can a cricket bat break if you play it in softball?
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Not a chance! Most fast bowlers bowl faster than a softball pitcher and a cricketball is harder than a softball so unless you have a real shitty bat theres no problem! Trust me Im Australian and I play cricket and baseball....
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I'm pretty sure there's no rule regarding this.\n\nThere are, however, rules on the composition of the bat, and what types of wood are legal.\n\nUsing a longer bat only helps a hitter with plate-coverage.  After a certain point, it just slows the progression of the bathead through the strikezone, which would make it MUCH harder to hit, and impossible to hit for any power.
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Of course.  If the batsman is out of his ground (i.e he has no part of his foot or bat behind the batting crease), is not attempting a run and the keeper breaks the stumps at the striker's end, he is out stumped.  It does not matter if the keeper throws underarm, overarm or simply hits the wicket with the ball in his glove - the result is the same.  However it is highly unlikely the batsman will be far enough out of his ground for the wicket keeper to thrown down the stumps particularly with an over arm throw.  In summary, the reply is 'yes, but it's unlikely'.  The previous answers differentiating between 'stumped' and 'run out' are misleading.\n\nFurther to all people saying it would be 'run out', then NOT NECESSARILY!!! The definition of a stumping is:\n\nIn cricket, a batsman can be out stumped if:\n\nthe wicket-keeper puts down the wicket, while \nthe batsman is: \nout of his ground (because he has moved down the pitch beyond the popping crease, usually in an attempt to hit the ball), \nreceiving a delivery which is not a no ball, and \nnot attempting a run. \n\nYOU HAVE TO BE ATTEMPTING A RUN TO BE RUN OUT!!!!  Therefore a batsman CAN be out stumped and NOT run out from an overarm throw by the wicketkeeper if he is not attempting a run.  End of chat.
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Yes you can steal in softball, as soon as it leaves the pitchers hand you can go. In baseball you can go whenever. others have mentioned the innings. However the person commenting that the ball is not as hard obviously has never held or been hit by a "soft"ball. there is nothing soft about it. Also, intentional walks are not allowed in softball like they are in baseball and if the pitcher is going to in both sports they have to throw 4 balls, nothing stopping the batter from hitting or swinging at a bad pitch. The other thing is that there is not requirements for an arch unless you are playing slow pitch.
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called the pitch.\n\nAt each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called wickets (traditionally made from the wood of the ash tree). A player from one team (the bowler) propels a hard, fist-sized ball from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to defend the wicket from the ball with a wooden cricket bat, traditionally made of willow. Another batsman (the non-striker) stands in an inactive role near the bowler's wicket.\n\nIf the batsman hits the ball with his bat, he may run to the other wicket, exchanging places with the non-striker. This scores a run. The batting team attempts to score as many runs as it can, while members of the bowling team gather the ball and return it to either wicket. If the ball strikes a wicket while the nearest batsman is still running, the batsman is out. Batsmen can also be out by other means, such as failing to defend the bowled ball from hitting the wicket, or hitting a catch to a fielder.\n\nOnce out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team. As there must always be two batsmen on the field, if and when the tenth batsman is out, the team's turn to bat or innings (always with a terminal "s" in cricket usage) is over, and the other team may bat while the first team takes the field. Depending on the specific rules of the match, one or two innings may be played, possibly with a fixed number of legally-bowled balls defining the end of an innings rather than ten batsmen having been dismissed. At the end of the match, the winner is the team that has scored the most runs. However, the game may run out of time before it is finished, in which case it is a draw, even if one team is overwhelmingly winning at that point. This is sometimes surprising to those not familiar with the game, but it does add interest to one-sided games by giving the inferior team the incentive to try and achieve a draw even if they cannot win.\n\n    Cricket Portal \nCricket has been an established team sport for several centuries. It originated in its modern form in England, and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth. In some countries in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, which are known in cricketing parlance as the West Indies. It is also a prominent minor sport in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Israel, Nepal, and Argentina (see also: International Cricket Council).\n\nThe length of the game — a match can last six or more hours a day for up to five days in one form of the game — the numerous intervals for lunch and tea, and the rich terminology are notable aspects which can often confuse those not familiar with the sport. For its fans, the sport and the intense rivalries between top cricketing nations provide passionate entertainment and outstanding sporting achievements. It has even occasionally given rise to diplomatic outrage, the most infamous being the Bodyline series played between England and Australia.
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yes our softball team all can...and i spotted one who benched 70 10 times...i have witnessed it first hand
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u can weaken the leather and when u go to cath a really hard hit ball the glove breaks and the ball hit u in ur face \n\nput a ball in the pocket... tie a rope around the glove forhget the glove come back in a couple days/week and ur good to go
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Cricket bats are generally made from English Willow, a very hard wood that doesn't split or crack easily.  The choice of willow is critical to the quality of the bat.  Some bats are made by machines, while the best are made by master cricket bat makers who individually hand craft and hand shave the cricket bats they make.  The hand made bats are usually of better quality (last longer, better smack to the impact of the ball), although some well made machined bats exist when the right willow is selected.
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move up a little in the box and hope you can hit when it STARTS to break..it is just timing it would be better if you can learn to switch hit then that way you can see the ball break toward and you can hit it better...try to go with the pitch ..don't pull it
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called the pitch.\n\nAt each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called wickets (traditionally made from the wood of the ash tree). A player from one team (the bowler) propels a hard, fist-sized ball from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to defend the wicket from the ball with a wooden cricket bat, traditionally made of willow. Another batsman (the non-striker) stands in an inactive role near the bowler's wicket.\n\nIf the batsman hits the ball with his bat, he may run to the other wicket, exchanging places with the non-striker. This scores a run. The batting team attempts to score as many runs as it can, while members of the bowling team gather the ball and return it to either wicket. If the ball strikes a wicket while the nearest batsman is still running, the batsman is out. Batsmen can also be out by other means, such as failing to defend the bowled ball from hitting the wicket, or hitting a catch to a fielder.\n\nOnce out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team. As there must always be two batsmen on the field, if and when the tenth batsman is out, the team's turn to bat or innings (always with a terminal "s" in cricket usage) is over, and the other team may bat while the first team takes the field. Depending on the specific rules of the match, one or two innings may be played, possibly with a fixed number of legally-bowled balls defining the end of an innings rather than ten batsmen having been dismissed. At the end of the match, the winner is the team that has scored the most runs. However, the game may run out of time before it is finished, in which case it is a draw, even if one team is overwhelmingly winning at that point. This is sometimes surprising to those not familiar with the game, but it does add interest to one-sided games by giving the inferior team the incentive to try and achieve a draw even if they cannot win.\n\n\nPlaying Nations:\nEngland\nIndia\nPakistan\nBangladesh\nSri Lanka\nAustralia\nNew Zealand\nSouth Africa\nZimbabwe \nWest Indies
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It wouldnt vary from any other form of softball/baseball.\n\nKeep your weight back\nback elbow up\nwhen the pitcher is about to release the ball begin to move the weight forward\nthe butt end of the bat should follow through towards the pitcher, leading the hands\nkeep your head down, you want to watch the ball hit the bat\npivit your back foot, somtimes called "squashing the bug"\nfollow the swing all the way through
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its called batting disorder
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Baseball, also know as "hardball" is where the game is played with a smaller ball, and the pitcher throws the ball overhand.  The second difference, and ofter forgotten, is that the base runners can leave the base to steal at any time they choose.  Also, "leading off", or standing off the base is allowed.\n\nSoftball uses a ball with a larger diameter, and the pitcher throws the ball underhand.  \n\nThere are 2 types of pitching styles allowed in softball.  First, "Fastpitch" softball allows the pitcher to wind their arm over up and over their head and pitch the ball in straight line.  Speed is the focus on pitching.  The strike zone is the same in baseball, which is throwing the ball over the plate, above the batters knees, and below their elbows.  As for base running, the runner must stand on the bag until the pitcher releases the ball towards home plate.\n\nThe second is "Slowpitch", where the pitcher throws the ball underhand,  up in the air towards the batter, and must reach an arc between 9 to 12 feet.  Different then "fast pitch", a strike is called when the ball "falls" and hits the plate, and a 1 foot extension on the back of the plate.  \n\nFor base-running in "slowpitch", a runner can not leave their base until  the ball crosses the plate.\n\nLastly, in Professional Baseball, you have 9 innings.  In Softball, you only have 7 innings.\n\nI also think in baseball you can do a lot more spitting :)
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YES.\nYOU CAN.\nASK IN Y! ANSWERS ,\nSURF IN WIKIPEDIA.\nBROWSE AT WWW.CRICINFO.COM.
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I have been playing softball for 10 years! Its soooo much fun!\nI love it.
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Yaa those balls are terrible to hit. Yaa Miken makes a great bat but you cant beat the classics from easton like the synergies. Yaa I dont know if they are legal in ASA, I play in Canada under NSA rules.
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Breaking by means of throwing seems more apprpriate to me, kicking always leaves lea for the possibility of injuring oneself.  Best wishes