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  1. M

    Intro to Cricket

    OK, suppose he is on the 3rd ball of the 15 over (this is represented as 15.3, correct?) He hurts his arm and must come off (in this example, he faced the 3rd ball). He is ok after a couple overs. Does he get 6 new balls, or does he only face the three remaining from his over? What about a...
  2. M

    Intro to Cricket

    BTW, I found that thread where "Stefano" started to ask questions, and that is also a very informative and helpful thread, but lots of "sledging" ;) amongst the posters.
  3. M

    Intro to Cricket

    A question on ODI that seemed to have slipped through that I was curious about and didn't see answered: Hypothetically, could two monster batsman (combined with very poor bowling and butter finger fielders) play all 50 overs?
  4. M

    Intro to Cricket

    On the Test/ ODI (and the other forms I have read, 20/20 etc.), are there players who play one, but not the other? Like Joe Jablonski plays for his side on ODI, but doesn't for Tests? I assume fatigue is a factor. Maybe Joe has a wicked arm that plays great for one day but is burned out the...
  5. M

    Intro to Cricket

    I decided to figure out the 5 day tests first, so most of the reading I have done is on that. With these 50 overs, that is the limit, correct? Hypothetically, could two monster batsman (combined with very poor bowling and butter finger fielders) play all 50 overs? And it is 50 overs, or all...
  6. M

    Intro to Cricket

    And to be sure, this current World Cup, is played under "One Day" rules, which I have read differs from "Test" correct?
  7. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Question about 'reading' the score: Port of Spain, Trinidad: Sri Lanka 254/6, India 185. Sri Lanka won by 69 runs. Kingston, Jamaica: Ireland 183/8, West Indies 190/2. West Indies won by 8 wickets. 254/6 Sri Lanka scored 254 runs and 'got' 6 wickets. India has no /. Does that mean all outs...
  8. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Once again, thanks. The more and more I understand, Cricket seems beautifully simple but intricate. I can't believe it wasn't clearer before.
  9. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Hey guys thanks a bunch. Alot of the basics are setting in, and this is my third or fourth try at understanding the game. There is one thing I am not clear on. The batman, and how they rotate. Is it one over to one batter, one over to the other? Unless I am confused, and I may be, sometimes...
  10. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Wow I gotta thank LA ICE for those video links. All I had found up to now on google video and youtube was game videos and a Nike commercial. Those videos cleared things up a bit, but, I am embarrassed to say, a "kids" video really helped. "Stumpy and Willow" which seems to have been made by...
  11. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Well, I'm not Brasilian, I'm Cuban-American. I just live and work in Brasil. I was introduced to Cricket during the last World Cup. There was a Dunkin Donuts owned by Pakistanis and a Jamaican sandwich shop in the same strip mall close to my house. They were really into it and it caught my...
  12. M

    Cricket Personalities/ Interesting characters

    I again want to thank you guys for helping a newbie understand the game. In reading around I noticed there are quite some interesting characters in cricket. I wanted to post some football players and see who their equivalent in the cricket world is: Pelé: The King Diego Maradona: Second...
  13. M

    Intro to Cricket

    LA ICE: Thanks for the video links. Another thing I was doing was following the World Cup on The Sun (UK) site, they have computer animated coverage, and it is starting to make sense. In addition, I downloaded a Cricket game for my palm pilot, and that is helping ALOT. Last night is REALIZED...
  14. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Both players must touch the line, does this count as 1 or 2 runs?
  15. M

    Talking "smack" : DE VILLIERS: I WILL RELISH THE ABUSE

    In this article it alludes to 'verbal abuse' during the game. In the States this is usually referred as 'smack'. I gather it's pretty common, What kind of smack gets talked during games? Is there a limit? In American Football all sorts of stuff gets said on the line of scrimage, like in a...
  16. M

    Intro to Cricket

    Your answers were great, thank you, but let me ask one thing about the outs: WHOA, matt79 answered before I got to post this. It had to do with the bails being knocked off while the ball was 'in play' (after it was hit and the batsman were running). Now, about being 'safe in the crease' Must...
  17. M

    Intro to Cricket

    First, thanks for the welcome and the tips. To clear things up, I am Cuban-American (my parents are Cuban, I was born in the States) and I live in Brasil, I'm general manager/ director of office operations of a football club. From what I've gathered, reading cricket articles and watching a few...
  18. M

    Intro to Cricket

    I am interested in understanding the game. I read CricInfo.com, but would like to know if there is a primer, some type of "idiots guide to cricket" on the web, where someone new to the game can learn it. I have watched a few videos around the web, and I more or less understand the concept, but...
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