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Originally Posted by Robextend
I showed this to a friend who believes it shows some characteristics of Cricket. The "bat" seems to be very wide. Also, it looks like there is a wicket on the field. However if it was cricket, the catcher would be much further back. This could be a good example of how Baseball evolved from Cricket.
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It is definitely not cricket. In cricket there are two wickets (a wicket has three stakes about 2" apart). The striking batsman would be standing in front of one of them and the non-striking batsman would be standing behind the other. The bowler (pitcher) would be releasing the ball from near the non-striking wicket. The wicketkeeper (catcher) would be farther back if the bowler threw fast, but would be close to the wicket for a slow bowler.
Best Regards,
Craig