jachiche OP t1_ity93e5 wrote
Reply to comment by Aidrox in Ireland defeat England in rain-shortened match at the T20 World Cup by jachiche
Cricket
Aidrox t1_ityjhul wrote
I visited trinity college and watched a team practicing cricket. I had no idea how the game worked, but it looked enjoyable and I saw some athletic catches. Also, I could tell one pitcher? (ball thrower guy?) had a much smoother form.
I like watching sports I don’t know about and trying to figure out the rules and scoring system. I also rarely look it up after the fact.
Cricket was tough. Still have no idea how many of the rules work or how you score…or what those sticks are.
I was even more confused by hurling. Insanely fast paced game. But the way they advanced the ball up field was something I couldn’t really figure out and the scoring options. Those guys may be the best conditioned non-track athletes in the world.
jachiche OP t1_itysj1x wrote
Two of the Ireland team that beat England yesterday played for Trinity at some point, so depending on when you were there you may have seen some international players in action.
It's a wonderful sport when you wrap your head around it. This video is a good guide for people familiar with baseball:
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