Is a cricket bowl and a baseball pitch that different? ?

Question

Is a cricket bowl and a baseball pitch that different? ?

Answer 1

Yes, it is.

In cricket, a bowler bowls, does not "pitch" or "throw" the ball. This might seem puzzling, since in effect the ball is thrown at the batsman. The difference is that in baseball, the pitcher holds the ball in his pitching arm, and the arm at this point is bent at the elbow by 90 degrees or more. As the pitcher throws the ball towards the batter, the arm extends forward and straightens at the elbow, becoming perpendicular to the pitcher's chest. The arm starts bent at the elbow and straightens DURING the pitching action.

In cricket, straightening of the arm at the elbow is not allowed. As the bowler runs in, he can approach the wicket with his arm in any position he wants. But as he enters his delivery stride, the bowling arm must be absolutely straight and hanging by the side of the body. As the non-bowling arm is thrust forward and swings down, the bowling arm is swung up. At no point must the arm be allowed to "break" at the elbow. When the arm is at its highest point, the ball must be released. Even after release, the arm must come down in its follow through, completing a smooth arc without the arm ever being extended or straightened at the elbow.

There is some leeway in the arm extension at the elbow. Unlike my description, a bowler is allowed to have, during the delivery action, his arm bent at a maximum of 15 degrees at the elbow. That is, his upper and lower arm should make an angle at the elbow no greater than 15 degrees. The bowler is allowed to extend his arm by 15 degrees (or less) during release to completely straighten out his arm. This is to avoid injury, because having a completely rigid elbow joint while trying to bowl fast would cause the elbow to dislocate. But 15 degrees is the maximum allowable limit in cricket (some bowlers, such as the West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan, do not straighten their arms at all), and any greater extension would cause the ball to be declared as illegal by the umpire, whereas, in baseball, the arm is straightened as part of the normal delivery and release action.

Answer 2

Yes.

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

Yes very different , the cricket ground is completely grassed , the baseball stadium has a mound for the pitcher . The boundaries are also different with walls on baseball which the fielder can lean over and catch the ball

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