cricket, roundarm bowling is a bowling style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and largely superseded underarm bowling by the...
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Christiana Willes (section Roundarm bowling)
of John Willes. She has sometimes been attributed as the founder of roundarm bowling but it is known that the style was originated by Tom Walker. Many cricket...
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Underarm bowling is a style of bowling in cricket. The style is as old as the sport itself. Until the introduction of the roundarm style in the first...
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In English cricket, the years 1826–1845 were dominated by the roundarm bowling issue, which was resolved when the style was legalised in 1835, and by the...
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underarm bowling to roundarm bowling, which later developed into overarm bowling. For some time roundarm bowling was referred to as 'Sussex bowling'. Sussex's...
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John Willes (cricketer) (section Roundarm bowling)
history and development for his "pivotal" role in the development of roundarm bowling. Willes was born at Headcorn in Kent in 1778 and christened at Hollingbourne...
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No-ball (section Unfair / dangerous bowling)
roundarm bowling. Further complicated modifications were made before 1817, then simplifications between 1825 and 1828 that expressly forbade roundarm...
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Jem Broadbridge (section Roundarm controversy)
to 1840, being best remembered for his part in the introduction of roundarm bowling. He played for the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series and the...
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ball.[failed verification] A roundarm delivery is where the hand is between shoulder height and waist height; After roundarm was legalised in 1835 with...
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should be the startpoint to encompass the entire roundarm bowling phase of cricket's history, although roundarm did not begin in earnest until 1827. In Frindall's...
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