Batball game

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Rounders games are one of the ball games . Measured by the number of individual sports, they form the third largest family by far after goal games and setback games .

features

Party A must hit (throw) a ball so far that it takes Party B as long as possible to get it under control. During this time, A tries from the marker to reach (at least) one run and return to the marker. Complete runs are counted as points. Party B can only score points if it has the right to strike. In about half of these games, the distribution is (or was) narrowly geographically limited.

According to the shape of the playing field, one can distinguish between two types:

Batball games with a square field

The field is (at least approximately) square. It has three running marks that the batsman has to run one after the other. In doing so, he circles the inner field delimited by the painting.

Batball games with an elongated field

The field is rectangular (or oval). It only has one punch and one run mark. The batsman has to go from the stroke to the barrel and (sometimes) back.

Possible origin

The Hungarian author Gyula Hajdü has a convincing theory for the origin of the ball game : Ball games could be the playful re-enactment of a siege: The field or catcher team are the besiegers. The thrower of the ball ( pitcher, bowler, server, pourer ) is your spy who lures out a courier. The batsman or runner represents a courier for the besieged who is supposed to fetch supplies or help. If he is eliminated by the field team, the besieged castle has to give up: The field team moves into the castle (and changes roles)!

literature

  • Marcus Rosenstein: The Ball Sports Lexicon. The ball and ball games of the world , Berlin (Weinmann), 1997. ISBN 3-87892-062-8

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