你必须知道什么是烤饼才能了解板球

一只名叫拉斐尔的俏皮忍者神龟曾经说过，“你必须知道烤饼是什么才能理解板球”，然后他的外壳就发出了欢呼。

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Raphael once quipped, “You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket,” before getting his shell whooped.

忍者神龟拉斐尔曾经打趣道，“你必须知道烤饼是什么才能理解板球”，然后他的外壳就发出了欢呼。

The sight of Casey Jones sending Raphael airborne with a whack from a cricket bat, on movie screens in 1990, was all I knew about the game.

1990 年的电影银幕上，凯西·琼斯 (Casey Jones) 用板球棒一击将拉斐尔 (Raphael) 打飞的场景，就是我对这款游戏的全部了解。

That all changed after a visit across the pond where I learned the basics of this centuries old game, the second most popular spectator sport in the world, from two English lads, Leo and Rex, who were eager to share their expertise and were hungry for NBA stats.

在一次大洋彼岸的访问之后，这一切都发生了变化，在那里我从两个英国小伙子 Leo 和 Rex 那里了解了这项具有数百年历史的运动的基础知识，这是世界上第二受欢迎的观赏性运动，他们渴望分享他们的专业知识，并渴望NBA 统计数据。

The 2024 Cricket World Cup is currently being played in NYC and other cities around the world.

2024 年板球世界杯目前正在纽约和世界其他城市举行。

If you’re interested in watching the game, learning the basics can be as the greatest detective in the world Sherlock Holmes would put it, “Elementary.” A match, played on a cricket ground, starts with a coin toss. The toss-winning team chooses to either bat or bowl first. Each team consists of 11 players who then take their places either up at bat or out in the oval-shaped field.

如果您有兴趣观看比赛，学习基础知识就像世界上最伟大的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯所说的那样，“初级”。板球场上的比赛以抛硬币开始。掷球获胜的球队选择先击球或先投球。每队由 11 名球员组成，他们要么在击球位置上，要么在椭圆形场地上就位。

Two batters stand at either end of a dirt track in the center of the oval called the pitch.

两名击球手站在椭圆形中心的一条土道（称为球场）的两端。

Their job is to score runs defend the wicket (three wooden sticks), from the bowler (pitcher). The bowler takes a running start, and with a windmill-like arm rotation (you can’t bend your elbow) hurls a hard white, leather-covered ball that’s slightly smaller but harder than a baseball, toward the wicket hoping to strike them off a single bounce past the batter.

他们的工作是得分，保护三柱门（三根木棍），免受投球手（投手）的伤害。投球手开始奔跑，以风车般的手臂旋转（肘部无法弯曲）将一个比棒球略小但坚硬的白色硬皮球投向三柱门，希望将其击落一次弹跳超过击球手。

How do you get an out?

你怎么出去？

If the bowler was successful that batter is “bowled out” and retired.

如果投球手成功，则击球手将“出局”并退役。

Bowled is one of ten ways a player can get out. The other two more common ways should sound familiar. They are either caught out, like a fly ball or run out, when a ball in play is returned to the stumps before the batters can successfully change places.

投球是球员出局的十种方式之一。其他两种更常见的方式听起来应该很熟悉。当击球手成功更换位置之前，当比赛中的球返回到树桩时，他们要么像飞球一样被抓住，要么被跑出。

Bowling is a shared responsibility. A bowler is replaced after delivering six throws which is called an over. In T-20 cricket play is limited to a total of 20 overs per team which equates to the average number of pitches a MLB starter would throw.

保龄球是一项共同的责任。投球手在投出六次球后被替换，这称为轮次。在 T-20 板球比赛中，每支球队的投球总数不得超过 20 次，这相当于 MLB 首发球员投球的平均次数。

Each bowler can only throw a maximum of four overs so a team needs at least five bowlers for each game.

每个投球手最多只能投四轮，因此一支球队每场比赛至少需要五名投球手。

How do you score a run?

你如何得分？

Batters defend the wicket with a wedge shaped bat and try to hit the ball into play and score by running to the other wicket. One run is scored for each successful exchange of batters.

击球手用楔形球棒防守三柱门，并尝试将球击入比赛并跑向另一个三柱门得分。每次成功交换击球手即可得分一分。

If the batter swung for the fences and the ball reached the boundary an automatic four runs are awarded. If the ball flies over the boundary and out of play six runs are awarded. These two situations don’t require the batters to run.

如果击球手击向围栏并且球到达边界，则自动获得四分。如果球飞过边界并退出比赛，则奖励六分。这两种情况都不需要击球手跑动。

How do you win in Cricket?

如何在板球比赛中获胜？

The team at bat puts up as many runs as they can before the limit of 20 overs is reached or 10 batters are called out by the umpire, whichever comes first. Then the opposing team takes their turn and tries to beat the score marked in the first inning.

在达到 20 轮的限制或裁判员宣布 10 名击球手出局之前（以先到者为准），击球方应尽可能多地得分。然后对方球队轮流尝试打破第一局的比分。

What’s the difference between regular Cricket and T20?

普通板球和 T20 有什么区别？

The shortest form of cricket is known as Twenty20, where each team gets 20 overs to bat. T20 is more comparable in duration to an MLB game.

最短的板球形式被称为“Twenty20”，每支球队有 20 轮击球机会。 T20 的持续时间与 MLB 比赛更具可比性。

In comparison to Test Cricket, which can see matches lasting north of seven hours and spans over multiple days.

与测试板球比赛相比，测试板球比赛可以持续七个小时以上并跨越多天。

If you don’t have that kind of attention span, T20 may be more appealing.

如果你没有那种注意力持续时间，T20 可能更有吸引力。

While there’s a bit of a learning curve, the world’s most popular game could certainly be worth learning more about.

虽然有一点学习曲线，但世界上最受欢迎的游戏肯定值得更多地了解。