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Bat and trap — is an ancient English ball game related to cricket and played at country pubs in the county of Kent. It is also played in the city of Brighton in Sussex though by the late 20th century the only regular game was played on Good Friday on the Level … Wikipedia
Roundarm bowling — In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the early years of the 19th century to supersede underarm bowling. Its use fell into decline after 1864 when the current style of overarm bowling was legalised, although W G Grace… … Wikipedia
Batting (cricket) — The basics of batting. Andrew Strauss batting for England during the 2005 NatWest Series In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting t … Wikipedia
Bowling strategy (cricket) — Cricket deliveriesIn cricket, at the start of an innings the pace bowlers on the bowling team usually bowl first. Usually the pace bowlers will bowl for 10 overs in a One Day International or about two hours in a Test match. Pace bowlers… … Wikipedia
Batting order (cricket) — This article is about the term batting order as used in cricket. For other uses of the term, see Batting order (disambiguation). In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team s innings, there always being… … Wikipedia
Bowling Green, Kentucky — For other uses, see Bowling green (disambiguation). Bowling Green, Kentucky City … Wikipedia
Batting cage — A batting cage is an enclosed cage for baseball players to practice the skill of batting. It is usually made of netting or a chain link fence and rectangular in shape. A batter stands at one end of the cage, with a pitching machine (or less often … Wikipedia
Bowling machine — In cricket a bowling machine is a device which enables a batsman to practise (usually in the nets) when there is no one available to bowl, or no one of the desired style or standard.There are a number of different types of bowling machine… … Wikipedia
Bowling (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler .A single act of bowling the ball towards the batsman is called a ball or a delivery .… … Wikipedia
Comparison of cricket and baseball — Cricket and baseball are the best known members of a family of related bat and ball games. While many of their rules, terminology, and strategies are similar, there are many differences some subtle, some major between the two games. Other present … Wikipedia
