@cbleslie 🙂 It was the 4th (last) day of a match in the 14-game County Championship season. MID needed to score 111 to win…
@cbleslie 🙂 It was the 4th (last) day of a match in the 14-game County Championship season. MID needed to score 111 to win…
@cbleslie …but they only had 25 "overs" (= 6 deliveries or "pitches", if you like) to do it in, as there's a set number per day. It was…
@cbleslie … a slightly fast scoring rate for 4-day cricket (about 3/over is average), but not too taxing a target. They now are 2nd in…
@cbleslie …Division 2 of the County Championship. Top 2 teams get promoted. The batters try to hit the ball over the rope, or just…
@cbleslie …into the field. They score 1 "run" for every time they run up the pitch after they've done so. The bowlers try to get them…
@cbleslie …"out" by hitting the wicket, or catching them, or some other ways. It's a simple looking game, but there is a lot of complexity
@cbleslie e.g. spin bowling is slow, so easy to hit, right? Except the spin makes it unpredictable off the pitch or the bat.
@cbleslie Where you place your fielders is an art form. Fast bowling is awesome, and tough. Anyway, that'll do for now. Cheers!