I had a googlie explained to me once. I almost had it but it was gone in minutes. And I have no idea what an inswinging yorker is but apparently the picture above is an illustration of one in Pakistan's second test play against England today. The caption reads:
Pakistan enjoy further success as Michael Vaughan is clean bowled by Naved's inswinging yorker with the tourists on 39-2.I have noticed that a lot of these BBC photos of cricket action are labelled as "getty" which must mean they are from Getty Images, a private firm. There is something particularly dynamic about photographing cricket like this with the man off balance, the ball in flight and the wickets in disarray. But the photo does not actually illustrate the play so much as the results of the play. They also capture the three moments of play in the hours of daydreaming about cups of tea. What I need is a good primer to cricket including explanation of terms like inswinging yorker.
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Don - November 21, 2005 4:31 PM
Have you seen the movie Seducing Dr. Lewis?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seducing_doctor_lewis/
It includes the people learning to play cricket in order to seduce a potential doctor.
Pretty good.
ry - November 22, 2005 2:51 AM
Since you've started another sports thread: GD your Red Sox. YOu were worried about them with the GM leaving? You picked up Burkett and Lowell? Bastiches. I hearby rename the Bos Red Sox, the Boston Sith.
christopher - November 22, 2005 3:35 PM
From Wiki:
The googlie is not a "fast ball" it is a unique spin ball. It is delivered by releasing the ball out of the bottom of the palm of your hand (without using your fingers to try to impart spin to the ball). At the point of release the back of your hand should face the batter, so the release is actually out of the top of your hand because your hand is upside down. Your aiming point is about 2/3 of the way down the pitch and you want two bounces before reaching the batter. For some reason, the ball spins slightly left on the first bounce and slightly right on the second. A half yorker is a ball that arrives above the feet but below the knees of the batter. A full yorker arrives above the knees but below the top of the wickets.
chris - April 20, 2008 2:19 AM
Anyone who thinks a googlie needs to bounce twice should be shot.
An inswinging yorker is a ball designed to pitch/bounce at the base of the stumps. The line of the ball generallys starts outside of off stump and swings in the air to hit the stumps at the base.