20/20 Cricket

Saturday, Ed was invited to go to a Cricket match. We understand that Cricket can be an all day or two ordeal. But to speed up the game in an effort to keep people's attention and interest in Cricket, a shortened form was created called twenty, twenty.

It feels a lot like baseball and yet very different. However, they try to do lots of gimmicky things such as this mascot that of course is advertising the company that is sponsoring the game. In the original cricket, players are all in white. But again, to update the game the teams have colors. These changes are criticized by many but I think it is an effort to keep the younger, computer generation interested.

Here is a batter who as you can see missed the ball. There is a catcher as well.

The stats board. The Bowler is what we would call the pitcher.

Maybe Cricket is "for the birds"!