Category Archives: Cricket

Out and Not Out

Posted on March 1, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Every cricket team has members who get out, but not many have cricketers who are out, even when they’re still in—at least not openly. I refer, of course, to Steve Davies, the sometime England wicketkeeper/batsman, who’s publicly announced that he’s … Continue reading →

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How Can a One-Day Game Have a Tie?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

One of the big confusions between baseball and cricket is the lingo. In baseball a pitch is the throwing of a ball; in cricket it’s the thing a ball bounces on before it arrives where the batsman’s standing. In baseball, … Continue reading →

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The Line-Up

Posted on February 27, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

In their most recent game against England in the World Cup, India’s top seven batsmen consisted of the following names: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, M. S. Dhoni, Yusuf Pathan, and Virat Kohli. For the baseball fans … Continue reading →

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The Runner

Posted on February 26, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Chaos is not a term often associated with cricket. But, sometimes, there’s no other word to describe what happens when a runner is employed. The runner is used when one of the batsmen on the field is injured, and can … Continue reading →

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Shut me up, fellas.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Every cricket World Cup, a number of Associate Member (a.k.a. second tier) cricket teams (a.k.a. “minnows”) get to swim with the big fish. This time around, Canada, The Netherlands, Kenya, and Ireland will be duking it out with Australia, India, … Continue reading →

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What Is a Powerplay?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

In the last decade or so, the one-day, 50-over form of the game of cricket has been under assault. Too many longueurs, complain critics and administrators, who look at the thirty overs between the first and the last ten and … Continue reading →

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The Games Have Begun!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

So, the 2011 cricket World Cup is underway, and already Australia and India have thrashed their oppositions, and are looking set fair to do very well. Competition minnows, Kenya and Canada, were sadly thrashed, and look out of their depth. … Continue reading →

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The World One-Day International Cricket Cup Tournament Has Begun

Posted on February 21, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

Every four years, the cricket world’s top teams gather to compete in the 50-over form of the game of cricket. Be sure to check in over these next seven weeks as we cover the games, the stories, and try to … Continue reading →

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