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	Bowler (cricket) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling.
		A bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder.
		There are several types of bowlers and most teams will have a variety available in the team to take advantage of pitch or weather conditions or known weaknesses of the opposition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bowler_(cricket) (286 words)

	Cricket (game) - MSN Encarta
		A cricket ball is about the same size as a baseball, made of alternating layers of cork and wool and covered by either red or white leather.
		Cricket grounds can be any size, but those used in professional cricket are usually between 114 m and 160 m (375 ft and 525 ft) in diameter.
		The bowler in cricket can take a run-up and can throw the ball to the batter on the bounce as well as on the fly, but he must keep his arm straight while throwing.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556099/Cricket_(game).html (918 words)

	Bowler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bowler Offroad Ltd, a maker of offroad vehicles
		In marbles, a bowler refers to a 7/8 inch (22 mm) marble.
		James 'Lord Bowler' Lonefeather, a character in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bowler (105 words)

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		Bowlers are allowed to polish the ball by rubbing it with cloth (usually on their trouser legs) and applying saliva or sweat to it.
		If a bowler loses his grip on the ball during the delivery action, it is considered to be a live ball only if it is propelled forward of the bowler.
		Bowlers also make use of the state of the pitch, which is quite crucial to the game, and is one of the things the commentators look at in great detail before the game begins.
	www.cs.purdue.edu /homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm (9560 words)

	Cricket explained — as briefly as I can manage (i.e. not very) \| Samizdata.net
		The international cricket authorities are very determined that England should play their game in Zimbabwe, not because they are morally neutered sports jocks with no idea of politics, but because they are acutely aware of political matters, and very scared of cricket being used (i.e.
		Cricket, I should add, can also be played anywhere as long as you have a bat and some sort of ball (just draw the stumps on a wall if you haven't got any).
		A cricket ball weighs between 8 and 10 ounces, and is usually a piece of cork wrapped in twine, which is then further wrapped in either two or four pieces of leather.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/002961.html (4430 words)

	Amazon.com: Cricket Explained: Books: Robert Eastaway,Mark Stevens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In all forms of cricket the bowler bowls 6 deliveries in a row, this is an over, then a new bowler bowls 6 deliveries from the other end of the pitch, and vice-versa.
		Where Cricket is different to baseball, is that the pressure is all on the batsmen, whereas in baseball it is on the pitcher.
		In cricket you are allowed to aim for the batsmen's body to intimidate him, i've seen everything from broken ribs, fractured cheekbones and even worse.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312094116?v=glance (2027 words)

	Sports and Games/Cricket/Fastest Bowler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The highest electronically measured speed for a ball bowled by any bowler is 100.23mph (161.3km/h) by Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) against England on 22 February 2003 in a World Cup match at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.
		Nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib burst onto the cricket scene in 1999, but has since struggled to cement a first choice place in the Pakistan line-up.
		He has played for many teams, including: Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi Cricket Association, Somerset, Khan Research Labs, Durham, Lashings and Pakistan.
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /content_pages/record.asp?recordid=45405 (96 words)

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