Everything. The anatomy of a ball Let us, however, start at the very beginning. Was the cricket ball meant to swing by design? "No, they certainly weren't manufactured with swing in mind," says Dr ...
In the beginning there was no swing. When the first purpose-made cricket balls were manufactured in the Garden of England around 1750, they were delivered underarm and could not have swung ...
Arshdeep Singh has become India's leading T20I bowler, overtaking Yuzvendra Chahal with 97 wickets in 61 matches. Former ...
But it’s not just about the ball. So here are 4 ways you can make a “bad” ball swing. 1. Use your wrist Here’s a simple fact; if you get your wrist behind the ball when you are bowling it ...
The pitch: Green tops favour bowlers because there's usually moisture under the pitch, which helps the ball to swing, especially if the sun's out. Bowlers can get movement off the wicket if the pitch ...
Cricket balls swing. Swing makes the game richer. It might be the least challenging of the movements bowlers access, but visually it is arguably the most spectacular. It occurs over a longer ...
Leading cricket ball manufacturers Kookaburra supply the balls for most one-day internationals. They insist the only difference between the two types of ball is the colour. The evening conditions can ...
But thanks to a Canberra-based couple, local Indian women and girls have become passionate about cricket and taken to competitive sport in Australia. Canberra-based Sanjay and Jasmine Sharma ...
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is in full swing, and there’s plenty to look forward to over the next six weeks of match-play. What better way to enjoy the competition than with an exciting in ...