PS: this was a really good article. I feel much better equipped to watch cricket at 2am and act like I know what’s going on. Read more

Postscript:

The multicamera tech (Hawkeye) that does the tennis challenge replays at the Grand Slams was actually originally developed specifically for LBW outs in cricket.
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Imagine FIFA or the NCAA but in a much smaller pond Read more

Thanks, Ben! Great piece. I became a convert in 2010 because of the podcast “The Bugle” and the Ashes, which was then ongoing in December and January in Australia. The Caribbean Premier League (T20 cricket) made a visit to Fort Lauderdale in 2016 for six games, and it’s looking likely they will expand someday to have… Read more

Does that last one happen at every match? Because I’ll start watching Read more

It’s perfectly simple:

This is my favorite (favourite?) cricketing song...

I for one tremendously appreciate the clear love for the sport that went into this article, because without stuff like this no one outside of the former or current British Empire would give the smallest percentage of a fuck about a game that has more confusing rules than American football and takes even longer than… Read more

Regarding the technology used to review LBW, I watched a match that used simultaneous video from multiple angles synced with the audio to determine if impact was made with the leg. As I was starting to say that’s what American football needs, the review then switched to a video negative to see if an area of the leg… Read more

If a batsman is “13 not out” then he’s scored 13 runs and his wicket hasn’t been taken yet, ie. he’s still in the game scoring more runs.
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I’m going to have to watch a T20 game while reading this so that I can understand it better, but I can’t do it on my iPhone 4S brick. Read more

Any guide to cricket that opens with a video of two England losses is on the right path. Read more

Had to go far back into my gif library for any Cricket ones.

hell yeah let’s get some cricket coverage on deadspin. Read more

Fairly comprehensive. I would add that all games can end in ties, but this is different from a draw. Ties are very rare in test cricket but happen every couple of years in One day games. Read more

Regarding the bounce. You said the reason for it is that the ball can’t arrive above the waist without bouncing. Read more

Boy, is the CIA going to be pissed.

Ben, I notice you’ve left out the popular casual cricket format, Tippett-and-run. Read more

Well done! I lived in Australia for a year and fell in love with Cricket capped with seeing Australia versus England in the Cricket World Cup. It’s a great sport when you know what’s going on! Read more