Firstly, as a person from the Asian subcontinent, I am very familiar with cricket, which is extremely popular in this region. If you ask anyone which game do you like ? Cricket will be in his top 2 no doubt. On the other hand if you ask someone in the USA which game do you like most? You will find baseball will be in the top 2 as well on their top 2.I actually first watched this game on a cartoon which is Doraemon by the way! At that time I was a kid and I was watching the game on cartoon .…..ahh why are they playing cricket like this!!Then I realised it’s baseball, not cricket. It dawned on me then that the rules, regulations, and gameplay of the two games are different. Thus, we will discover on this material.
The difference between Cricket and Baseball
Catalog Bat
| Cricket | Baseball |
| It’s an implement usually made up of wood. The ICC (International Cricket Council) limits the bat size to be not more than 38 cm (965 mm) long and its blade should be less than 108 mm wide | Looks round like a baton with a tapered handle ending at a knob. Additionally, it should not be more than 2.625 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not exceed 42 inches (1067 mm) in length. It typically weighs about 36 ounces (1 kg). |
Comparison Between cricket and baseball
Catalog Ball
| Cricket | Baseball |
| A cricket ball is generally made of cork and string and threaded with a red leather. It must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9 and 163.0 g) and measure between 224 and 229 mm in circumference | It is made of either cork, rubber or a mixture of the two. The legal weight of the ball must be under 5 ounces and a baseball is “9 to 9.25 inches in circumference. |
| Color of Ball. For test matches, a red ball is used and for one day internationals, it is white. | Color of Ball: White with red leather stitching |
Catalog Field
| Cricket | Baseball |
| 22 yards (66 feet) or 20.1 meters (approx. 58 ft or 17.7 m between bowler and batsman at delivery)
Field Shape: Elliptical with long radius perpendicular to batters. Edge of the field: Boundary (or boundary rope). |
60 feet, 6 inches or 18.4 m (approx. 52 ft or 15.8 m between pitcher’s starting point and batter at delivery)
Field Shape: 90 degree Wedge with non-specific surrounding area in play Edge of the field: Fence or wall beyond a drift proximity area (“warning track”) that lets fielders know where the boundaries are located. |
Difference Number of players – Cricket vs Baseball
| Cricket | Baseball |
| Consists 11 players | 9 or 10 depending on league rules and teams |
Number of Umpires/Referees
| Cricket | Baseball |
| 2 umpires on the field, 3rd umpire off the field, 1 match referee. | usually four umpires in major league games and even up to six (and as few as one) may officiate depending on the league type and teams taking part in the game |
Balls allowed per batsman
| Cricket | Baseball |
| Only limited by the number of balls that are to be bowled in a match.
Maximum runs scored of a ball/pitch: Six (assuming a legal delivery) |
No limit. A batter who neither strikes out, walks, or hit by a pitch
Maximum runs scored of a ball/pitch: Four (Home Run with all bases occupied aka Grand Slam). |
Cricket and Baseball Definition
| Cricket | Baseball |
| Two teams consisting 11 players each. | Two teams each of 9 players. |
Catalog Protective gear
| Cricket | Baseball |
| Pads, Helmet and other padding for body parts are allowed only for the batsman. The fielders standing very close to the batsman at Silly Point position or Short Leg are admitted to use any protective gear elements. | Defense: gloves in non-throwing hand, may use hard plastic head- gear and padding.Catchers may wear wire masks, which are molded into a hard plastic shell, as well as padded chest protectors and plastic shin guards when fielding or catching the ball. Batters must wear a hard plastic helmet and may use shin guards and gloves. |
Cricket vs Baseball Major Series
| Cricket | Baseball |
| World Cup of cricket organised by ICC
The ICC Champions Trophy |
Major League Baseball’s World Series
Nippon Professional Baseball’s Japan Championship Series Tri-annual World Cup of Baseball |
Comparison Between Cricket vs Baseball Members
Cricket Baseball 108 More than 100
Others
| Cricket | Baseball |
| Batting order: Flexible | Batting order. Predetermined |
| Ways of getting out: 12 | Ways of getting out: 24 |
| Types: One day International, Twenty20 and Test matches | Types: Typically 9 innings, but may be as short as 4.5 if a game is suspended (usually due to poor weather conditions).If there remains a tie after the ninth or any later completed inning, extra innings are played. |
