The governing bodies for baseball and cricket both banned metal bats, arguing that they would fundamentally alter the character of the sport.

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"They could be playing baseball, bowling or cricket, these guys would be unbelievably competitive, " Gardner said.

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Patrick and I met on the lot, and we started talking about the merits and differences between cricket and baseball as we walked over to the makeup trailer.

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You declare that cricket is superior to baseball and every other sport too.

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Cricket is to American baseball what Rugby is to American football.

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Bull- fighting in Spain is still what cricket is to the British or baseball to Americans: poetry, philosophy, pride.

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Now Mr Hayes wants to turn Compton's baseball stadium into America's first professional cricket ground, giving international teams a pitch in the heart of South-Central.

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An over in cricket features six deliveries, the equivalent of pitches in baseball.

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