Baseball Vs Baseball History

The British game of cricket and the American game of baseball both use the old game idea of a bat and ball. Robin Williams once said, “Cricket is basically baseball but played with valium.” The intertwined history of Cricket and Baseball, share the same basic principles of equipment, game play and the culture. The playing field in cricket is more oval like. The field is bigger than baseball, but with baseball the average outfielder has to cover more ground than the average cricket player (Quora). The bat and the ball the cricket bat is more wide and also a larger hitting area, because you have to work with 360 degrees so you can hit the ball as far as you can. The baseball bat is made for hitting the ball hard and far. It comes off the bat faster than the cricket bat (Wikipedia). …show more content…
In baseball they wear a helmet and maybe some padding just in case they get hit with a ball coming at them at 90mph. If they hit the other team then they can get thrown out of the game because it can cause a fight. In cricket they wear two gloves that are for catching the ball all day. With baseball they just wear one glove. They have several gloves for different position. An outfielder may have a bigger glove than a middle infielder because an outfielder has to have a bigger pocket to catch the ball. The first baseman has a webby pocket so he can scope up the baseball when someone throws a bad throw to them. A catcher has a big pocket which allows him to catch a fastball where it will not hurt his hand