Difference between baseball and cricket?
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Baseball and Cricket are two well-known members of the "bat and ball" family of games. While the basic principle is the same, the two games differ in their rules, terminology, playing equipment, number of players, field size etc.
Cricket:
Baseball:
Comparison chart:
BAT
BASEBALL:
Round like a baton with a tapered handle ending at a knob. It is no more than 2.625 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches (1067 mm) in length. It typically weighs no more than 36 ounces (1 kg).
CRICKET:
A round handle on top with a flat wooden bottom. The rules of the game limit the allowable size for a bat as not more than 38 in (965 mm) long and the blade may not be more than 4.25 in (108 mm) wide. Bats weigh from 1.1 to 2.3 Kg (2.4 to 5lbs).
Protective gear
BASEBALL:
Defense: gloves in non-throwing hand, may use hard plastic headgear and padding. Catchers use plastic shinguards, padded chest protectors, and wire masks molded into a hard plastic shell. Batters must use hard plastic helmet, may use shiguards, glove
CRICKET:
Pads, Helmet and other padding for body parts (only for the batsman). No protective gear is allowed for the fielders except those who stand very close to the batsman (Silly Point, Short Leg etc.)
Ball
BASEBALL:
The core of the ball is cork, rubber or a mixture of the two and is sometimes layered. Legal weight for the ball in baseball is not to be under 5 ounces but never to be over 5 and a 1/4 ounces. A baseball is 9 to 9.25 inches in circumference.
CRICKET:
A cricket ball is made of cork and string and covered with red leather. the ball must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9 and 163.0 g) and measure between 8 13/16 and 9 in (224 and 229 mm) in circumference.
Field
BASEBALL:
60 feet, 6 inches or 18.4 m (approx. 52 ft or 15.8 m between pitcher's starting point and batter at delivery).
CRICKET:
22 yards (66 feet) or 20.1 meters (approx. 58 ft or 17.7 m between bowler and batsman at delivery).
Number of Umpires or Referees
BASEBALL:
Usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game.
CRICKET:
2 umpires on the field, 3rd umpire off the field, 1 match referee.
Number of players
BASEBALL:
9 or 10 depending on league rules and team decisions. In some leagues, a batting specialist may be designated as a hitter exclusively for the pitcher. Teams may use up to the balance of their rosters as substitutes without restriction during games.
CRICKET:
Consists of 11 players. Only a fielder other than wicket-keeper can substitute another fielder.
Major Series
BASEBALL:
Major League Baseball USA, MajorLeague baseball's World Series, Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Championship Series, as well as a Triannual World Cup of Baseball Cricket
CRICKET:
World Cup (for ODI and T20), Ashes, Asia Cup, World Test Championships, Indian Premier League, and Big Bash League.
Color of Ball
BASEBALL:
White with red leather stitching.
CRICKET:
For test matches it is red(day matches) or pink(day/night matches) and for limited-over matches it is white.
Balls or Pitches allowed per batsman
BASEBALL:
No limit. A batter who neither strikes out, walks, is hit by a pitch, nor hits a into fair territory may continue to hit until one of these things occurs.
CRICKET:
Only limited by the number of balls bowled in a match.
Maximum runs scored of a ball or pitch
BASEBALL:
Four (Home Run with all bases occupied -- aka Grand Slam).
CRICKET:
Six (assuming a legal delivery).
Batting order
BASEBALL:
Predetermined.
CRICKET:
Flexible.
Types
BASEBALL:
Typically 9 innings, but may be as short as 4.5 if a game is suspended (usually due to poor weather conditions) with the home team is leading. Extra innings are played when the score is tied after the ninth or any later completed inning.
CRICKET:
One day International (7 hours), T20 (3 hours) and Test matches (5 days with a daily 7 hours of play).
Edge of the field
BASEBALL:
Fence or wall beyond a dirt proximity area ("warning track") that lets fielders know where the boundaries are.
CRICKET:
Boundary (or boundary rope).
Countries Played in
BASEBALL:
USA, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Mexico, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Philippines.
CRICKET:
England, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Afghanistan.
Highest governing body
BASEBALL:
World Baseball and Softball Confederation. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball (MLB) , unlimited authority to act in the "best interests of baseball" .
CRICKET:
International Cricket Council (ICC). Board of Cricket Council India(BCCI).
First played
BASEBALL:
United States, 1880
CRICKET:
First test match was played between Australia and England, 1877. First one day international was played between Australia and England, 1971. First T20 international was played between New Zealand and Australia, 2005.
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Baseball and Cricket are two well-known members of the "bat and ball" family of games. While the basic principle is the same, the two games differ in their rules, terminology, playing equipment, number of players, field size etc.
Cricket:
Comparison chart:
BAT
BASEBALL:
Round like a baton with a tapered handle ending at a knob. It is no more than 2.625 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches (1067 mm) in length. It typically weighs no more than 36 ounces (1 kg).
CRICKET:
A round handle on top with a flat wooden bottom. The rules of the game limit the allowable size for a bat as not more than 38 in (965 mm) long and the blade may not be more than 4.25 in (108 mm) wide. Bats weigh from 1.1 to 2.3 Kg (2.4 to 5lbs).
Protective gear
BASEBALL:
Defense: gloves in non-throwing hand, may use hard plastic headgear and padding. Catchers use plastic shinguards, padded chest protectors, and wire masks molded into a hard plastic shell. Batters must use hard plastic helmet, may use shiguards, glove
CRICKET:
Pads, Helmet and other padding for body parts (only for the batsman). No protective gear is allowed for the fielders except those who stand very close to the batsman (Silly Point, Short Leg etc.)
Ball
BASEBALL:
The core of the ball is cork, rubber or a mixture of the two and is sometimes layered. Legal weight for the ball in baseball is not to be under 5 ounces but never to be over 5 and a 1/4 ounces. A baseball is 9 to 9.25 inches in circumference.
CRICKET:
A cricket ball is made of cork and string and covered with red leather. the ball must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9 and 163.0 g) and measure between 8 13/16 and 9 in (224 and 229 mm) in circumference.
Field
BASEBALL:
60 feet, 6 inches or 18.4 m (approx. 52 ft or 15.8 m between pitcher's starting point and batter at delivery).
CRICKET:
22 yards (66 feet) or 20.1 meters (approx. 58 ft or 17.7 m between bowler and batsman at delivery).
Number of Umpires or Referees
BASEBALL:
Usually four umpires in major league games; up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league and the importance of the game.
CRICKET:
2 umpires on the field, 3rd umpire off the field, 1 match referee.
Number of players
BASEBALL:
9 or 10 depending on league rules and team decisions. In some leagues, a batting specialist may be designated as a hitter exclusively for the pitcher. Teams may use up to the balance of their rosters as substitutes without restriction during games.
CRICKET:
Consists of 11 players. Only a fielder other than wicket-keeper can substitute another fielder.
Major Series
BASEBALL:
Major League Baseball USA, MajorLeague baseball's World Series, Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Championship Series, as well as a Triannual World Cup of Baseball Cricket
CRICKET:
World Cup (for ODI and T20), Ashes, Asia Cup, World Test Championships, Indian Premier League, and Big Bash League.
Color of Ball
BASEBALL:
White with red leather stitching.
CRICKET:
For test matches it is red(day matches) or pink(day/night matches) and for limited-over matches it is white.
Balls or Pitches allowed per batsman
BASEBALL:
No limit. A batter who neither strikes out, walks, is hit by a pitch, nor hits a into fair territory may continue to hit until one of these things occurs.
CRICKET:
Only limited by the number of balls bowled in a match.
Maximum runs scored of a ball or pitch
BASEBALL:
Four (Home Run with all bases occupied -- aka Grand Slam).
CRICKET:
Six (assuming a legal delivery).
Batting order
BASEBALL:
Predetermined.
CRICKET:
Flexible.
Types
BASEBALL:
Typically 9 innings, but may be as short as 4.5 if a game is suspended (usually due to poor weather conditions) with the home team is leading. Extra innings are played when the score is tied after the ninth or any later completed inning.
CRICKET:
One day International (7 hours), T20 (3 hours) and Test matches (5 days with a daily 7 hours of play).
Edge of the field
BASEBALL:
Fence or wall beyond a dirt proximity area ("warning track") that lets fielders know where the boundaries are.
CRICKET:
Boundary (or boundary rope).
Countries Played in
BASEBALL:
USA, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Mexico, Taiwan, Nicaragua, Philippines.
CRICKET:
England, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Afghanistan.
Highest governing body
BASEBALL:
World Baseball and Softball Confederation. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball (MLB) , unlimited authority to act in the "best interests of baseball" .
CRICKET:
International Cricket Council (ICC). Board of Cricket Council India(BCCI).
First played
BASEBALL:
United States, 1880
CRICKET:
First test match was played between Australia and England, 1877. First one day international was played between Australia and England, 1971. First T20 international was played between New Zealand and Australia, 2005.
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