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jachiche OP t1_itvjgvp wrote

Very well deserved win for Ireland, even if they did get some help from the rain at the end. Balbirnie and Tucker batted beautifully, although the lower order collapse looked to have thrown away all that good work.

Then an excellent bowling performance. England just could not get the Irish bowlers away and got completely bogged down. That Fionn Hand wicket was a thing of beauty.

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Fallout4TheWin t1_itw80xv wrote

Cricket terminology has gotta be the goofiest of any sport.

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cornish_hamster t1_itwa6x4 wrote

Don't you mean the googliest?

But seriously, would the goofiest terminology not go to skateboarding?

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cornish_hamster t1_itwc3mn wrote

Honestly, I was mostly just aiming for two jokes in one comment. I get that cricket has some absolute corkers when it comes to goofy naming: silly point, googley, sticky wicket to name but a few.

But, I feel like a need to point out "Fionn Hand" is a chap's name.

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tinkthank t1_itx7gz6 wrote

Honestly, American football and Baseball takes the cake for me especially if you talk about it to someone who has never watched the sport before.

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Aussiechimp t1_itw9ppt wrote

Baseball?

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SantiagoRamon t1_itwhdxl wrote

As someone who understands baseball, I think it is just as undecipherable to people who don't know it as cricket is

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severaltons t1_itwo1tp wrote

Actual exchange between myself and an Austrian tourist at a Dodger game years ago:

Tourist: "What is a 'strike'?"
Me: "That's when the batter doesn't hit the ball."
Tourist: "...but doesn't 'strike' mean 'to hit something'?"
Me: "Yes, but... no."

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TooMuchToAskk t1_ityncv8 wrote

>Touchdown

>You don't actually touch the ball down

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Djstiggie t1_itys3gi wrote

And in rugby a touchdown is called a try, where you succeed in grounding the ball, rather than attempting to do it.

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TooMuchToAskk t1_ityttna wrote

Originally, a goal kick used to be worth more points than a try. It was named try because it meant your team got to have a try at kicking a goal.

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severaltons t1_iu1m2tz wrote

This language survived into American football. The official name for a point after touchdown attempt is a "try". It's in the NFL rulebook, and occasionally you'll hear referees use it when they have to address the stadium ("The try is good" / "Repeat the try").

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warox13 t1_ityn1ie wrote

One of my friends had a theory that the safe and out signs got switched around way back in baseball history.

He believes that the out sign should be for safe because it’s more affirmative than the current safe sign, which is more of a washing away sign. Similar to how in American football an incomplete pass is signaled with the wipe similar to the current safe sign.

Crazy. But I believe it.

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Blackadder_ t1_itz20jl wrote

World Champions for a domestic tournament?

Then T20 now should be rebranded to Galactic Competition

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Aussiechimp t1_itwjdzj wrote

Agree, as someone who knows both. The funny thing is if you know one you can pick up the other in 15 minutes if you sit with someone who can explain as you go

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Jesuswasstapled t1_itx81f9 wrote

I've recently learned about cricket by watching YouTube videos explaining cricket in baseball terms. Once I learned to read the box score on the screen, the game came into focus. There are still things I forget, but t20 is a game I can watch and enjoy. I have no idea how you can watch or enjoy the longer versions.

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Popheal t1_itxgry2 wrote

There's nothing better than watching a 5 day test match. Especially when the wicket is good.

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Sauce4243 t1_itxp83v wrote

Give me back the old WACA where day 1 it’s a bit spicy pace and bounce and a bit of movement then late day 1- early day 3 good bounce but great batting conditions then lunch day 4 those cracks appear and the ball starts to turn, day 5 the pitch opens up and the ball starts to rip out of the rough

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Popheal t1_itxsxf5 wrote

Haha I'm from perth so I completely agree. I heard they had a secret spot to get their clay from for the wickets. They No longer use that clay due to Optus having to use drop in pitches. I remember watching big Jo Angel as a youngster.

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Sauce4243 t1_itxvdb7 wrote

I do remember hearing stories about a secret spot for that clay.

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SantiagoRamon t1_itwk05l wrote

The real issue is everyone knows the words "Ball strike single double triple" for general meaning but if you don't know the sport it makes it almost more confusing. We all know what a century is but why is it a big deal in cricket?

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thorpie88 t1_itwne7x wrote

Baseball has heaps of acronyms as well. When I was first watching it I was so confused by commentators talking about whips

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TheLizardKing89 t1_ity0rli wrote

Baseball’s terminology is so baked into American English that tons of word and phrases people use everyday are derived from baseball and people don’t even know it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_English-language_idioms_derived_from_baseball

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Risc_Terilia t1_ityhxm5 wrote

There's a few that I think even Americans use that are from cricket to. Do Americans say they're stumped by something? That's from cricket.

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tezza55 t1_ityj6kc wrote

Plenty more than that. To be on the back foot or to Catch someone out, i think is most commonly used in english that most people would not realise originates from Cricket

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Jesuswasstapled t1_itx7sp7 wrote

Really? It's different but look at tennis. They've got goofy words. So does America football. A safety? The position names make no sense.

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxos1t wrote

He’s the last guy protecting the end zone lol. It has way crazy terms but you chose the most basic position as an example 😂😂

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Emcee_N t1_itxw1c0 wrote

OK then, let's go with "tight end" :D

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advocatesparten t1_itygq0x wrote

I have followed NFL for 20 years and “Tight end” still sounds like a gay pornography film title.

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Blackadder_ t1_itz2snm wrote

You mean 40 men in tight shorts dint to it for you?

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxwahr wrote

Perfect lol. No idea. I think maybe he’s the end of the offensive line. And makes it tight. Like why are they called quarterbacks??? Guy had a point about names. He just literally picked an obvious one😂😂😂 Fullback Offensive tackle how can an offense player be called a tackle when the offense doesn’t tackle

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Emcee_N t1_itxxucy wrote

"Quarterback" I kinda understand, - presumably a quarterback was originally named for standing further forward than a halfback or a fullback. Like, literally the fraction of how far back you are. "Tight end" always makes me snicker in an adolescent fashion though.

Lots of cricket terms seem ostensibly silly but make sense in similar context. Like "square leg" which sounds funny because lol aharr matey cap'n pegleg and so forth. But really, it's a guy standing square to the wicket (base) on the leg side of the field (the side where the batsman is standing)

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JasonGD1982 t1_itxxzls wrote

Yeah. I was thinking about half back full back. The quarter back is a fraction of those on the field. It makes sense. Kind of lol

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Blackadder_ t1_itz2pnu wrote

Ahem. Let me introduce to you cow hollow

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Emcee_N t1_itzns54 wrote

You've got me on that one. Though I did say lots, not all...

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Jesuswasstapled t1_ityefae wrote

I was referring to the 2pt score when you tackle the man in his own end zone. Not the position. I then went onto positions.

What makes a reciever wide. Is their another reciever? Why is the rhe quarter back a quarter? What js a half back? Full back? Why the word back? It's very odd

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TanWeiner t1_itxi910 wrote

Safety is the last line of the defense so it does kind of make sense

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Jesuswasstapled t1_ityea2b wrote

No. I meant safety as in the 2 ot score when you tackle the man in their own end zone.

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Aodaliyan t1_itykybc wrote

As someone who doesn't know much about American football if you asked me what the last line of defence was called I'm not sure I would say safety. Maybe if you gave me a list of terms I would work it out, but it would probably be by excluding others.

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HCResident t1_itx4x4a wrote

I’m here from Popular and imagined three different sports reading OP’s comment

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Decibles174 t1_itynlja wrote

Agreed with all except help from rain. They were objectively the better performing team on the day.

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Aidrox t1_ity6b2u wrote

Hell yeah. Go Ireland. What sport is this?

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jachiche OP t1_ity93e5 wrote

Cricket

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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.

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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:

https://youtu.be/EfhTPGSy1aM

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