"For reviewing this app, consider it similar to Baseball."
I suspect that, in particular when it comes to understanding scores, that fans of either game would be quite confused about the other.
Coincidentally this is my second comment in a row on HN that quotes an old Aaron Sorkin show (this time 'Sports Night', a two-series show from a decade ago that remains one of my all-time favourites), so apologies in advance:
(talking about a player who took all ten wickets in an inning)
JEREMY It says if you compared it to baseball, it'd be like pitching three perfect games on three consecutive days.
CASEY Really?
JEREMY Not exactly.
CASEY Why not exactly?
JEREMY It says the final four batters scored 16 runs.
CASEY Doesn't sound good.
JEREMY It certainly doesn't sound perfect.
CASEY Right.
JEREMY In baseball, if the final four batters scored 16 runs, it's be hard to consider that perfect.
CASEY Right. Jeremy, I don't know how comfortable I am reporting a story I don't understand.
Rather than thinking of it as baseball for the English, I'd suggest reading that wiki page linked to.
And FYI, both baseball and cricket are great games, but from my experience... if you like cricket, go learn about baseball and watch a few games, it's fantastic. If, however, you're a baseball fan, you'll probably find cricket far too slow and subtle to keep your interest for long, though I'm sure there are people who've learned to love it.
Cricket has also evolved. Now they have 20-20 which is fast and less time consuming. Also, test matches (5 day match) has more results than in the past.
Personally I'm not a fan of Twenty20, having been a cricket fan since I was young I grew up watching test matches, so it just feels like an Americanisation of a more traditional sport.
Slightly ironic given I'm actually a bigger fan of baseball than cricket now, but my order of preference would go baseball > test match > twenty20.
Side-question: What country are you from, i.e. where does your interest in cricket come from?
I suspect that, in particular when it comes to understanding scores, that fans of either game would be quite confused about the other.
Coincidentally this is my second comment in a row on HN that quotes an old Aaron Sorkin show (this time 'Sports Night', a two-series show from a decade ago that remains one of my all-time favourites), so apologies in advance:
Rather than thinking of it as baseball for the English, I'd suggest reading that wiki page linked to.And FYI, both baseball and cricket are great games, but from my experience... if you like cricket, go learn about baseball and watch a few games, it's fantastic. If, however, you're a baseball fan, you'll probably find cricket far too slow and subtle to keep your interest for long, though I'm sure there are people who've learned to love it.