Well well well...

The ICC Champions Trophy of Cricket

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">In a woefully one-sided match, Australia bowled out USA for 65 and then knocked off the runs in 7.5 overs. The entire game was done and dusted in just 31.5 overs</div>

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USA: All out for 65 in 24 overs.

Australia: 1/66 in 7.5 overs.

 

I can't believe the US actually has a cricket team, much less that they got to the finals.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Casual:</div><div class="quote_post">I can't believe the US actually has a cricket team, much less that they got to the finals.</div>


thats exactly what I said..I didn't even know they had a team. Never seen it anywhere myself,not in the states anyway.

 

Just by looking at the score, I still don't know who won...

 

Could we get some runs-per-capita stats, just for a laugh?

 

Gotta love the typical American "playing dumb" attitude to hide their utter embarassment.

"Duh, I dunno we done had a cricket team?"

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">Just by looking at the score, I still don't know who won... </div>


yea them Australians with their bastardized baseball are tryin' to confuse us 'Mericans with them numbers :mrgreen:

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">Just by looking at the score, I still don't know who won... </div>

Surely you can recognise that a higher total usually wins a game of sport?

 

I could actually see cricket catching on in the US (in the future) people won't like this statement but the rules and the lack of excitment is no different to baseball, a sport in which so many people love all around america.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Supersonic:</div><div class="quote_post">Surely you can recognise that a higher total usually wins a game of sport?</div>

well, we had more overs...whatever that means, lol

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">well, we had more overs...whatever that means, lol</div>

Well, in baseball terms, if Team A has five home runs in seven innings, and Team B has seven home runs in five innings, is Team A doing better just because they had more innings?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Supersonic:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, in baseball terms, if Team A has five home runs in seven innings, and Team B has seven home runs in five innings, is Team A doing better just because they had more innings?</div>

Depends on how many ppl on base when those home runs are hit

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AllNet:</div><div class="quote_post">I could actually see cricket catching on in the US (in the future) people won't like this statement but the rules and the lack of excitment is no different to baseball, a sport in which so many people love all around america.</div>

Correct. The 5-day version of the game only really caters to purists, but the 1-day version (consisting of 50 overs per innings), is a good night out particularly if it's good teams on the park. The game takes about 6-hours all up. How is that in comparison to a baseball game?

I think an advantage that cricket holds over baseball is that the bowlers (equivalent of pitchers) aren't simply lambs to the slaughter, and I'd argue there's also more spectacular fielding.