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  1. M

    Intro to Cricket

    And your analogy is spot on! Many times I have argued with "non" football/ soccer fans who have said "make the goal bigger, get rid of offsides, you need more goals and no ties" so I can relate 100%. On to strategy. I have been looking around, reading match reports, watching some youtube...
  2. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Thanks Matt79, that, like most every other reply to my questions, was prettu complete and thorough. I'd like to thank all those who have taken time and been patient with my questions. I partcipate in quite alot of forums on alot of different subjects, and it's not always that you find senior...
  3. M

    Intro to Cricket

    The replies here are much better than most of the explanations I have read in wikipedia and on most other sites around the web. Thanks!! What about "club" cricket? I say club like football, Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle. Are there professional cricket leagues in England, or other...
  4. M

    Test Match Cricket - PDA game

    I recently became interested in Cricket and I used this game to try and learn. From what I asked here (very helpful forum) and this game I started to catch on, It is easy to learn the commands, and for Cricket fans I assume it would be fun to play the "classic teams" against current squads...
  5. M

    Intro to Cricket

    They "pro rate" the run target with it?
  6. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Can someone explain this Duckworth-Lewis target I heard about today. I can't make heads or tails out of it.
  7. M

    Intro to Cricket

    A running question: Is there a 'point of no return' after which the batsman must continue and try to reach the other return crease and can't turn back to where he started? Say he starts running but feels he wont make it before the ball returns? Can he and his partner turn back? Can they do...
  8. M

    Intro to Cricket

    I wanted to ask a question that I was afraid would turn into a bunch of arguing, but I will give it a try: What DVD (available to download online or buy in the States) would you recommend for a newcomer. A little bit of everything, good batting, good bowling, exciting finishes. It would be...
  9. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Man you guys are quick about answering questions. Um, is there a way to PM a member here? Some message boards have that.
  10. M

    Intro to Cricket

    What about draws? I understand the difference between a draw and a tie. Draw is when no more time is available to complete the match and runs have not been met, wickets have not been made out, the side was not retired. Suppose England is 70 runs short of a tie, 71 to win. However the captain...
  11. M

    I'm so tired....

    Well, I can speak from my experience during the 02 FIFA World Cup, living in the States at the time, what I did was 'adjust' beore the Cup started, by taking a nap as soon as I got home from work, and waking up as if the games were on. But even then, it was rough. Try quick 15 minute naps...
  12. M

    Intro to Cricket

    GOT IT!! Thanks. I understood how the batman changed during the same over, but was unclear about at the end of the over/ switch of bowlers.
  13. M

    Intro to Cricket

    So in some cases, the batsman receiving will change upon change of bowlers, irregardless of the result on the last ball bowled. Upon a single, the batsman change, because they have run to opposite ends of the whatchamacallit (I already forgot the name of the strip) where the stumps/ wickets are...
  14. M

    Intro to Cricket

    OK guys so far your explanations are excellent and I'm understanding alot better than I ever have before. The one thing I am a bit fuzzy on is the rotation of the two batsman. Does the bowler always bowl facing the same direction?
  15. M

    Intro to Cricket

    I was actually reading through the Dangermouse site today. BTW, that's a Portuguese sounding name there, with the 'dinho' ending. Are you from Portugal or Brasil?
  16. M

    Intro to Cricket

    So if the ball is caught on the fly, is this still referred to as "a wicket has fallen"? This part I unnderstand (I think)
  17. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Yikes sorry about pitching, habit from baseball. Who was Marc Robbins? I know about Stefano, the Italian who got into cricket. I read through that thread, lots of "sledging" with Richard and some other guys but it was helpful too. Cricket has all these idiosyncracies that are fascinating...
  18. M

    Intro to Cricket

    OK so far so good, I am slowly but surely catching on. I installed a game for my palm pilot and that has helped, I want to make sure I am reading this correctly: I Ul-Haq b SW 7 T Umar b SW 127 A Kamal run out 95 Y Khan * 75 M Hafeez * 36 b and SW I have not figured out, but "Izzy"...
  19. M

    Intro to Cricket

    I notice there are breaks, for lunch and tea. What is a typical lunch? Can't be any thing heavy, is it sandwiches and fruit? And who provides lunch? (Just being funny here) Do the players wives pack a lunch, is the team reponsible, or does the host ground provide lunch? What about Pakistan...
  20. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Thanks for the answer. In regards to no subs, this then is like football, where a player is injured (and must come off) after you have used your subs, you must play a man short? A) If/when you are fielding, you are one fielder short? B) If you are due to bat, can someone replace him in the...

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