ROUNDERS

Rounders is a bat and ball game involving two teams, each of which take turns batting and fielding. When a team is fielding a ‘Pitcher’ or ‘Bowler’ pitches (throws) the ball at the batter. The batter must strike the ball with his or her bat and run around the four bases back to home plate where he or she struck the ball, without being caught or run out. This is called a ‘Run’ (point). After a predetermined number of Batters is out, the Batting team and fielding team switch places. This is called an ‘Innings’. After a preset number of Innings the team with most runs is declared the winner. The game was possibly first played in England in the 1500s and was first codified by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland in 1884. Reference: [5].

ROUNDERS STOCK PHOTO

Shuterstock Contributor: roibu (2022) Item ID: 277897988 Hand holding a rounders ball. Rounders is a bat and ball game between two team that involves hitting a hard leather cased ball with a wooden bat. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/hand-holding-rounders-ball-bat-game-277897988 [Accessed 19 February 2022]

REFERENCES

[4] School Sport Victoria (2022) Results 2010 [Internet] Available from: https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-4215-0-0-0&sID=156156  [Accessed 19 February 2022]

[5] Rounders (2022) Rounders [Internet] Available from: https://www.rounders.com/ [Accessed 19 February 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Justin Whelan

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 19 February 2022

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2022

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.