On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:21:50 +0800, <ben> wrote:

>
>> I recall we had a visiting american faculty member who'd played
>> baseball who played on our intermural cricket team.  The first couple
>> of games were interesting since he'd drop his bat when he ran!It
>> disconcerted the slips somewhat!  We eventually were abler to persuade
>> him of the advantages of taking it with him.
>>
>Its what you grow up with, and instincts taking over. I am sure if plying 
>baseball, and the ball bounces like in cricket, your instincts would take 
>over and you'd try to hit it for a boundary 
>
An Indian friend of mine took up softball while at school in the
States, and enjoyed it quite a bit.  He did take a big ribbing though
when the pitcher got a little wild and sent one at his legs.  He
leg-glanced it.

Take it easy,
Ron Knight