Bowling, in cricket, is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batter is known as an all-rounder. Bowling the ball is distinguished from throwing the ball by a strictly specified biomechanical definition, which restricts the angle of extension of the elbow. A single act of bowling the ball towards the batsman is called a ball or a delivery. Bowlers bowl deliveries in sets of six, called an over. Once a bowler has bowled an over, a teammate will bowl an over from the other end of the pitch. The Laws of Cricket govern 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 wide of the striker for the batsman to be able to play at it with a proper cricket shot, the bowler's end umpire will rule it a wide.
This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of cricket. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology are explained in more detail in cricket statistics and the naming of fielding positions is explained at fielding (cricket).
Fast bowling is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket, the other being spin bowling. Practitioners of pace bowling are usually known as fast bowlers, quicks, or pacers. They can also be referred to as a seam bowler, a swing bowler or a fast bowler who can swing it to reflect the predominant characteristic of their deliveries. Strictly speaking, a pure swing bowler does not need to have a high degree of pace, though dedicated medium-pace swing bowlers are rarely seen at Test level in modern times.
A leg cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by fast bowlers.
In the sport of cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace and spin. Pace bowlers rely mostly on the speed of the ball to dismiss batsmen, whereas spin bowlers rely on the rotation and turn of the ball.
Derek Heasley is an Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for Ireland against Surrey on 14 May 1996 and has played for them 60 times in all, including two ICC Trophy tournaments in 1997 and 2001. He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament of the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Akhlaq Qureshi is a Pakistani-born former Italian international cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who first played cricket back in the 1984/85 season. He made his cricketing debut for the Lahore City Whites in 1984, on the losing side of a Patron's Trophy match, where he scored 50 in the second innings. He later played 3 List A games in the 1998 Wills Cup.
Neil Carson is a former Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. His career playing for Ireland got off to an excellent start in 1998 with a half-century against Bangladesh, and he went on to represent his country on 22 occasions, including two first-class and three List A matches. He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, a tournament which consisted of his first three List A matches.
Louis Albert Meldon was an Irish sportsman, who represented his country in both cricket and tennis.
The Indian cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1961–62 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The tour also included four tour matches against the West Indies' first-class sides. The West Indies won the Test series 5–0. In the total of 12 games that India played, they won two, lost six and drew four.
Patrick O'Madigan Dixon was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace and leg-break bowler, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in June 1932.
Samuel James Edgar was an Irish cricketer.
Francis "Frank" Fee is a former Irish cricketer.
Stewart Wesley Ferris usually known by his middle name as Weslet Ferris was an Irish cricketer.
James Francis Kempster was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played two first-class matches for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in the 1920s, scoring a total of 55 runs in his four innings.
James McBrine is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Scotland in August 1986. His twin brother Alexander and nephew Andy also played cricket for Ireland.
John Tanner Neve was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1936.
Stefanis Jakobus "Faan" Fourie is a South African cricketer who played two matches for Boland during the 2010–11 season. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.
The South African Fezela XI was a team of young South African cricketers who toured England in 1961 under the captaincy of the Test player Roy McLean. Several of the team later went on to play leading parts in the revival of South Africa’s cricket fortunes in the 1960s.
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