I Don’t Understand Cricket
I don’t understand cricket.  I do know that South Africans absolutely love the game.
I understand (U.S.!) football, baseball, and basketball.  I would like to learn about cricket but it seems awfully confusing right now…
BG’s mom is definitely a fan. She has the TV turned on for days to follow a game. That in itself amazes me-how can a game run for days? The only thing I think I know about cricket is that every person on the team has to be declared “out” before a team wins-that is why it takes so long.Â
BG’s mom said they changed the rules for a “shortened” version that only lasts for an extended evening. She said the action is very exciting! I can’t (or “con’t” as BG says) even imagine that-a long American football game runs maybe three hours…
I think that says something about American and South Africa cultures-we Americans want it all RIGHT NOW while South Africans can take their time and enjoy the experience. And maybe that’s not a bad thing at all.Â
Now I better hurry up and finish this article…
What do you think? Please click on the heading above to leave your comments (“I Don’t Understand Cricket”)
Raymond Pechacek lives in the U.S. and is married to a wonderful South African lady (BG!). He writes about the people, customs, wildlife, and places of South Africa, runs a consulting firm to help companies improve their global trade processes, and imports products into the U.S. - with an emphasis on supporting South Africa!
September 23, 2009
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It’s actually much like baseball, except there are only two bases, the bowler takes a run-up, and “home runs” (not the real name) which count for 6 points are scored when the ball is whacked out of the playing field, without bouncing.
Matt, thanks! It is a very interesting sport…