I am a person who belongs to the Asian subcontinent so I am very familiar with the sport cricket .It’s very famous in your country or this area. 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 discovered it’s not cricket, it’s baseball. Then I realized both games have different rules and regulations and different gameplay. So, on this content we will find out the difference between baseball and cricket.

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 centimeters (965 mm) long and its blade should be less than 108 millimeters wide	Looks round like a baton with a tapered handle ending at a knob. It should not be more than 2.625 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches (1067 mm) in length. It typically weighs about 36 ounces (1 kg).

 

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

 

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.

 

Number of players

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).

 

Definition

Cricket	Baseball
Two teams consisting 11 players each.	Two teams each of 9 players.

 

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 can use plastic shin guards, padded chest protectors, and wire masks molded into a hard plastic shell while fielding or to catch the ball. Batters must wear a hard plastic helmet and may use shin guards and gloves.

 

Major Series

Cricket	Baseball
ICC cricket world Cup ICC T20 world cup ICC Champions trophy	Major League Baseball’s World Series Nippon Professional Baseball’s Japan Championship Series Tri-annual World Cup of Baseball

 

Member

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). Extra innings are played when the score is tied after the ninth or any later completed innings.