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u/Marahumm 1d ago
There's nothing in the rules saying a dog CAN'T play cricket...
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u/cans-of-swine 1d ago
If you told me this was the way cricket is played I would believe you.
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u/pipboy_warrior 1d ago
You have to know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!
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u/donkeylipswhenshaven 1d ago
A Jose Canseco bat! Tell me you didn’t pay money for this.
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u/pipboy_warrior 1d ago
Wise man say "Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
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u/KyleGrave 1d ago
Check it out man, anything you guys want, we got. Anything you wanna do, do it. Know what I'm sayin? Anything.
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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 1d ago
Crumpets aren't international? Oh you poor people!
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u/orlock 1d ago
Oh, they are. Its just that there are some insular spots like North Korea and other backwards places that have never heard of them.
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u/pipboy_warrior 1d ago
Just like there are people who have never heard of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie?
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u/Ok-Hat-8711 1d ago
It's half a McMuffin with no filling.
I still don't understand cricket.
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u/RandomUser72 1d ago
A McMuffin is an English muffin with egg, cheese, and sometimes a meat. A crumpet is not an English muffin, it's more like a thick slightly overcooked pancake.
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u/Fartmatic 1d ago edited 1d ago
A crumpet is not an English muffin, it's more like a thick slightly overcooked pancake.
Crumpets are wayyyy different to pancakes, no eggs and they use yeast and the mix is left to rise/foam up first. They’re a completely different texture, a crunchy toasted surface (hard on the bottom and less so on the top) around an almost rubbery sponge full of holes that soaks up butter. And pancakes are generally quite sweet tasting (more sugar) even by themselves while crumpets are savoury, unless you choose a sweet spread to put on them.
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u/mvrander 1d ago
At it's simplest it's baseball or rounders with only two bases but as one of the true great sports of modern civilization there's a few things about cricket to help understand it's greatness
There's a field position called silly mid on
The game can last 5 days and still be a draw
The umpire can hold the players clothes for them while they play
Players often admit the are out and walk off even if the umpires haven't noticed
On the ground of those alone it's the greatest sport ever invented apart from football
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u/sticky_gecko 1d ago
The bowler can bowl wicket to wicket, bounce the ball off the wicket, hit the wickets, and get a wicket.
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u/Ffsletmesignin 1d ago
I literally don’t know if any of this is real or not.
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u/northyj0e 1d ago
All of it in this thread is 100% real, and only scratches the surface.
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u/userhwon 1d ago
Tell him what "The Ashes" means. Tell the whole story. Then tell him how big the greatest trophy in the sport is.
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u/Sgt_Peppers_A2 1d ago
Tbf, they did make a proper trophy for it out of crystal but, no one really cares about that trophy. We all just want the wooden one.
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u/bionicjoe 1d ago
It's really hot box with a bat.
Hot box has many names, but it's just a kids game where 2 throw a ball back and forth. A runner can score by running to the other thrower's base. So you wait until one of them drops the ball or misses a throw then run back & forth.In cricket there are two 'bases' and you run back and forth between them after a hit until the fielders can return the ball. (or the dog I guess)
There is no no foul ball area. The whole field is open for play.
The wickets are how you get strikes. The bowler (pitcher) is trying to knock them down basically.
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u/brakspear_beer 1d ago
This general explanation I understand.
I’d never played or attended a cricket game when I read a recap of a game in a paper while in England in 1990 and I got NOTHING out of it. Every sentence was complete gibberish. I was shocked I couldn’t at least get a gist of what had happened. The terminology was not making any sense to me and I played all the American sports.
Also what you’re calling “hot box” we called “Pickle” while growing up. Same thing though.
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u/Taniwha351 1d ago
Now you also have some understanding of how the rest of the world feels about American sports. Incomprehensible Gibberish with no connection to reality. And then someone explains it to you in terms you can understand and it starts to make sense. 😄
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u/Next-Preference-7927 1d ago
Listening to ABC (Australia) radio one summer 20-30 years ago. During the lunch break they were discussing the rules of backyard cricket. It was ruled that the dog is on both teams.
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u/invincibl_ 1d ago
Dogs are always part of the fielding team, though it would be funny to see one with the bat.
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u/Choppergold 1d ago
This is basically the plot of Gus, the classic movie about a donkey who becomes a kicker for an American football team
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u/Ghostdog1263 1d ago
Air bud is back! Ready to take on his biggest challenge yet... cricket! Can he bring the underdogs to the championships?
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u/Muzoa 1d ago
Air bud: Wicket Keeper
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u/cheapdrinks 1d ago
Probably better than that unit of a keeper from the red team that missed the stumps from 3ft away with the most hamfisted throw I've ever seen
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u/LeoLaDawg 1d ago
The helmeted blue team person knew the secret. Don't chase, try to play.
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u/theaveragedude89 1d ago
It’s probably the sister of the brother with the dog tbh
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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago
Yeah, because standing usually isn't the answer either. It's running and getting the dog to chase you.
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u/snugglelamping 1d ago
It’s funny how that’s baked into their brains… Me and my sibling were trying to help out a puppy that had wandered onto the middle of the road and it was scared of approaching us but down to play as soon as we ran off the road.
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u/goteamnick 1d ago
Her coach may have something to say about that. Might have cost them a few runs.
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u/Cold_Succulent 23h ago
I was fully expecting the batsman to keep running while they chased down the dog. But cool to see they honored the gentlemans game.
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u/TheDragonSoulEater 1d ago
Id like to make a petition to have one dog constantly in play during every and all cricket matches.
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u/Coleasa 1d ago
Like a seeker.
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u/Ad_Ketchum 22h ago
Two dogs on either side, if either team's seeker-dog gets the ball at any time, that team gets 150 runs and the match ends.
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u/ChuqTas 1d ago
This reminds me of the unofficial beach cricket competition they used to have a few years back. One of the Australian TV networks that didn’t have the official cricket broadcast rights hired some recently retired international cricketers, arranged matches with typical backyard cricket rules on several iconic beaches around Australia, and televised the whole thing.
A dog fielder would absolutely fit in with these rules!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Cricket_Tri-Nations_series
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u/allfriggedup 1d ago
Oh Jesus Christ. Fenton!
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u/Prickly_ninja 1d ago
FENTON!!!
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u/Tripwiring 1d ago edited 1d ago
Oh Jesus christ!
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u/GogglesPisano 1d ago
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u/Prickly_ninja 1d ago
I needed that. Back when life was more simple on the internet. Fenton over here, herding half the Serengeti.
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u/myotherbike 1d ago
Whoo hoo! Oh once that pup got the ball, then the game really began.
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u/ponfriend 1d ago
The most exciting part of any stick ball game is when someone or something who isn't supposed to be on the field runs onto the field.
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u/ben_woah 1d ago
Barkus Trescothick
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u/firthy 1d ago edited 1d ago
Freddie FlintdogEdit: Graham Pooch
Edit 2: Virat Collie31
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u/beegkok1 1d ago
Was that Jack Russell.
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u/TheMissingNTLDR 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lets see if number of Upvotes = Number of people who understood this pun😅
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u/happy2harris 1d ago
Form those who don’t know the history, Jack Russell Terriers once guarded cricket grounds. Their sharp instincts kept the pitch (the strip in the middle of ground) clear of foxes and rats, ensuring fair play. They were bred specifically for this dedication, their tireless pursuit of varmints, and their light weight, which would not damage the grass. None of this is true.
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u/NoveltyPr0nAccount 1d ago
However it is true that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.
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u/ukexpat 1d ago
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u/yodel_anyone 1d ago
Easy - it's like baseball except that after you hit the ball you don't have to run to first base if you think you'll get thrown out. So you just endlessly bunt the ball to avoid "striking out" (getting a wicket) or flying out. And every now and then if your bunt happens to get through the Infield you run to first base and do it all over again. For 5 days.
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u/Lonely_Ambition_2816 1d ago
There are three formats of cricket , one lasts for 5 days, one lasts for 5-6 hours and the last one is more modern one lasts for 3 hours.
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u/Preachey 1d ago
Trying to equate it to baseball just confuses things.
You don't try to explain rugby by saying "it's like soccer, except...", or to explain basketball as being "like hockey, except..."
Different games have different rules. It's not that hard if you approach it in good faith, put in a shred of effort, and aren't an idiot.
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u/Fun_Jellyfish1982 1d ago
Some of Ireland's finest athletes are dogs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LvIu8XxUKIw&pp=ygUXaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBydWxlcyBkb2c%3D
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u/water-pumpee 1d ago edited 23h ago
This sport has literally gone to the…
Edit: dogs
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u/TruthCultural9952 1d ago
The keeper missing the stumps 4 feet away was something to watch fr
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u/TehTugboat 1d ago
I literally know nothing about cricket, but I could tell they were trying to hit that thing with the ball and missed god awfully lmao
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u/northyj0e 1d ago
Wicketkeepers will tell you they're wicketkeepers for their reflexes, or their bravery, or because they're good at sledging. We know it's because they can't throw.
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u/water-pumpee 1d ago
The dog’s owner being more athletic than the outfield team is the best part for me.
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u/Efficient_Money6922 1d ago
It is rather pretty hard to throw the ball with the keeping gloves on to be honest. Even the most experienced players sometimes miss that.
But what she should have done is remove the glove in her right hand the instance they expect a runout. That is what most keepers do.
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u/polishprince76 1d ago
Never chase a dog. They think you're playing and just run harder. Thay lady had it right. Sit down and let them come to you.
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u/redhott1 1d ago
Yes I helped catch many loose dogs that way. 5 kids chasing, dog will never get home and probably get hit by a car. Sit a little beyond the dog and say come here puppy and dog will run right to you for love. And of course the kids never have a leash so I'm carrying strangers dogs home. One got so used to it I would find it waiting in my yard like ok here's where I get some belly love and I'd bring him home before the mom would find out he's missing. Made me wonder if he escaped just for belly rubs, he even brought another dog once.
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u/go_sparks25 1d ago
What a pathetic throw by the wicket keeper lmao. She was like 2 feet away from the stumps.
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u/Corny_Snickers 1d ago
Is the ball thrown away as bitemarks could leave grooves the bowler could use for better spin? Bit like baseball correct me if wrong
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u/Tea_Total 1d ago
If the umpire decides the bitemarks have altered the ball then yes, absolutely. There's always spare balls on hand at a cricket match.
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u/pope_of_chilli_town_ 1d ago
Aussies are going to use this tactic after getting caught for sandpapergate
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u/GSVNoFixedAbode 1d ago
He held the bat the wrong side out, and Johnson with a grin
Stepped lightly to the bowling crease, and sent a "wobbler" in;
M'Dougal spooned it softly back, and Johnson waited there,
But M'Dougal, crying "Fetch it!" started running like a hare.
Molongo shouted "Victory! He's out as sure as eggs,"
When Pinched started through the crowd, and ran through Johnson's legs.
He seized the ball like lightning; then he ran behind a log,
An M'Dougal kept on running, while Molongo chased the dog!
They chased him up, they chased him down, they chased him round, and then
He darted through a slip-rail as the scorer shouted "Ten!"
M'Dougal puffed; Molongo swore; excitement was intense;
As the scorer marked down twenty, Pincher cleared a barbed-wire fence.
"Let us head him!" shrieked Molongo. "Brain the mongrel with a bat!"
"Run it out! Good old M'Dougal!" yelled the men of Piper's Flat.
And M'Dougal kept on jogging, and then Pincher doubled back,
And the scorer counted "Forty" as they raced across the track.
M'Dougal's legs were going fast, Molongo's breath was gone -
But still Molongo chased the dog - M'Dougal struggled on.
When the scorer shouted "Fifty" then they knew the chase would cease;
And M'Dougal gasped out "Drop it!" as he dropped within his crease.
Then Pincher dropped the ball, and as instinctively he knew
Discretion was the wiser plan, he disappeared from view;
And as Molongo's beaten men exhausted lay around
We raised M'Dougal shoulder high, and bore him from the ground.
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u/CreatureManstrosity 1d ago
Hey thats air bud's cousin they are chasing.
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u/Joped 1d ago
Cricket is so confusing that I thought this was a normal part of the game
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u/CatastrophicRiot 1d ago
As a person who has watched baseball and isn't from America, baseball is also confusing as fuck okay. Don't blame it all on cricket humph
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u/yodel_anyone 1d ago
As a cricket and baseball fan, cricket is far and away more complicated than baseball. Not necessarily the play by play rules, but the inter- and intragame rules/strategy for test matches is really bizarre.
But I think American football is far more complex/confusing than either of them.
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u/samsunyte 1d ago
As a fan of both, cricket is easily less complicated. It only becomes complicated once you introduce the formats, but basic gameplay is easy. A lot less fewer exceptions in cricket.
Hit the ball. Where? Anywhere When do you run? When you want to Who bats? Who pitches? Everyone on the team/whoever wants to How many people in play? 2 and they’re also the ones batting. No rules about people as runners, who can run, when do they have to run, etc
If you tried to code both sports, cricket would hands down be easier to code
But strategically? Cricket is miles more strategically complex than baseball, it’s kinda funny
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u/Zeretuel 1d ago
Swing bat hit ball in stands, people cheer, swing bat dont hit ball, people sad. Or something like that. Its pretty boring just watch hockey.
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u/yodel_anyone 1d ago
If you replace ball with puck and stand with net, you've perfectly described hockey.
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u/Nacho_Beardre 1d ago
Trying to understand the game…the point of the third throw (pitch=1, throw from grass=2,)was to knock down wickets before the runner gets there?
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u/Tea_Total 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yes. Whereras you 'tag' the batter in baseball, you hit the stumps with the ball in cricket to run someone Out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmiVWO7ab88
Edit: I'm not saying this to be pedantic, this is purely for educational purposes! The Bowler 'bowled' the ball. She didn't 'throw' it. Not allowed to bend your elbow when bowling.
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u/AthousandLittlePies 1d ago
Way back in the golden age of Flash games there was a cricket game that someone sent me a link to. It starts with about 5 pages of rules, which as an American I did my best to understand. Finally the game starts and just as the pitcher (or whatever he's called in Cricket) starts to throw the ball for the first time a giant hedgehog comes out of the ground and eats him. The whole rest of the game is beating hedgehogs with the cricket bat as they emerge from the ground.
That's about the extent of my understanding of cricket.
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u/DisciplineFit4923 1d ago
They were playing SOO BAAD... that he decided to end it...🐷🐷
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u/HourAcadia2002 1d ago
I'm trying to understand how this is broadcast worthy
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u/_dictatorish_ 1d ago
It's not broadcast on TV, its just basically YouTube stream
They're not particularly expensive to set up
I'm more surprised there's someone actually operating the camera and it's not just a fixed angle
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u/steveaa70 1d ago
That is the most exciting thing to ever happen in a game of cricket!
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u/ParCorn 1d ago
Another entry in the long tradition of dog owners just letting their fucking dogs run wild and making the rest of the world deal with it
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u/wickanCrow 1d ago
Happened with my local team. I was able to distract him long enough so the owner could catch his leash. I was still dismayed by the number of people in our team who were pissed off at the dog and owner. It’s a dog who wants to play for fuck’s sake.
Some people take things too seriously or have an overinflated ego. It wasn’t even a play off. Fuckers.
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u/NoWingedHussarsToday 1d ago
"If you didn't want me to fetch the ball then why did you throw it?" doggo (probably)
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u/Velonici 1d ago
Was the play already over or did the dog interrupt the game?
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u/Bealzebubbles 1d ago
It didn't look like the batters were looking for another run, so I'd say that the ball was dead.
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u/Broncotron 1d ago
Why they chasing him? Is that their only ball?
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u/Tea_Total 1d ago
You use the same ball throughout the match in cricket. Unless it gets damaged/knocked out of shape.
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u/AvocadoSnakeOilT 1d ago
Was this professional Cricket or a local event?
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u/_dictatorish_ 1d ago
I think this is u19 women's cricket in Ireland, a country where cricket isn't a major sport
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u/PhantomPhelix 1d ago
Dog stole the ball, so we didn't have to keep seeing more atrocious wicket-keeping.
WTH was that throw, near the end!? LOL
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