bowling
7
3.8
- noun
- /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
- UK
:
lanzamiento (cricket)
- I have already seen that Cooley and Co. are thinking of changing Cummins's bowling action.
- outswing bowling
It was after the Jake ball against bowling with Kodiko.
- It was after the Jake ball against bowling with Kodiko.
Examples
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Outswing bowling is a test bowling technique that accounts for most wickets (dismissals) in cricket.
Academic text (1994) -
The three groups received three different training treatments designed to enhance performance in outswing bowling, supervised by the first author.
Academic text (1994) -
The man who is trying his best to carry the torch of fast bowling.
Blog text (19) -
The high ranking of bowling might partially reflect the efforts of its professional associations in promoting bowling in schools.
Academic text (2005) -
The students completed six 40-minute training sessions on outswing bowling in a 3-week period.
Academic text (1994) -
The coach taught the team the basics of bowling to improve their performance in the match.
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Learning the techniques of bowling can help bowlers deliver the ball more effectively to the batsman.
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He practiced bowling for hours to master his delivery before the tournament.
Idioms
Compounds
5
2.8
A shoe with a smooth sole worn for bowling to protect the lane and help you slide
- UK
1
5.0
A game on flat grass where players roll balls to stop near a small white ball called a jack
A game like bowling played with thin straight pins and a small ball you hold in your hand
A game where players roll a heavy ball down a lane to knock down ten pins arranged in a triangle
How Fast
- UK
7
3.8
8
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The cricket word bowling comes from the same verb to bowl, which meant 'to send' or 'throw' a ball toward something. So in cricket, bowling is the action of sending the ball to the batsman.