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			Another difference betwen the two sports:  In baseball, the team in the field is the defending team.  In cricket, the team at bat is  defending.  The bowler, with the ball, is a member of the attacking team (as with most other ball-playing sports, the team with the ball is the offense.)
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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