slave to zep Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 As much as I can, Jules. It just lucked out that after I returned from my book signing party after midnight, the England- Aussie match was still being live-streamed so I was able to follow along whilst catching up on mail and everything. Still don't know what the dickens is going on half the time but I like to get out of my cultural comfort zone now and zen...it's a refreshing tonic. That's really great! Keep watching, you will soon pick it up. so.... you are cheering for the Aussies of course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Still don't know what the dickens is going on half the time but I like to get out of my cultural comfort zone now and zen...it's a refreshing tonic. The laws are very complex but this is a crash course Cricket overview. Test matches: Go for five days at 90 overs per day, consist of two innings per twelve players per side. Team captains are fined for slow over rates. Possible outcomes; Win - score most runs and take all wickets within 5 days Lose - score less runs and not take all wickets within 5 days Draw - When neither team take 20 wickets during a match regardless of amount of runs scored Tie - When both teams score the same amount of runs regardless of total wickets lost Limited overs One Day - One innings per each team consisting of 50 overs scheduled for 8 hours a result can happen earlier. T20 = One innings per each team consisting of 20 overs All forms have teams of 12 players, eleven take the oval when fielding and only 10 players bat Twelfth man is a reserve / substitute fielder and runner for the team Bowling Over - six balls bowled by alternate bowlers at opposite ends of the pitch Maiden over - no runs scored Spin - slow bowling Pace - Medium / Fast bowling Wicketkeeper - the only player except for the batsmen wearing gloves Batting Openers - first up pair of batters Middle order - 3rd - 7th batters, usually the captain bats 3rd or 4th, wicket keeper 6th / 7th Tail - Bowlers Ways to get out = dismissals Bowled - the bowler hits the stumps and bales that form the wicket Chopped on - The batsman hits the stumps with the ball from a misdirected shot Bat Before Wicket = BBW - the batman breaks the stumps with his bat Leg Before Wicket = LBW - the bowler hits the bowlers legs in line with the wicket without the ball touching the bat Stumping - Wicket keeper breaks the stumps when the batter is out of his crease (white line in front of the wicket) Runout - A fieldsman throws the ball, hits and breaks the stumps direct while batsmen are running between wickets while out of their crease Caught - The ball is gathered in the hands before it hits the ground. There are many ways to score runs. Ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Boundaries Hitting the rope or fence = 4 runs Clearing the rope or fence = 6 runs Byes - the bowler, wicket keeper and batsman miss the ball Leg byes - the ball deflects off the batter's legs (not in front of wicket) No Ball - the bowler overstepped the crease or "chucked the ball" Wide - the ball overshoots the width of the Cricket pitch Powerplays Batting - occur before the 40th over consists of 5 overs Bowling - the field is set with only 3 fielders inside the circle Dismissal Review System = DRS - each team has 2 batting and bowling challenges This may help, Strider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ireland defeated the West Indies at Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The laws are very complex but this is a crash course Cricket overview. Test matches: Go for five days at 90 overs per day, consist of two innings per twelve players per side. Team captains are fined for slow over rates. Possible outcomes; Win - score most runs and take all wickets within 5 days Lose - score less runs and not take all wickets within 5 days Draw - When neither team take 20 wickets during a match regardless of amount of runs scored Tie - When both teams score the same amount of runs regardless of total wickets lost Limited overs One Day - One innings per each team consisting of 50 overs scheduled for 8 hours a result can happen earlier. T20 = One innings per each team consisting of 20 overs All forms have teams of 12 players, eleven take the oval when fielding and only 10 players bat Twefth man is a reserve / substitute fielder and runner for the team Bowling Over - six balls bowled by alternate bowlers at opposite ends of the pitch Maiden over - no runs scored Spin - slow bowling Pace - Medium / Fast bowling Wicketkeeper - the only player except for the batsmen wearing gloves Batting Openers - first up pair of batters Middle order - 3rd - 7th batters, usually the captain bats 3rd or 4th, wicket keeper 6th / 7th Tail - Bowlers Ways to get out = dismissals Bowled - the bowler hits the stumps and bales that form the wicket Chopped on - The batsman hits the stumps with the ball from a misdirected shot Bat Before Wicket = BBW - the batman breaks the stumps with his bat Leg Before Wicket = LBW - the bowler hits the bowlers legs in line with the wicket without the ball touching the bat Stumping - Wicket keeper breaks the stumps when the batter is out of his crease (white line in front of the wicket) Runout - A fieldsman throws the ball, hits and breaks the stumps direct while batsmen are running between wickets while out of their crease Caught - The ball is gathered in the hands before it hits the ground. There are many ways to score runs. Ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Boundaries Hitting the rope or fence = 4 runs Clearing the rope or fence = 6 runs Byes - the bowler, wicket keeper and batsman miss the ball Leg byes - the ball deflects off the batter's legs (not in front of wicket) No Ball - the bowler overstepped the crease or "chucked the ball" Wide - the ball overshoots the width of the Cricket pitch Powerplays Batting - occur before the 40th over consists of 5 overs Bowling - the field is set with only 3 fielders inside the circle Dismissal Review System = DRS - each team has 2 batting and bowling challenges This may help, Strider. Very well put Reggie Also as Strider is a man of books, he can find this and enjoy some late night reading.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Very well put Reggie Also as Strider is a man of books, he can find this and enjoy some late night reading.... th.jpg Another important point is in test cricket the balls are red and replaced after 80, 6 ball overs or if it's been belted out of shape, lost or tampered with by a player(s), by a ball of equal age (number of overs used). 50 over ODI's balls are white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Erin go bragh! Yay Ireland! Thank you Reggie! That was yeoman work you did there and I appreciate it. Thank you too, chillumpuffer...I'll look for that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thank you too, chillumpuffer...I'll look for that book. No worries big man. Don't have a joint before you read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Why aren't you going for New Zealand????? Hi Julie! So very sorry for my incredibly late reply! I didn't notice your post until now! Anyway, I forgot to mention in my previous post that NZ is one of the teams I am rooting for, as well. It's just that I do find Australia and South Africa, a tad bit more exciting to watch in comparison to NZ, but I have rather underestimated NZ's capabilities to play good cricket and I happily accept that I am wrong Anyway, I really do hope that you can accept me as a fan of Australia too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hi Julie! So very sorry for my incredibly late reply! I didn't notice your post until now! Anyway, I forgot to mention in my previous post that NZ is one of the teams I am rooting for, as well. It's just that I do find Australia and South Africa, a tad bit more exciting to watch in comparison to NZ, but I have rather underestimated NZ's capabilities to play good cricket and I happily accept that I am wrong Anyway, I really do hope that you can accept me as a fan of Australia too! of course! How can you NOT love the Aussies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 of course! How can you NOT love the Aussies? I know right?! Love watching players like Glenn Maxwell with the bat and Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins, with the ball! Exciting stuff!! Hopefully, James Faulkner should be fit to play soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Aussies or Kiwis? It's a tough choice...they're both so pleasant. More Jimmy Cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 England vs. New Zealand (they were lucky to beat Scotland a few days ago), today and Australia vs. Bangladesh (who defeated Australia in a match at the last WC), tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Congrats to the Kiwis beating the Poms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Our next match might not go ahead because of the cyclone. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Our next match might not go ahead because of the cyclone. ... I was wondering about that, Jules. Thought the NZ vs. England match would be affected , too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I was wondering about that, Jules. Thought the NZ vs. England match would be affected , too. No cyclone Marcia is too far north to affect New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Load of fucking garbage. Weak and thoroughly embarrassing. Should have picked KP. At least he wanted to play. File under: "There to make up the numbers" I just watched the highlights. What a thoroughly shocking performance. The New Zealanders scored 100 in 7 OVERS, Thankfully they didn't bat first. The Captain should be sacked and never play for England again EVER. Morgan watched Southee take 7 wickets from one end by swinging the ball. When it's Englands turn to bowl, which end does Anderson bowl from? Yes you guessed it, the opposite end. Good call Morgan you thick twat. Scotland must be rubbing their hands with the thought of Sundays game. In fact I reckon Afghanistan would beat this shower of losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 No cyclone Marcia is too far north to affect New Zeal At least in England there is a long and noble tradition of hoping the weather will get us out of having to actually play well and hope for a draw. As for England in the next WC I hope they actually send a team with bowlers, fielders and even a batsman or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Holy guacamole! I must say that the England - NZ encounter and the Pakistan-West Indies encounter were 2 extremely strange cricket matches! I know NZ is a great team but I still can't get over the manner in which Southee ripped through the English innings! I was supporting NZ of course, but I honestly couldn't help but feel sorry for the English supporters! And then there was that extraordinary figure of 1 run with 4 wickets down! Jesus Christ! Pakistan batted like a bunch of kids! Does their batting line-up even exist anymore? Hmmm...only time will tell, I guess! Really looking forward to the Australia-NZ encounter, next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 At least in England there is a long and noble tradition of hoping the weather will get us out of having to actually play well and hope for a draw. As for England in the next WC I hope they actually send a team with bowlers, fielders and even a batsman or two. Hahaha, you can't lose if you don't actually play. Perhaps England should pray for tornadoes every day they're scheduled to play? Came across this article about Nike and India...India is the only team at the Cricket World Cup representing the Nike swoosh:http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2015/02/21/india-is-nikes-only-hope-at-the-cricket-world-cup/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Cor bimey guv. A victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Australia vs. New Zealand today. After last weeks washout this will be Australia's second game in a fortnight after defeating England, so they are short on match fitness. New Zealand are on fire with some ferocious victories so far and rightly favourites but the pressure will be on them to win at home. Australia will enjoy being the underdog in this match even though there isn't much between the two sides. The winner will most likely be top of there pool unless there is an upset in the remaining games leading up to the finals. Given the boundaries are shorter than most ovals (55 metres), both with quality batters and bowlers a high scoring match is on the cards. Should be a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Australia vs. New Zealand today. After last weeks washout this will be Australia's second game in a fortnight after defeating England, so they are short on match fitness. New Zealand are on fire with some ferocious victories so far and rightly favourites but the pressure will be on them to win at home. Australia will enjoy being the underdog in this match even though there isn't much between the two sides. The winner will most likely be top of there pool unless there is an upset in the remaining games leading up to the finals. Given the boundaries are shorter than most ovals (55 metres), both with quality batters and bowlers a high scoring match is on the cards. Should be a cracker. Fingers crossed, Reggie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Australia won the toss and are batting. 1/53 in the 7th over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 the Kiwis are going well. Still, a long way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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