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Interesting game : Bowling

Bowling is a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them Bowling can refer to two distinctly different types of game. The first is played along an "alley", most commonly made of synthetic material imitating a wood surface. Historically, bowling lanes were made of wood, however most centers around the United States have upgraded to the synthetic playing surfaces. Several sports involve a ball rolling towards a target, in this case pins, here the players attempt ... read more

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Bowling is a game in which balls are rolled at an object or 
 
group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or 
 
moving them 
 
Bowling can refer to two distinctly different types of game. 
 
The first is played along an "alley", most commonly made 
 
of synthetic material imitating a wood surface. Historically, 
 
bowling lanes were made of wood, however most centers 
 
around the United States have upgraded to the synthetic 
 
playing surfaces. Several sports involve a ball rolling 
 
towards a target, in this case pins, here the players attempt 
 
to score points by knocking the targets down. ...
 
Many consider bowling to be a simple game, but it is 
 
actually a complicated sport.To begin to understand why 
 
bowling is so complicated you will need a little back round 
 
information first. Such as the different kinds of lanes, what 
 
oil is, the different lane conditions, how to keep score, the 
 
different kinds of approaches, what ball reactions are, what 
 
the difference is between the three kinds of bowling balls, 
 
and how to bowl. (Richardson) First you need to know that 
 
there are two different kinds of lanes. The most common 
 
type lane is the synthetic lane. This type of lane is called 
 
synthetic because it is actually man made imitation wood. 
 
The other type of lane is wood. Wood lanes are called 
 
wood lanes because they are made of wood. The synthetic 
 
lane is seen more often today since it is easier to maintain 
 
then the wood lane.(Richardson) The synthetic lane is 
 
easier to maintain because the wood lanes have to have 
 
an oil finish on them to protect the lane from the ball when 
 
it is rolled on it. So since the balls are rolled over and over 
 
on the lane the oil wears away and has to be applied at 
 
least twice a day. Where as the synthetic lane are still 
 
oiled, but not to protect the lane.
 
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the 
 
ball towards the 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.
 
There are rules in the Laws of Cricket governing how a ball 
 
must be bowled. If a ball is bowled illegally, an umpire will 
 
rule it a no ball. If a ball is bowled too far wide of the 
 
batsman for him to be able to hit it, an umpire will rule it a 
 
wide.
 
In the early days of cricketing history, underarm bowling 
 
was the only method employed. Initially, all bowling was 
 
performed with an underarm action. Later, an English 
 
woman, who used to play cricket alongside the gentlemen 
 
and whom was attired in the dress of the day for a lady, a 
 
long, widely blousing dress, was having difficulty in 
 
bowling with an underarm action due to the blousing dress 
 
and to counter this she began to bowl with an overarm 
 
delivery method.
 
Soon after, a gentleman who witnessed this action began 
 
to employ it in club cricket matches, however, the overarm 
 
method was quickly banned and determined to be illegal. 
 
It was not until 1864 that the method was finally accepted 
 
by cricketing authorities and grew rapidly in popularity 
 
amongst all players. By the 20th century, underarm 
 
bowling had disappeared from the game.
 
An infamous "underarm bowling" incident occurred during 
 
a One-day International match between the Australia and 
 
New Zealand teams, in which the bowler took advantage 
 
of the fact that underarm bowling was still legal by rolling 
 
the ball along the ground. By doing so he avoided the 
 
(unlikely) possibility that the No. 10 New Zealand batsman 
 
would score a six from the last ball to tie the match.
 
As a result of this incident underarm bowling was 
 
subsequently banned as not within the spirit of the game.
 
To achieve the goals of bowling, a variety of tactics have 
 
been developed. Naively, bowling directly at the batsman's 
 
wicket seems a good idea, as this provides chances to get 
 
the batsman out bowled or leg before wicket. However, 
 
most batsman are capable of defending against such 
 
deliveries, especially if they expect them. A more 
 
promising line of attack is to bowl away from the wicket, 
 
and entice the batsman to play a shot at the ball in the 
 
hope of scoring runs. A mistimed stroke or deviation of the 
 
ball in flight can result in the ball being hit in an unintended 
 
direction, either on to the wicket or - more likely - to a 
 
fielder for a catch

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