DeadBall
First Class Captain
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2018
- Runs
- 6,083
I was talking to a friend the other day and he said he hadn't realized that after an over is well, over, its the fielding side that changes sides and not the batsmen.
I could get where he was coming from as in my first couple of years of watching cricket (not in a stadium but on TV) and it mostly being ODIS, the part where the fielders changed ends was cut off due to commercials and when play resumed I thought the batsmen had changed ends as it sounded much more practical that one person went to the other side rather than the keeper, slips etc.
I also had another friend who would always get confused regarding a bowlers SR and Average and wouldn't be sure which meant wicket per runs and wicket per balls.
So what other misconceptions about rules, terms or cricket in general have you had about this complicated game.
I could get where he was coming from as in my first couple of years of watching cricket (not in a stadium but on TV) and it mostly being ODIS, the part where the fielders changed ends was cut off due to commercials and when play resumed I thought the batsmen had changed ends as it sounded much more practical that one person went to the other side rather than the keeper, slips etc.
I also had another friend who would always get confused regarding a bowlers SR and Average and wouldn't be sure which meant wicket per runs and wicket per balls.
So what other misconceptions about rules, terms or cricket in general have you had about this complicated game.