Baseball vs. Cricket — What's the Difference?

A sport particularly popular in the United States and Japan.

A sport with formats like Test, One Day, and T20.

A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players.

A sport played on an oval field with a pitch in the center.

A game with unique positions like pitcher and catcher.

A game with positions like batsman, bowler, and wicketkeeper.

A sport where runs are scored by hitting and running.

A game where teams alternate batting and bowling.

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat.

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat (and running between the wickets), while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out").

A ball game played between two teams of nine on a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly as a warm-weather sport in the US and Canada

Any of various orthopteran insects of the family Gryllidae, having long antennae and legs adapted for leaping. The males of many species produce a shrill chirping sound by rubbing the front wings together.

A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.

(Sports) An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.

The ball that is used in this game.

Good sportsmanship and fair conduct

A game of darts in which the players attempt to score points by throwing the darts at a target laid out in the form of a baseball diamond.

A small wooden footstool.

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

A ridged structure made of two adjoining triangular pieces covered with flashing or roofing material and built at the upper intersection of a roof and chimney to divert water and prevent the accumulation of snow and debris. Also called saddle.

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

To play the game of cricket.

A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.

In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.

The ball used in this game.

A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;

A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint, or other projection.

A ball used in playing baseball

An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.

A game played on a diamond-shaped field with bases.

(sports) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.

An act that is fair and sportsmanlike.

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

A wooden footstool.

To play the game of cricket.

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.

A low stool.

A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.

A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.

To play at cricket.

Leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

Play cricket

A bat-and-ball game played between two teams, traditionally of eleven players.

A baseball bat is round.

Yes, both baseball and cricket involve a bat and ball.

A baseball team has nine players on the field.

A traditional cricket team consists of eleven players.

Yes, Test cricket matches can last up to five days.

Cricket has earlier historical references, dating back centuries, while baseball's origins are in the 19th century.

A standard baseball game typically lasts 2-3 hours.

Yes, in both sports, players run to score: bases in baseball and wickets in cricket.

A cricket bat is flat-fronted with a slight curve on the back.

No, the World Series is specific to baseball. Cricket has the World Cup.

While baseball is popular in specific regions, cricket has a broader global following.

Baseball typically doesn't end in ties, but cricket matches, especially Test matches, can end in a draw.

In cricket, the equivalent role is the "bowler."

A pitcher is the player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball.

In baseball, fielders use gloves; in cricket, only the wicketkeeper uses gloves.