convicts etc in the day and it’s a big deal here. 😊🇦🇺
USA was a British Colony at one time, with a lot British expats. So it shouldn't come as a surprise.
I assume that baseball and NFL are morphed versions cricket and rugby, due to a disdain for all things British after the Revolution.
Hi Natasha and Debbie! As you are coming over to the UK and Kent is a great place for cricket, you'll have to make sure you see a match. Village games are great fun. Take care.
Last year I was in the Victorian Town in October where the Aboriginal Team came from Edenhope.
To be honest, as an Australian, baseball is a lot easier to understand than Cricket and I've been playing cricket since I was 14 and also umpiring it. Some days you want to tear your hair out.
An American guy moved to Australia and fell in love with cricket watching an Ashes Test, his wife said "when are you going to mow the lawn"? he replied "after this game honey" Test matches generally go for five days.
I’m an Aussie, so I know cricket. Hubby is American, so he knows baseball (though I’m not sure a Cubs fan really knows baseball). Together we translate the games for each other 😂😂
You girls should keep an eye out for the world cricket cup which starts October 5th in India, it’s a crazy atmosphere and the opening ceremony is always worth a watch too
Opening ceremony is bit cringe... Our Bollywood clowns dancing nothing more
I believe my grandfather played amateur county cricket pre WWII. When I was a kid my grandfather always had a soccer ball & cricket set in his car. A day at the beach, he would organize the children (and a few dads) into a game. The game was "tip n run" meaning if the batter hits the ball they have to run. Makes a fast game & everybody gets to bat. There is a tradition of halting play for afternoon tea in cricket, yes, grandad also had tea making kit in his car too.
What's the condition of cricket in England now a days?
Dope video. Now we need to see you watching some great catches in the field, some huge sixes, or head-bangers from the bowlers 😉
As a huge cricket fan, I don’t know why this video came up, but I’m really glad it did! Really enjoyed both the original analysis and your honest and interested reaction to it. Hell, I think I might try to find the equivalent video explaining baseball to a cricketer! Nice one.
To be honest, what comes to my mind when you mention Cincinnati is Dr. Johnny Fever and WKRP. 😂😂
One thing that has best described the difference between the two games for me is thinking of them as contests between bat and ball. In Baseball the contest is HEAVILY skewed toward the ball, whereas in Cricket, the contest is more or less even between the batter and bowler.
Batsmen have the advantage in my book. However I was a bowler when I played so maybe I'm biased.
@@hardenbergia When the late great Shane Warne had the ball in his hand, batsmen most definitely did NOT have the advantage.
The good thing about watching cricket if its new to you, is as each play happens the tv presenters explain every play as it happens, and the reasons behind each plays outcome, just how an american football presenter explains each play in nfl.. so because its very play based like nfl and baseball, each rule is usually explained by the presenters play by play and its explained as you watch.
Its very easy to understand your first time watching.. ❤
There's a few things he didn't cover, probably not that important for an intro video, but I'll lay out some of the notable points here.
1. When the Bowlers switch at the end of each Over the next bowler bowls from the opposite end of the pitch, the batsmen stay where they were so its a different player facing the next ball.
2. In Limited Overs Matches Bowlers are only permitted a certain number of Overs, 10 for a ODI, but ina Test they can bowl as many as needed. But they will take rest spells.
3. Its all out when its 10 Outs because you can't Bat alone.
4.There are two basic types of bowlers, Pace or Swing Bowlers who focus on speed (Fast Ball) and Spin Bowlers who focus on making the ball bounce in unexpected ways (think Curve ball, or even a Knuckle Ball). Different grounds may favour one or the other, and also the Pitch deteriorates over time, making batting harder as bowlers exploit cracks for odd bounces.
5. If Rain stops play they sometimes make adjustments to the score about how much is needed to win based on algorithms.
6. There is a 12th Man who normally brings out the drinks, but can run for a Batter who is injured but can still swing a bat.
7. If a Batsman retires injured he can return later if able and the game hasn't finished.
8. The same ball is used for the entire Innings in Limited Overs or for at least 80 Overs in a Test, it gets softer over time making batting easier. If its damaged it has to be replaced with a similarly aged ball from a previous match. Its a Hard Leather Ball with a Raised seam that effects how it spins through the air.
This was well explained. As a cricket fan for 50 years I think you did well. One point I picked up on was that the target to be reached in the limited overs games is 1 more than what the team who batted first scored.
I've just watched your video on youtube whilst watching a Womens T20 game between England and Australia on tv. As one of your oldest subscribers (l was in the first 100 subscribers) it really makes me happy you chose to cover the game l love. What the commentator failed to mention, but you will have noticed, the fielders arent allowed to wear gloves, only the wicket keeper is, and the cricket ball is much harder than a baseball.
...and teams can Declare and Bowlers switch ends after each over and Bowlers are limited to the numbers they can bowl in some formats.
Well done Natasha and Debbie for such a great video; excellent explanation of the game, lovely to see you both following the rules (normally so hard to explain to foreigners, I know, I've tried), and your reaction was so enthusiastic and genuine. Loved that you already knew about the Ashes, which oddly is taken almost as seriously by both nations as the World Cup. If you happen to read this, hope you'll be watching England's run chase tomorrow morning to save the series!
Another diffence is that the cricket ball is harder, and I can tell you taking one on the body hurts!
Enjoy the Ashes - test matches are fascinating but require some patience if you’re a new fan.
Much love from New Zealand.
That's why I hated cricket at school. Football was bad enough but the cricket ball really hurt.
The only bone I have broken was from a cricket ball while I was fielding ! On the foot! The batsman was a doctor, but he insisted on finishing the over till he came over to take a look and then went with me to the hospital!
Love this! As an english cricket fan with loads of American friends and family, this is a great video for me to use to help them understand this fabulous game. Here's to the continuing growth and popularity of American Cricket and MLC !
Good video. Nice to see it explained without patronising the audience and two presenters who seemed generally interested. I would like to see a follow-up explaining a few more details, like the equipment, the different types of bowlers, and even the more obscure ways of getting out! As an Englishman who loves cricket and enjoys baseball it is good to see it spreading out more to the more sportingly insular USA.
Well done for getting through that ladies! I was in Cincinnati recently watching the Bengals, I had to learn about football. I actually came away thinking it was more similar to cricket than soccer or rugby, because cricket, like football is an extremely sophisticated game, with all kinds of clever strategies and tactics employed to gain advantage 😊
Enjoyed this, I played cricket and baseball growing up in Australia, you're doing well with your understanding so quickly 😊. Some exciting players to look up videos for and maybe react to:
Current players:
* Steve Smith
* Virat Kohli
* Babar Azam
* Ben Stokes
* Mitchell Starc
* Mark Wood
* Ravichandran Ashwin
Past players:
* Viv Richards
* Sunil Gavaskar
* Ricky Ponting
* Garry Sobers
* Dennis Lillee
* Michael Holding
* Jeff Thomson
* Shane Warne
* Muttiah Muralitharan
Love cricket! I started watching cricket when my son started playing it in primary school in 1999-2000 in Sydney. Since then, I enjoyed watching cricket.
Superb reactions by you beautiful ladies. I especially liked the fact that Debbie researched certain terms like test cricket, a no ball and many other things before sitting for the video. It shows her commitment to her fans.
Ooh brilliant, have been recommending this one, looking forward to this! His Rugby Explained for American Football Fans is brilliant - covers Union, league, the history and its connection to American Football - so even though you’re more familiar with it now I still think you’ll get loads out of it.
He’s done a follow up to this video too for a bit more about cricket and how it compares to baseball
League is very popular in Australia so will be good for that too
We used to play this and still do as backyard cricket. We love it as a family. Grandma was the umpire.
I am 🇬🇧 and have watched cricket on tv many times. I know the basics but I never knew the teams actually had to appeal to get a batsman out. The one thing that always confuses me is the names for the various field positions and I wonder how they got their names, for example, silly point & silly mid off.
Both those positions are very close to the batter and are relatively dangerous places to field...therefore the "silly" bit. You have to be a bit stupid to field there and you also have to wear a helmet to stop you dying.
easy , you had to be silly to field there sometimes they are only 4 metres from the Bat
You british and don't know basic rules of cricket, that's pretty strange
@@shrinivas105 The girls are not British
Not always but only when its unclear.
I always think the biggest difference between the dynamics of cricket and baseball, are that in cricket runs are very common and no big deal, and getting an "out" is the big deal; whereas in baseball, getting outs is more common than runs, so runs are much more of a big deal.
You're right. That leads to cricket being a more defensive game and being more tactical, trying to come up with a plan to get the batters out. While the batters have wait for a ball they can score off and figure out how to read the bowler's style.
Major league cricket launched in the USA this month. Comprising of 7 teams playing a T20 tournament over a 3 week period.
Currently in England the women's Ashes is also being played, made up of 1 test and several one day and T20 games. Australia currently lead both men's and women's series.
Glad you are enjoying our sports ,Aussie rules,and cricket are big here🇦🇺🏏
He explained it so well. Love how the bat is part of your body since I’m a slow runner
Keep up the good work guys, love watching.
Great video, well done that chap explaining it.
The only minor thing - and this is nit picking in the extreme! - is when he was describing the score data, he said the target was 222 because India also scored 222. Actually, India would have scored 221 in that scenario. The target is the number of runs you need to win, not to draw.
Very glad my two favourite women dipped into cricket! An AMAZING sport in which every member of the team has to both bat and field. Look into the Indian Premier League sometime - it's a short format of the game with a limit of just 120 balls/deliveries per single innings, and they hire some of the best batsmen and bowlers in the world. Unlike 'pitching', you're arm MUST be straight when you aim for the wicket when bowling - used to be a decent spin bowler (making the ball change direction when it hit ground) a few decades ago. My very best wishes to you both d
Hi girls. Good video, & well done to you for getting a fair idea of the game. Here in UK, mostly England (not so much in Scotland) cricket has always been the summer game, while football is for winter etc. A basic form is played by kids at school, or in the street, or during breaks at work places say at lunch breaks. Just a few people set up a wicket (it can be as simple as a chalk drawn wicket on a wall or sticks stuck in the ground). Schools also may play against each other.
In the full game the distance between the two wickets is 22 yards (one chain) which I believe is the same as space between bases in baseball. The long test game originates from the time when 'gentlemen', with plenty of time could afford this, where workers could not. So for long cricket was an amateur game.
It is played all over the country in games between villages etc,
still amateur, & County games which are professional.
An innings is ended when 10 members of the batting team have been got out, because no one can bat without a partner at the other wicket. Cricket balls are very hard because they get a heavy beating by the batting. Cricketers apart from the wicket keeper do not wear gloves, but catch with bare hands. People have been killed by cricket balls striking them in the head! that is why now helmets are usually worn, but this is quite recent. Yes it is a test, to see who is best! Kids will often use a tennis ball.
Cricket pitches have to be carefully prepared, whereas baseball (rounders) not so much. That is why cricket fell out of favour in the US while baseball continued, especially in the army camps during the Civil War. Try and watch a game, England are losing to Australia as usual in the Test series, two down with 3 more to go for the Ashes.
As usual 😂. As an Aussie, they have been two genuine test matches that could have gone either way, your lot could easily have been 2-0 up.
Here is a fun fact to your not so much Scotland ... There are more cricket clubs in Aberdeenshire in Scotland than every county in England except Yorkshire and Kent .
Another difference is that the bowler can actually physically harm you by bowling at your body or your head. This is especially true in Test Cricket. Laws have been revised in the last 40-50 years to make the game safer for batters. But the fear of getting injured is why Test Cricket is called so. It’s a true test of your technique, stamina, mental strength and of your physical ability.
Did you know that Baseball is a British game first played in the Tudor timeline, and it was called Rounders?
Someone's probably already said this.... but the bowing action in cricket is very important - it must be bowled not thrown - there must be a straight arm action.
PS: I love cricket, especially the Ashes - go Aussies. 😃
Glad you have taken the plunge to have a look at cricket. The narrator explained it well, but as he said there is a lot more to the game. It can be quite spectacular when catches are made in the field. Players don’t use a glove (except for the wicket keeper who uses a pair of gloves). They catch barehand. So you have to learn to ‘give’ with your hands to soften the impact. The three formats are also quite different. Different tactics are used. It’s not necessarily easier to bat even though the bat has a wider, flat surface, because the ball can deviate off the pitch, making it hard to make contact. But really, it’s quite a different game so not really comparable to baseball.
Cricket used to be called a Gentlemans game meaning in the spirit that it’s played . That doesn’t seem to be a thing anymore. Women play excellent Cricket. Really enjoyed the guys explanation and fun to see you “getting it “
Couple of technical points. The bowler has to bowl with a straight arm (see the video clips) - if the arm is bent it is considered a throw and is illegal. Bowlers can bowl into the ground as the video shows and will do this to change the direction of the the ball to try and fool the batsman. The bats are totally different from a baseball bat, being much heavier, a different shape and constructed rather than carved.
What's more , had a good giggle watching Natasha's face displaying the way she was visualising the game and the speed with which she was able to adapt her understanding of baseball to the workings of cricket.
Have you seen the urn those ashes are kept in? They're teeny tiny !
It was a joke.
@josephturner7569 it was an inspired burning of the bails , any excuse to make sure the rivalry never fades , it's no joke 😉
Australia currently holds the Ashes and are winning 2 games to zero in the current Ashes series. This guys video is excellent and he does a follow up one addressing all the things he missed which people pointed out in his comments section!
Maybe in his follow up he should mention Australia’s track record for cheating! Sand paper in pockets, under arm bowling and stumping batsmen when when the ball is dead!!!!!
@@sarzl1980 Your comment was so unnecessary- this channel isn’t for this kind of crap. It’s a friendly channel. I’m sure Natasha and Debbie don’t want bickering comments like this on their channel. Please take it elsewhere.
Great video ladies! Congratulations on becoming cricket experts 😜🙃
Thank you!! 😁
This was great fun to watch . Firstly I generally enjoy your reaction stuff because you've got quite a different point of view to mine ( I'm a white, heterosexual, male , middle aged Brit who has never played baseball ) and I love your energy and wit . Secondly , the video you chose as a 101 primer on cricket for baseball fans was really good too. That bit at the beginning when the narrator starts the explanation by explaining that , whereas baseball has four bases , cricket has an equivalent two is genius .If only I had thought of that in earlier decades I could've save at least five years of my life trying to explain cricket to Americans , bless them .
Love this video. Your faces are a picture. One thing though you'll come across a lot of people who say they hate cricket but I think they just don't understand it and they were probably scared of being hit with the ball when they were at school
It was mostly "friendly" until the last match last week (based on one particular dismissal). Mind you, you should read up on "Bodyline" too for 1930s not-friendly. Edit: Having just watched the full video, I will point out (if you didn't notice) that only the wicketkeeper (baseball: catcher) uses gloves when fielding. Everyone else has to use their hands only.
Bodyline used by England in Australia. This became so serious that it nearly caused a breakdown in international relations between the two countries.
Bairstow of all people should have known better given he has done it a few times to batsman himself... Wasn't anything wrong with what Carey did. Time to stop for England to whinning and play better, which if they had done that from the get go they might have actually had a chance against Australia. KP said it best " if you want to talk the talk then you had better walk the walk and right now they're not".
@@chrisrabbitt and Australia didnt whine about Broad Standing his ground like so many Aussies have done a few series ago, or the disallowed catch, because the fielder grounded the ball in the last test.
Or the gloved catch at the end of the Edgbaston test in 2005.
Both teams whine about things that happen on the field.
PS - Bodyline was a legitimate tactic, as Leg theory was regularly used by all teams at the time, Jardine just decided to use fast bowlers rather than slow or medium pacers.
@@avalonm8541 yes all teams whine mate but not like this carry on. This is another round of carry on by England for one of their players foolishly getting themselves out and trying to blame the other side for it. Another repeat of the Mankad saga in the Women's between India and England not long ago which was caused by the English lass leaving her crease when the bolwer was on her run up. Now if the situation was reversed we Aussies wouldn't blame England but would lose our sh!t at the idiot batsman for walking away from his crease before over was called, that's the stuff you learn as a kid when you first start playing.
As for the Bodyline tatic, I honestly don't know my cricket history that well but it sounds like what Brett Lee and Shoab Acktar used to do to batters from time to time, a fast ball delivered inline with the batter so he either moves or cops a ball travelling at high speed. If I got the body line tactic wrong, feel free to correct me
What a time to get into the Ashes. Whew! It's been wild!
The narrator did a pretty good job explaining the basics, but it is a pretty complex sport to understand fully. I am getting old and arthiritic now (58) and have played the sport since I was 11 and thats on the back of playing in the street with older kids from about 6 years old. Thats the beauty of the game as there are grades for all abilities and ages.I am thinking about retiring at 60, two seasons away for me. Its a great sport with a very long history well worth looking into.