| If you have been countries to outside of
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| | of) runs". If neither team is ahead with
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| North America you may have noticed a
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| | more runs, the cricket match can end in a
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| major sport in places such as England and
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| | "tie" or "draw".
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| Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South
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| | The differences between a baseball bat
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| Africa, Zimbabwe, and the Caribbean that
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| | and a cricket bat are very obvious. While
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| is known as "Cricket". Cricket is
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| | the cricket bat is made up of a long
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| extremely popular in many countries of
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| | handle and a flat surface, more like a
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| the world and is considered to be one of
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| | paddle, the baseball bat is round and
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| the most popular spectator's sports in
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| | essentially tube shaped. Though the
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| the regions it is played in.
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| | batting in cricket is very similar to
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| The game of cricket appears very similar
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| | batting in baseball, it is not the same.
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| to baseball at first glance though there
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| | The same holds good for bowling and
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| is significant difference between the
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| | pitching.
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| two. They are both Bat and Ball games and
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| | When the ball is hit by the batsmen in
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| can confuse an untrained eye that is
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| | cricket it is called a stroke (or shot).
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| unfamiliar with the sport.
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| | Sometimes the batsmen will hit the ball
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| There are many things common to both
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| | with the side of the bat (as opposed to
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| these games. Just as is the case in
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| | hitting it with the flat surface, it is
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| baseball, the game is divided into halves
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| | hit with the edge). This is referred to
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| called 'innings'. As is the case in
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| | as a "snick". Batters bat in a batting
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| baseball, during the 'inning' one team
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| | order which may be changed up to any
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| bats while the other team 'fields' and
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| | point in the game if necessary to obtain
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| 'bowls'.
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| | a strategic advantage over the opposing
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| The team who bats first sets a target
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| | team.
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| score that the other team attempts to
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| | Some find that it is due to the subtle
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| match. The team that is bowling or
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| | differences in strategy that make cricket
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| playing the field attempts to limit the
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| | a more compelling sport to both
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| amount of points or "runs" that the
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| | participate in and follow recreationally.
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| opposing team scores. When a team is at
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| | Indeed, these subtle differences make for
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| bat they always have two batters (or
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| | a different experience in both playing
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| batsmen) on the field. Innings do not
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| | and watching the game.
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| change until 10 batsmen are declared out.
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| | If you have an opportunity, you should
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| This is referred to as "taking their
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| | see if you can find a cricket match,
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| wickets" and results in the end of the
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| | especially if you are visiting one of the
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| inning.
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| | countries in which it is a popular
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| At the end of the game the winner is the
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| | pastime. Cricket is great fun once you
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| team with the highest amount of runs. If
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| | decipher the jargon, rules and
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| the losing team bats last, the team is
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| | nomenclature of the sport. With a little
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| said to have lost by (the difference in
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| | bit of a primer on the sport, you can
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| the runs of the winning team and the
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| | enjoy the game as much as others who love
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| losing team). If the winning team is bats
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| | the game.
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| last, they have won by (the total amount
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