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Originally posted by amee_patla_na
in cricket, the fastest bowler bowled at a speed that is about the GENERAL speed for a pitcher in baseball.
in cricket, the bat is 10x (perhaps an exxagerration) thicker than a baseball bat, and its got a flat side, making it easier to hit.
in cricket, you just run back and forth. in baseball, you gotta run around THREE bases that are quite spaced (tho it doesnt appear so on television).
in cricket, you can get 6 runs by hitting over a distance that is soooooooo much smaller than that of baseball.
the only thing I can give cricket is the fact that nobody wears gloves...
(BTW Star, it was us canadians that invented Basketball. And Hockey. And Lacrosse.  )
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Come on man.
In cricket the ball can kill you - the fastest balls in cricket are close to 100 miles per hour.
In baseball at best you swerve the ball a lil - in cricket you can get the ball to swing in the air - you can get it to seam (change direction after bouncing) - you can get it to spin both ways using the same action, then as the ball gets scuffed out, reverse swing can come into play..
as for batting - baseball seems to be just whacking the ball whereas in cricket, you can drive off the front or back foot, off side or onside, you can cut the ball, you can pull, hook, leg-glance
but i wouldn't recommend test-matches in general - but within each match there are a couple of sessions which are usually quite watchable..
one day games are also okay - but u really want an Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi crowd - because they're the only fans who know how to have fun