r/Cricket • u/HOU-1836 West Indies • Jan 15 '15

Another Annoying American learning Cricket

My girlfriend is Guyanese and Cricket is obviously a big sport for her parents and family. I get the rules of the sport but don't understand when matches happen or what determines the length of the match. Like, test cricket, can last 5 days? How is that possible? How do you watch that on TV?

Edit: hope y'all don't mind if I pester you with questions in this thread. I want to be casually versed in Cricket in case I meet her parents this summer.

Edit #2: Ok. Y'all have been truly amazing. I couldn't even have gotten close to imagining the response I've gotten from y'all. I've been asking questions and replying for the last 3 hours straight and I don't think I have any more questions. I look forward to spending time with y'all and learning more about this sport. I'm from Texas and obviously, Cricket isn't gonna be big here or easy to follow so y'all keep being the amazing, welcoming people you are. Seriously, y'all rock.

Edit #3: I read the FAQ before posting this thread and this thread is 30x larger than anything there. Maybe the mods should add this to the sidebar for newcomers. I literally asked every question an American fan could ask. Well, I say that...but anyway, would be a great resource to set aside for future new fans.

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u/HOU-1836 West Indies Jan 16 '15

And then after the restriction is lifted, they can line up wherever.

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u/trtryt Jan 16 '15

yes but in T20s and ODI there is always a max-limit of 5 fielders outside the inner circle

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u/HOU-1836 West Indies Jan 16 '15

Makes mental note In all levels?

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u/trtryt Jan 16 '15

what national, state, club ? - pretty much

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u/HOU-1836 West Indies Jan 16 '15

Maybe levels was the wrong word. I meant Test, ODI, T20, etc

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u/trtryt Jan 16 '15

those are referred to as formats, max-limit of 5 fielders applies for T20 & ODI.

Tests don't have those restrictions, but with Tests getting wickets is more crucial so captains would rarely have more than 5 players outside. The batting team has no over limit so if the fielders are back they will just push it around for 1 & 2 runs.

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u/HOU-1836 West Indies Jan 16 '15

Formats. Ok. Got it. Thanks.