From: Tony Kan (tony.kan_at_clear.net.nz)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2004 - 20:30:45 PST
A googlie is a ball that is bowled slowly rather than at fast pace. The
bowler tries to put a lot of spin on the ball to make it deviate in
direction once it hits the ground. What makes it a googlie is that the
bowler can make it deviate in the direction opposite to what you would
normally expect given the bowler's natural spinning action.
Cheers
Tony
Christchurch
New Zealand
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Martin Joseph
Sent: Saturday, 20 March 2004 12:12 p.m.
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] RE: What is Cricket
On Mar 19, 2004, at 12:12 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
> On 19/03/04 15:11, "Tony Kan" <tony.kan_at_clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
>> And Chris Martin, after four years in selection wilderness, marks his
>> bowling come back with 6-76 against the much vaunted South Africans,
>> yesterday...
>>
>
> So, it must be a good thing?
>
I always get a kick out of hearing the BBC report Cricket scores and
news, since I don't have a clue what they are talking about, but it
sounds funny. Cricket has it's own special vocabulary... What's a
googlie? or something that sounds remotely like that. Heh.
Marty
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