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The
game of rounders has been played in England since Tudor
Times, with the earliest reference being in 1744 in "A Little
Pretty Pocketbook" where it is called baseball. This explains
why the two games are similar, and in fact many students
of baseball accept that their sport is derived from Rounders.
This is the name used by Jane Austen in "Northanger Abbey".
"The Boy's Own Book" of 1828 devoted a chapter to Rounders
and in 1889 the Liverpool and Scottish Rounders Association
was formed. The first official rules did away with the practice
of putting a running batter out by hitting them with a thrown
ball. As with many traditional English games, Jaques (the
oldest sports and games manufacturer in the world, since
1795) has had a strong influence in its development and
they still make rounders sets to this day. |
SIMPLIFIED RULES
SCORING: 1 rounder if 4th Post reached and touched before
next ball is bowled. 1/2 rounder if 4th Post reached without
hitting the ball. 1/2 rounder if 2nd Post reached after
hitting the ball. OUT WHEN: Caught, or The Post you are
running to is stumped. OTHER RULES: You cannot have two
batters at a Post. The umpire will ask the first to run
on when second one makes contact. At a Post, you do not
have to move on for every ball bowled. You can move on as
soon as the ball leaves the bowler's hand, this includes
no balls. NO BALL: Ball is above head or below knee, Ball
bounces on way to you, Ball Is wide or straight at body.
ALSO: You can continue to rejoin the batters queue until
you are deemed to be "OUT". VARIATION: The whole team is
out if the ball is "CAUGHT" (This helps sometimes to keep
the fielding team motivated). |
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