tino67 asked:
Innings, Runs, Outs, Drives, Check Swings etc and why do they call that baton shaped stick a ‘Bat’?
sorry, couldnt get a decent answer but, term bat in cricket was invented in early 1600s. baseball “bat” was invented in mid 1800s, cricket and rounders were both originated from a game called stoolball.
Innings, Runs, Outs, Drives, Check Swings etc and why do they call that baton shaped stick a ‘Bat’?
sorry, couldnt get a decent answer but, term bat in cricket was invented in early 1600s. baseball “bat” was invented in mid 1800s, cricket and rounders were both originated from a game called stoolball.
from rounders came baseball, so essentially Bat is a Cricket Term and will always be a Cricket Term.
but still not sure why other cricketing terms are still used in baseball.
Jim
Tags: Cricket, Innings Runs, Mid 1800s
Jo
1. Baseball developed from cricket.
2. This is the U.S., we can call it anything we darn well please.
Rodney
England created the sport and America just made it better.
Jacob
Maybe because the game of Cricket has been around since at least the late 1400’s?
Because a bat is used to Bat or strick the ball. Ever see a cat bat a mouse or toy? Bat comes from Old English “batt”
Grace
Baseball and cricket both have origins in the same primitive games (see link). In addition, several early American baseball pioneers (notably George Wright) had a history with 19th century cricket and encouraged the continued use of the terms.