KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler’s arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that instant until the ball has left the hand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Technically speaking, an underarm delivery is one in which the bowler’s hand does not rise above the level of the waist. The Laws of Cricket now (2000 Code) declare that an underarm delivery is illegal unless otherwise agreed before the match.

Detailed explanation-3: -Throwing the Ball First: Straighten your hand and wrist. Second: Hold your bowling arm out at a distance while you’re bowling. Third: Keeping your arm straight, swing it towards your ankle. Fourth: Rotate the wrist, hand, and arm away from your body as you bring the ball near your ankle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Underarm bowling was banned after the incident of rolling the ball which occurred in the match between Australia and New Zealand on 1st February, 1981. New Zealand required 6 runs off the last ball to tie the match.

Detailed explanation-5: -In cricket, overarm bowling refers to a delivery in which the bowler’s hand is above shoulder height. When cricket originated all bowlers delivered the ball underarm, where the bowler’s hand is below waist height. By the early 1860s, roundarm had replaced underarm as the standard form of bowling.