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u/Bealzebubbles 5h ago
Did the umpires call a dead ball?
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u/RooneyD 4h ago
He would be wearing a cup. So probably bruised, but not dead.
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u/Bealzebubbles 4h ago
This is a much better pun if you know cricket terminology.
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u/A_Very_Lonely_Waffle 2h ago
I’m pretty sure they got the joke dw, I believe they were doing a ‘yes and’
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u/Tearaway32 5h ago
What level is this? There’s some impressive broadcast / camera set ups for what doesn’t seem to be a particularly high grade of cricket based on the gameplay and pitch.
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u/Ghostly_100 5h ago
The European Cricket Network Series is very low level in the grand scheme of things. It’s comprised of what’s essentially local clubs across parts of Europe where cricket isn’t that popular. I’m sure everyone in this league has full time jobs and do this on the side for fun.
The broadcast quality is exceptional for the level though. Some teams in the highest level domestic cricket competition in England (County Championshop) don’t have as good of a broadcast as this.
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u/that_70_show_fan 1h ago
The answer is always gambling.
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a63009827/fake-cricket-league/
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u/GazTheSpaz 5h ago
It's been a while since I've physically recoiled whilst watching a video, but there's that feeling again
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u/ukexpat 1h ago
Reminiscent of the time in 1969 when New Zealand batsman Glenn Turner was hit in the nuts by a fast ball from England bowler Alan Ward, dropping him to the ground in agony. After Turner painfully recovered and stood back up to face the final delivery of the over, commentator Brian Johnson, known for his wit, said dryly: Turner looks a bit shaky and unsteady, but I think he's going to bat on...one ball left.
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u/ghostofstankenstien 3h ago
Christ I try to understand this game.
Really I do.
I can't tell fuck all what's happening
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u/LeonJPancetta 2h ago
Pitcher throws a meatball, batter hits a weak ground ball that goes through the legs of the second baseman, and then gets hit in the nuts going for third.
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u/Defiant-Magician6092 3h ago
What is your point of reference? Baseball?
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u/ghostofstankenstien 2h ago
Yes. And I respect cricket. No shade. When Great Britain was in the baseball world games I rooted hard for them. And tried to get cricket.
Too American I guess.
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u/enceladus7 2h ago
I'd say many of the concepts overlap. It's like baseball except there's only two "bases", and the batters run back and forth between them to score runs instead of circuit like baseball.
Instead of a pitcher getting strikes on a missed swing, it's a bowler trying to hit the wickets on a missed swing.
Instead of the batter just having one go, they keep going until out or all the throws have been done.
Like baseball catching a hit is an out.
Like baseball you can out the batter by beating them to the "base" with the ball.
Like baseball if you whack it out the field it's an immediate score (although counts for more runs in cricket)
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u/Xx_SoFlare_xX 2h ago
????? its overall the same as baseball
instead of a diamond you have a lane with 2 tiles instead of 4 tile diamonds, and you can make multiple loops each counting as a point
instead of the having a catcher behind the batter to check for a strike , you have those rods called stumps, which if are hit, is a full out.
instead of of the ball having to fly straight to the batter, it has to hit the ground once before reaching the batter. and must only be under hip level when it reaches the batter.
everything else is just differences in scoring and turns but thats about it
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u/unoffensivename 1h ago
What?
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u/Defiant-Magician6092 1h ago
Baseball is like basic cricket in an alley, because that it what it started out as.
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u/flux_core_capacitor 5h ago