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British baseball

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British baseball, sometimes called Welsh baseball, or in areas where it is played simply baseball, is a bat-and-ball game played primarily in Wales and England. [1]

41 relations: Base on balls, Bat-and-ball games, Bowling (cricket), Cardiff, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff RFC, Cricket, David Bishop (rugby, born 1960), Designated hitter, Dixie Dean, England national football team, English Baseball Association, Everton F.C., George Whitcombe, Goodison Park, Home Nations, Home run, International Baseball Board, Jim Sullivan (rugby league), John Toshack, Liverpool, Mark Ring, Merseyside, Nathan Blake, Newport, Wales, North West England, Paddy Hennessey, Phil Dwyer, Rounders, Rugby league, South Wales, Stolen base, Ted Peterson, Terry Holmes, Terry Yorath, The Hennessys, United Kingdom, Viv Huzzey, Wales, Welsh Baseball Union.

Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Bat-and-ball games

Bat-and-ball games (or safe haven games to avoid being confused with club games such as golf and hockey) are field games played by two opposing teams.

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Bowling (cricket)

Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Arms Park (Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd), also known as The Arms Park and the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park for sponsorship reasons from September 2014, is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales.

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Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd) is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales.

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Cardiff RFC

Cardiff Rugby Football Club (Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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David Bishop (rugby, born 1960)

David J. Bishop (born 31 October 1960) also known as Bish is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and then rugby league player.

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Designated hitter

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11, adopted by the American League in 1973.

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Dixie Dean

William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

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England national football team

The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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English Baseball Association

The English Baseball Association (EBA) was founded in 1892 and is the governing body of British baseball in England.

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Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club is a football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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George Whitcombe

George Charles Whitcombe (21 January 1902 – 30 April 1986) was a Welsh footballer.

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Goodison Park

Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England that has been home to Premier League club Everton since its completion in 1892.

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Home Nations

The home nations, refers collectively to England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (countries of the United Kingdom), and in certain sports (e.g. rugby football) contexts, to England, Scotland, Wales and the whole island of Ireland.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

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International Baseball Board

The International Baseball Board was founded in 1927 and is the international governing body for British baseball.

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Jim Sullivan (rugby league)

Jim Sullivan (2 December 1903 – 1 November 1977) was a Welsh rugby league footballer, and coach.

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John Toshack

John Benjamin Toshack MBE (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh former professional football player and current manager of Iranian club Tractor Sazi of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Mark Ring

Mark Gerarde Ring (born 15 October 1962) played rugby union for Cardiff RFC, Pontypool RFC and Wales between 1982 and 1996.

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Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million.

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Nathan Blake

Nathan Blake (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played in the Premier League for several clubs and also represented his country at international level.

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Newport, Wales

Newport (Casnewydd) is a cathedral and university city and unitary authority area in south east Wales.

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North West England

North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Paddy Hennessey

Richard Christopher “Paddy” Hennessy (born 6 January 1929) is an Irish-born former baseball (British/Welsh) player, famed for his high-speed bowling.

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Phil Dwyer

Philip Joseph Dwyer (born 28 October 1953) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played for Cardiff City, Rochdale and the Wales national team.

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Rounders

Rounders (cluiche corr) is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams.

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Rugby league

Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is the region of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which he is not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Ted Peterson

Ted Peterson MBE (6 May 1916 – 19 December 2005) was a baseball (British/Welsh) player, whose unparalleled achievements in the sport earned him the title ‘Mr Baseball’.

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Terry Holmes

Terence David "Terry" Holmes (born 10 March 1957, Cardiff) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who won 25 caps for as a scrum-half and later played rugby league for Bradford Northern.

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Terry Yorath

Terence Charles "Terry" Yorath (born 27 March 1950 in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales) is a former footballer and has been a manager at both club and international level.

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The Hennessys

The Hennessys are one of Wales' foremost traditional folk music groups.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Viv Huzzey

Viv Huzzey (24 July 1876 – 29 August 1929) was a Welsh rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and won five caps for Wales.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welsh Baseball Union

The Welsh Baseball Union (WBU) (founded 1892) is the national governing body of British baseball in Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_baseball

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