Innings, Runs, Outs, Drives, Check Swings etc and why do they call that baton shaped stick a 'Bat'?
2006-12-29 11:46:52 · 4 answers · asked by tino67 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
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.
2006-12-30 04:12:39 · update #1
England created the sport and America just made it better.
2006-12-29 11:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by MichaelJack548 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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"
2006-12-29 19:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by army_rainger_former_green_beray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-12-29 21:57:27 · answer #3 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Baseball developed from cricket.
2. This is the U.S., we can call it anything we darn well please.
2006-12-29 19:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋