Despite the same language, not talking about the difference of spellings, Brits and Americans have a big visible difference in almost all the areas of life. Few might say that there are more likeliness than distinctions but it is hard to see any match beyondbesides music and movies. But then, may be art really knows no borders, so, we’ll just rule out that point. We can’t really use the word ‘entertainment’ in spite of art here as one main difference noticed in British and American lifestyle is of sports. Definitely, football has eliminated that difference to a good degree, yet, there is still one small difference one can simply seen in the local playgrounds. In America, it is more probably to find Pitching machines and other baseball training aids in almost everywhere. On the other hand,, the English find their own pride in the game of cricket.
Although both the games are bat and ball games and both require two teams of players and follow somewhat similar rules, there are more differences than one can imagine. Here we are not only talking about the usage of word ‘pitching’ instead of ‘bowling’, but far more technical differences as well. Let’s take look at how the Americans have managed to spend their leisure time differently than the British.
• The first noticeable differencepoimt is a field. The cricket ground is round in shape and the baseball field is a different diamond shape. The bat of this American sport is a round one with the size of one edge bigger than the other. While, the shape of cricket bat is flat with a rounded handle on the top.
• The ball used for both the games are round. The cricket ball now used in test matches is red in color and relatively more heavier but has a smaller size. However, the difference is insignificant. Both the balls are made of cork. The baseball ball is always white with red stitching and in cricket, the color is white for ODIs.
• In baseball, the number of umpire can range between one to six. But, generally you can see are four umpires in a field. In cricket, there are typically three umpires, from which two are on the ground and third umpire is off the field. There is also a match referee in cricket.
• In baseball, all the players except the catcher wear a glove in one hand. In cricket, protective equipment is used by the batsmen while other other players do not wear any sort of gear.
• In basketball, one batsman is allowed a maximum of three legal pitches. In cricket, the number of balls per bowler depends upon the number of balls in a game.
• The highest score possible in one hitball is four in baseball. In cricket, the maximum score on one ball can be six.
Besides all these disimilarities, the time required for both games also differs. Perhaps because of a more tight and busy lifestyle of Americans, baseball games are normally shorter. The test matches of cricket can last up to five days while one day internationals too require almost a whole day to decide a winner.
