Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler...

In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler...

Fast bowling (also referred to as pace bowling) is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling. Practitioners...

  The player who is currently bowling. 2.  A player who specialises in bowling. Bowling the act of delivering the cricket ball to the batter. Bowl-out...

Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered relatively slowly but with rapid rotation, giving it the potential to deviate...

disciplinary reasons (such as bowling beamers), another bowler completes the remaining deliveries. In limited overs cricket, bowlers are usually restricted...

Seam bowling is a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled to hit the ground on its seam, to cause a random deviation when...

The International Cricket Council player rankings is a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances...

Underarm bowling is a style of bowling in cricket. The style is as old as the sport itself. Until the introduction of the roundarm style in the first half...

level cricket. In general, bowlers of this type are described as right arm or left arm "fast" or "medium-fast". Another technique of fast bowling is the...

Swing bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is made to curve through the air. This is in the hope that the change in the ball's...

A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball toward the batter. Once the ball has been delivered, batters may attempt to...

The flipper is a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back spin ball. Squeezed out of the front...

Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Unlike One Day Internationals...

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to as chucking, is an illegal bowling action in the sport of cricket. This occurs when a bowler straightens the bowling arm when delivering the ball....

higher the better) should be greater than their bowling average (the lower the better). In Test cricket, only two players i.e., Garfield Sobers and Jacques...

In cricket, roundarm bowling is a bowling style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and largely superseded underarm bowling by...

of cricket, the bowling action is the set of movements that result in the bowler releasing the ball in the direction of the batsman. The bowling action...

In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and then reaches...

Off spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called an off spinner. Off spinners bowl with their right-arm and a...

without actually bowling a single legitimate ball, despite giving away 8 runs. This was the first time this happened in the history of cricket. Shoaib Akhtar...

Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as...

that in modern cricket is assisted by technology and replays. Drawn parallel with the popping crease and four feet away from it. The bowling crease is the...

off spin, also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of spin bowling in cricket. Bowlers using this technique bowl with their left-arm...

during the ascension of one-day cricket in the 1980s, bowling strike rates are arguably of more importance in Test cricket than One-day Internationals. This...

In cricket, a bowling analysis (sometimes shortened to just analysis, especially in the phrase innings analysis, and also referred to as bowling figures)...

Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia...

Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called a leg spinner. Leg spinners bowl with their right-arm and a wrist...

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played...