10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUND-ARM»
Discover the use of
round-arm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
round-arm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The modern playmate, a book of games, sports and diversions
The art of bowling naturally divides itself under two heads, underhand and round-
arm. The earliest bowling was entirely underhand, and so it continued even
within the memory of living men. The round-arm at first met with much opposition,
but ...
2
The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness
Why, it's Pink Weed, and she doesn't look exactly happy. (Pink Weed enters,
blubbering. She goes to her mother.) Pink Weed Oh, mamma! It's all off! Yellow
Tooth What is? Pink Weed (speaking between sniffles) I caught sight of Round
Arm, ...
To draw between legs and wicket, and to turn at leg-hitting, as if hitting after the
ball, which was the old style, caused many misses. But at the present day the
round-arm system has lost much of its advantage, because the loose balls do not
...
4
Modern out-door amusements
Should round-arm bowling, then, be laid on one side in favour of the underhand
? Certainly not ; if a young player has the talent and takes to round-arm naturally,
finds it not too fatiguing, and feels it an actual muscular pleasure to bowl in this ...
Modern out-door amusements, 1870
Premium Late Flat Dutch; stem short; head Arm, Aat; stands drouth very well. A
very good late cabbage. Drumhead Savory; did not head. Mammoth Marble
Head; stem medium length; head round, Arm, free from rot Early Dwarf Flat Dutch
; stem ...
6
The History of Sport in Britain, 1880-1914: The varieties of ...
But it is only reasonable to suppose that over-arm bowling gives a bowler wider
scope than did either underarm or round-arm ; and that proportionately batsmen
have become more versatile, and have learnt the use of more strokes.
7
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
In meter, swing- ing the arm round more or less horizontally, or done with the arm
so used: as, a round-arm bowler; round-arm bowline. Ennic. Diet. corner6 ^a^^»
12&Mb.t«e round-armed (^bWU In boxing, given with a horizontal swing ot the ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
8
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
In criclet, swinging the arm round more or less horizontally, or done with the arm
so used : as, a round-arm bowler; round-arm bowling. Encyc. Diet. Girls have
always a round-about way of saying yes before rnnTir,.arTri«fl fround'HrmdV a ...
9
Can We Have Our Balls Back, Please?: How the British ...
Round-arm continued to flourish away from Lord's. Between 1822 and 1827,
Sussex became the preeminent team in the country, largely on the strength of its
two round-arm bowlers, William Lillywhite and Jem Broadbridge. But opposition ...
10
Young Wisden: A new fan's guide to cricket
Round-arm bowling got going, and soon the batsmen decided they needed pads.
Annual fixtures were set up between schools and universities. By the middle of
the century, the railways had come along, so a team like the AllEngland XI could
...
Tim de Lisle, Lawrence Booth, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUND-ARM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
round-arm is used in the context of the following news items.
Bomber beats ban at AFL tribunal
The defender contended that his round-arm fend never went higher than Lonie's collarbone and pleaded guilty to the lesser classification of body contact, with ... «SBS, Jul 15»
Mohammad Hafeez thanks PCB, Saqlain Mushtaq for helping him …
Ajmal has resortd to using a more round-arm action and has not been effective. It will be interesting to see if Hafeez too resorts to using round-arm to make sure ... «Cricket Country, Apr 15»
Saeed Ajmal's new bowling action: More round-arm, with a much …
Ajmal returned with a new action, which is round-arm and much straighter than his previous action. Nishad Pai Vaidya discusses Ajmal's new action. Live Blog: ... «Cricket Country, Apr 15»
Howzat: Showcasing 140 years of female cricketing history in Australia
Women's achievements in cricket including inventing round-arm bowling and participating in the first World Cup are being highlighted in a sports exhibition. «ABC Online, Mar 15»
Malinga the difference between Lanka and NZ
Sri Lanka has made no secret of the fact it needs Malinga with his round-arm action and pin-point accurate yorkers to complement the exceptional batting talents ... «Saudi Gazette, Feb 15»
James Southerton thinks he is out; nobody else does
Though not really much of a batsman, James Southerton was one of the finest round-arm slow bowlers for the third quarter of the 19th century. He played for ... «Cricket Country, Sep 14»
Will this be the end of Ajmal?
In 1822, John bowled round-arm for Kent against MCC at Lord's and was no-balled. He threw the ball, mounted his horse, and rode away, never to play a major ... «DAWN.com, Sep 14»
Should chucking be allowed in cricket?
Bowling in cricket has seen tremendous changes: from rolling the ball along the turf with an under-arm action to adopting a round-arm action that later led to ... «Sportskeeda, Sep 14»
All white on dark night
But Vickery's response was a round-arm whack to Cox's face that left the Eagles' games-record holder sprawled on the turf, seemingly unconscious. He had to ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 14»
What Mitch does
A round-arm action puts severe pressure on the lower back and hips, which could lead to serious injuries. Mitchell Johnson's impact comes with a disclaimer: try ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Oct 13»
