Replying to myself, there's a comparison here of cricket and baseball - quite interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_cricket_and_baseball
The cricket ball is slightly harder and heavier than the baseball. B > > Chris, > > The ball is smaller and lighter than a cricket ball (I believe). > > The 'bowler' is allowed to bend his elbow and pitch with a whip of > his > > arm. > > Speeds of 90 to 105 miles per hour are typically achieved. > > At those speeds, the ball curves based on catching the stiched seams > > in the wind. > > Where it moves is dependant on how the pitcher holds the ball as he > > delivers it. > > At those speeds, the ball is a deadly weapon should you be hit in the > > head (without a helmit). > > Regards, Bob S. > > those speeds are comparable with cricket bowling speeds. Bowlers also > move > the bowl on the same principles, and indeed batsmen do wear helmets for > the > same reasons, yet they also manage to hit the ball sometimes. The > wicket is > 22 yards long, which is slightly longer than the 20 yards from the > pitcher's > mound to where the hitter cowers. It's quite possible that the > difference in > distance is what matters. > > < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjkBNxKZOE8&feature=related> > < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rybPvBa3Oc> > > Wearing body armour (other than pads and a box) and helmets in cricket > is a > relatively recent innovation - it was unheard of before the late 1970s > when > Lillee & Thomson started bowling bouncers for Australia at phenomenal > speeds > and stout-hearted Englishmen starting getting hurt. Even at school it > could > be frightening. One of the seniors who used to bowl fast at me went on > to > play professionally for his county. It was bloody scary seeing him > galloping > down on you, and I don't think I ever actually hit anything he bowled > at me, > other than by defensive fluke. > > On the other hand, not all bowlers are fast. There's a lot of subtlety > in > bowling, maybe in pitching too, I don't know. But I like to see a > spinner > like Shane Warne, who bamboozled the batsmen rather than intimidated > them. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
