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Run out

In cricket, if the batsmen attempt a single and the striker is run out, can the non-striker face the next ball? Assuming the run out did not happen on the last ball of the over. I'm basically asking if the non-striker can swap ends after a failed single. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gangsterology (talk • contribs) 07:39, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes if the batsmen have crossed. thus: The ball is bowled at the striker's end, and the run-out takes place at the non-striker's end, the non-striker having made his ground at the striker's end but the striker having failed to make his ground at the non-striker's end. When the next ball in the over is bowled, there is a new non-striker. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:01, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't the ball bowled at the non-striker's end (by definition)? Widneymanor (talk) 17:27, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think User:TammyMoet meant "bowled at the striker's end" in the same way that you "shoot at a target". Alansplodge (talk) 18:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes the ball is bowled *from* the non-striker's end, *at* the striker's end. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be clear, the bit about the batsmen crossing is essential. If they don't cross one another (and the umpire may need to rule on this) the new batsman, rather than the non-striker, will face the next ball. --Dweller (talk) 13:30, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How did the movie theater and restaurant become popular dating destinations?

How did they become popular? Why did people choose those venues for dating? Before the advent of the movie theater, how did people date? 140.254.136.157 (talk) 19:46, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

They were chosen so the kids could "court" outside the watchful eyes of their parents. Much better than sitting on the ol' front porch having a GGG-rated conversation. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why did the kids want to court outside the watchful eyes of parents? What about danger and scandal? Wouldn't it be safer with a chaperone or by having a dual-family banquet? 140.254.70.33 (talk) 22:02, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you think? Would you want your parents hanging around when you're courting? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:05, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See heavy petting. Most people find it uncomfortable to have someone touch your genitals while parents of one or both participants look on. --Jayron 32 11:37, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dating isn't much older than the movies in the grand scheme of things. In areas where dating (not just courting with the intention of marrying a partner approved by both families, but unsupervised hanging out between two persons for the sake of companionship, romance, or sex) caught on quickly, but movie theaters took longer to come in, young persons might have gone to jazz clubs, picnics, Sock hops, or vaudeville shows (the precursor to movie theaters). Many towns used to also have a Lovers' lane, where someone might bring a date just to make out and maybe listen to the radio.

I'd guess that restaurants might actually be a carry over from courting. A man might take a prospective wife (or possibly "a new [male] acquaintance and his [sister, daughter, niece]") to a nice restaurant and act like that's baseline for him to convince the woman's family that he could take care of her. Eating with a date also allows one to associate a feeling of physical satisfaction with the person.

Dating tried to take parents out of the courting equation. Dating can serve all the same purposes as courting, but some people date with no intention of marriage, but just for fun, romance, or sex. While some kids are fortunate enough to be able to have fun around (or even with) their parents, just about everyone is going to feel awkward trying to woo someone in front of their parents. Yes, dating does include a risk of rape or scandal, but it was easier for parent-monitored courting to lead to loveless marriages or even abusive ones. This is not to say that dating is abuse free, just that the daughter of an abusive husband is more free to choose a non-abusive partner if she is not being supervised. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Asked my mom, and she explained that a lot of churches (in more rural parts of America) used to sponsor "socials," but a girl would show up and leave with her family or else get a reputation as a tramp. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:18, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As for restaurants and movies, both have an activity to engage in when conversation lags. Movies also have darkness and side-by-side seating, making holding hands or putting an arm around the other convenient. At the restaurant, the normal opposing seating position is better for looking at each other and playing footsie. StuRat (talk) 02:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the UK, many cinemas used to remove the armrests between alternate seats in the back row to make things easier for courting couples. This ensured that they didn't sit further forward and distract patrons behind them who were there only to watch the films, and made it easier to spot (and possibly eject) the voyeurs who were there only to watch the couples. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 212.95.237.92 (talk) 14:05, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But I wonder if it resulted in more stains on those seats. StuRat (talk) 19:51, 5 May 2015 (UTC) [reply]