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	DM's Explanation of Cricket - Bowling Styles
		Bowlers who use a fast bowling style but bowl the ball more slowly are called medium pace bowlers - these are often players included in a team primarily for their batting.
		Instead of keeping the seam upright when bowling the ball, a fast bowler may spin the ball sideways in his hand as he releases it, by dragging his fingers down either the left or right side.
		Flipper: This is bowled with the hand in roughly the same position as a top spinner, but the ball is released by squeezing it out between thumb and forefinger, rather than rolling it over the back of the wrist.
	www.dangermouse.net /cricket/bowling.html (2251 words)

	Seam bowling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seam bowling is a technique used for cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam, to cause a random deviation.
		Seam bowling is generally classed as a subtype of fast bowling, although the bowling speeds at which seam can be a factor include medium-pace bowling.
		If the ball is bowled such that the seam hits the pitch when it bounces, this irregularity can cause the ball to deviate sideways in its path.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seam_bowling (434 words)

	Biomechanics and the Art of Bowling
		The bowling arm (right arm) at this stage is bent and close to the body with the hand about face level, and the trunk leaning backwards and laterally.
		Once the bowling arm is fully straightened ("locked"), the left arm is pulled downward facilitating the circular swing of the bowling arm about the shoulder joint as the trunk begins to flex forwards.
		Also, when the bowling action is modelled mathematically, it has been found that many of the movements in bowling which are often dismissed as merely stylistic embellishments have actually been found to play a critical biomechanical role in the delivery of the ball.
	www.coachesinfo.com /category/cricket/44 (4287 words)

	Fast bowling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main aim of fast bowling is to bowl the hard cricket ball at high speed and to induce it to bounce off the pitch in an erratic fashion or move sideways through the air, the combination of these factors making it difficult for the batsman to hit the ball cleanly.
		Bowling a yorker requires pinpoint accuracy since bowling it slightly too long will result in a full toss or full pitched delivery which is easy for the batsman to play because the ball has not deviated by bouncing off the pitch.
		Seam bowling is the act of using the seam of the ball to cause the ball to bounce in an unpredictable fashion when it hits the pitch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fast_bowling (6195 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| The Ashes \| What is reverse swing? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In simple terms, the aerodynamics of bowling means the shiny side travels faster through the air, while the rough side acts as a brake, pushing the ball in that direction.
		All fast bowlers grip the seam vertically, with the middle and index fingers on either side, with the ball resting in the third finger and thumb.
		The straighter the seam when the ball is delivered, the greater the chance of swing, especially when the ball is older with one shiny and one rough side.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/england/4155734.stm (952 words)

	Seam and Swing Bowling
		The preponderance of seam bowling brought in its train a mania for polishing the ball, not only by the bowler but often by fieldsmen who handled it.
		The object of swing bowling is naturally to beat the bat by making the ball change its course through the air as compared with a ball breaking with spin after making contact with the ground.
		The grip for swing bowling must always be in the fingers - never in the palm - and the bowler should be conscious of the ball going out of his finger tips on release.
	orca.rsmas.miami.edu /~majumdar/cricket/cricket2.html (1922 words)

	Observer \| Power swings to the benefit of England
		At Lord's the ball moved off the seam and it was primarily Glenn McGrath's bowling that was the difference between the sides (although Steve Harmison did take eight wickets in that match).
		Instead of the bowling becoming more straight up and down as the ball loses hardness and shine, some bowlers with this capacity come into their own at this stage.
		Seam bowling of the McGrath kind is metronomic - the ball is regularly landed on a good length, aimed at restriction as well as at dismissals, and the fielders most likely to be involved are the slips and short leg.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5262236-102283,00.html (798 words)

	::aLeeonline.tk:: First Test Match Pakistan VS India
		Lakshmipathy Balaji, who followed up his 5 for 76 in the first innings with another superb exhibition of swing and seam bowling, did the early damage, but it was the peerless Anil Kumble who winkled out the big two, trapping Inzamam leg before and bowling Youhana off his boot.
		Dropped twice by Rahul Dravid off Kumble's bowling almost as soon as he came to the crease, he celebrated the second reprieve with a delicate late-cut and two splendid off-drives in successive deliveries.
		Laxman, who had eased past 50, departed soon after, bowled while trying to smash a googly away, and when Zaheer patted a return catch back a few seconds after the drinks break, it was all over with India 204 runs in the fl.
	www.angelfire.com /linux/aocricket/firsttest_fourthday.htm (972 words)

	Seam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seam bowling, in cricket, refers to bowling with the main seam upright
		A quarter seam is a thread on the surface of a cricket ball.
		In sewing, a seam is the line where two or more layers of fabric are held together by stitching.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seam (137 words)

	Swing Bowling
		The second finger is on the rim of the seam with the fingers quite close together.
		The third finger supports near the bottom and the thumb is flat along the seam rather than holding it with the edge.
		The secret of swing bowling is that the seam is pointing in the direction the ball is travelling as it goes through the air.
	members.tripod.com /oncc/new_page_2.htm (262 words)

	The secret of a perfect run up
		Seam bowling all-rounder Kelvin has been back in touch with me. You may remember he asked me some coaching questions a little while back.
		Bowl as much as you can in as many different conditions as you can.
		While fast bowling coaches may be able to give you more technical details and specific tips, all of these methods will help you relax into your game with confidence.
	www.harrowdrive.com /?p=200 (770 words)

	Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		All four wickets fell to some outstanding piece of bowling as they used the freshness of the pitch, which is quite evident on the first morning of a Test match to maximum use.
		There was movement off the seam and they capitalized on it to beat the bats of Atapattu, Jayasuriya, Jayawardene and Sangakkara as Sri Lanka were suddenly caught on the wrong foot by a team which has one of the weakest bowling attacks in Test cricket.
		BOWLING: Rasel 20-2-125-3(5nb,1w), Hossain 19-3-104-3(2nb), Ahmed 8-2-33-1, Rafique 23-1-92-0(1nb),Haque 18-2-70-0(3nb), Ashraful 2-0-11-0.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/09/21/spo01.htm (948 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Skills \| A guide to bowling actions
		Every bowler has a unique bowling action, a lot of which depends on their body type and their bowling style.
		Most bowling actions are side on, which means the shoulders are square to the batsman.
		It's important to get your bowling action checked out by a coach to ensure it is either side on or front on, rather than a bit of both.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/skills/4176852.stm (316 words)

	rediff.com: Cricket World Cup 2003: Alderman as bowling coach: Your take...
		Maybe the bowling coach can get some sense into the heads of the players and who knows we might be celebrating winning the World Cup on the streets of Mumbai and Kolkatta in March.
		If the athlete is naturally gifted with pace and he knows how to bowl decent line and length, then a bowling coach can be hired to teach the bowler the intricacies and fine tune him to the art of fast bowling.
		So a bowling coach is not a bad idea but it is finally up to the players to realize what an honour it is to play for the country and give it their all.
	www.rediff.com /wc2003/2002/dec/10disc.htm (2048 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A swing bowler will hold the seam of the ball at a certain angle and attempt to release the ball so that it spins with the seam at a constant angle.
		A seam bowler attempts to keep the seam vertical, so that the ball hits the seam when it bounces on the pitch and deflects in its path either to the right or left.
		This is essentially off-spin bowling (so called because, to a right-handed batsman, the ball spins from the off side to the leg side).
	www.angelfire.com /games5/niyas/Tactics1.htm (462 words)

	Cricket Tips & Techniques BOWLING
		between the second and third fingers, which are spread across the seam.
		The seam is straight up and down and the zooter does not spin.
		Pace Bowling - The Outswinger with Dennis Lillee
	www.liveindia.com /cricket/Bowling.html (777 words)

	Cricinfo - The science of swing bowling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The ball is released with the seam at an angle to the initial line of flight.
		In this case, the seam actually has a detrimental effect on the turbulent boundary layer by making it thicker and weaker and it therefore separates earlier than the turbulent layer over the bottom surface.
		In fact, the medium-pace "seam" or "stock" bowlers usually bowl with the seam in this orientation in an attempt to make the ball bounce on its seam so that it may gain sideways movement off the ground.
	content-uk.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/258645.html (2942 words)

	How to Hook a Bowling Ball - WikiHow
		This is a personal thing depending on where you bowl, so you will need to talk to your local pro-shop operator for advice on this one.
		Depending on the lanes you bowl on, this will vary greatly, but let's focus on a typical house condition.
		Bowling ball with a good curve rating that reacts well in oily conditions.
	www.wikihow.com /Hook-a-Bowling-Ball (1084 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - England, Ja lock horns - Saturday \| February 3, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		For the Jamaicans, the test was against some lovely swing and seam bowling, and but for Christopher Gayle, 56, and Wayne Cuff, 46, they were found wanting, and for the Englishmen, it was against hostile bowling and they did not appear to relish it.
		That was 83 for two, and when Silverwood bowled Hibbert offstump with a swinging yorker at 97 for three and removed captain Robert Samuels, caught by his oppositie number Mark Alleyne in the slips at 113 for four, Jamaica were in trouble.
		England A's bowling after lunch was topclass, and but for one miss by wicketkeeper Read when he dropped Gayle, on 32, off Sidebottom, so was their fielding.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20010203/sports/sports1.html (671 words)

	Nashville Cricket Assciation - Home Page
		Aniket bowled an outswinger to Alam which he cut straight into the hands of Ramadass at point and at 9 for two wickets with both openers back in the pavilion, NCC were in dire straits.
		Arun came into bowl and with his very first ball deceived Sunny who was struck plumb in front of the wickets.
		Bimal was bowled by Ramadass in the 25th over and NCC made 136 for 9 wickets in 25 overs.
	www.cricnca.com /Match4.htm (1488 words)

	Abc of Cricket Forum > Bowling Off-spin
		However bowling seam (right arm) for 12 overs in a league match on a rock hard pitch has given me a blister on the back of my left heel, which isn't going away and is quite painful when running.
		After bowling off-spin for any length of time, the skin is taken off my middle finger and it becomes painful to bowl, and sometimes develops into a painful blister.
		It's generally the seam of the ball that does it and there is not much you can do about it except maybe use a little tape in the affected area.
	www.abcofcricket.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t1712.html (1327 words)

	Lycos Ricerca: seam
		Seam has been designed from the ground up to eliminate complexity at the architecture and the API level...
		La Seam produce con strass swarovski, accessori di alta moda, accessori per abbigliamento siamo nati come produzione di bottoni, gioielli, bigiotteria antica,...
		Seam may refer to: Seam (band), an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, NC...
	cerca.lycos.it /cgi-bin/pursuit?query=seam (217 words)

	Seam and Swing Bowling
		With underarm bowling it could not have been of any consequence and we may safely say that it played no part in cricket before the legalisation of overarm bowling in 1864.
		But possibly the thing which gave swing bowling its greatest impetus was the experimental change in 1946, which permitted a new ball after 55 overs (six ball).
		The fast bowler, who had to be satisfied with one new ball in 200 runs in scorching dry heat at Adelaide when the turf was flint hard, not unreasonably thought that he was harshly treated compared with the slow bowler.
	orca.rsmas.miami.edu /~majumdar/cricket/cricket1.html (841 words)

	Channel 4 Analyst Simon Hughes explains cricket Bowling
		Off-spin, a traditional skill, has produced the greatest bowling figures in the history of the game, Jim Laker's 19-90 against Australia at Old Trafford in 1956.
		There is perpetual argument about what makes a good fast bowler's action but one thing's for sure, the explosiveness of fast bowling puts a lot of strain on your body however you let go of the ball.
		Spin bowling is one of the most intriguing aspects of the game – the variations a good spinner can input on a ball defy explanation.
	www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/analyst/bowling (638 words)

	The Hindu : Sport : Indian campaign begins today
		The conditions aid swing and the moisture in the pitch encourages seam bowling.
		Comeback man Zaheer Khan, a seam bowler, is likely to partner Pathan in the first Test, although Ajit Agarkar has an opportunity to cling on to his Test place with a strong performance against a Pakistan `A' line-up that includes batsmen with ability in captain Hasan Raza and gritty middle-order batsman Asim Kamal.
		Yet, the Pakistani skipper will seek more options in the pace bowling department since Mohammed Sami is in the middle of a rough phase.
	www.hindu.com /2006/01/07/stories/2006010710081800.htm (933 words)

	Born to create and conquer
		Cairns may be injury-prone, but he is also dangerous and when in the mood, he can be mean: smashing the ball around the park or making the batsmen hurry their strokes.
		Pollock didn't quite fire with the willow in the first Test, but his 'corridor' bowling, that lured the Indian batsmen to their doom was a definite highlight of the match.
		He posed some searching questions to the Aussies with his seam and swing, and then stroked the ball adeptly into the empty spaces, rocking back to crash the fast bowlers on the off-side and then using his feet delightfully, when Shane Warne gave the ball air.
	www.hinduonnet.com /tss/tss2447/24470080.htm (1790 words)

	Bracken raps on Test door (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		There are only two certainties in the Australian pace bowling attack for the start of the hotly awaited series on November 23 - Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee.
		Stuart Clark has strong claims to be retained after his explosive entry to Test cricket in South Africa and Bangladesh early this year, with 21 wickets from four matches at just 18.76 runs apiece.
		But those matches were played without the presence of McGrath, to whom Clark is most often compared for his accurate seam bowling.
	www.smh.com.au /handheld/articles/2006/11/02/1162339987853.html (280 words)

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