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Cricket physics: Wind tunnel experiments reveal why bowling with a near horizontal arm makes for tough batting

Phys.org - Tue 13 Aug 24

Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team's batters—no small feat, as bowlers bowl cricket balls nearly 100 miles per hour. In recent years, a bowling technique that has become ...

Cricket physics: why was Malinga’s slinging successful?

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 13 Aug 24

Lasith Malinga bowling in a Sri Lanka vs Australia match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019. Credit: Andy Kearns/Getty Images Physicists have studied a cricket ball in a wind tunnel to understand ...

Why cricket’s latest bowling technique is so effective against batters

Ars Technica - Tue 13 Aug 24

Enlarge / Some cricket bowlers favor keeping the arm horizontal during delivery, the better to trick the batsmen. (credit: Rae Allen/CC BY 2.0) Although the sport of cricket ...

Cricket physics: Science behind the modern bowler technique tricking batters

ScienceDaily - Tue 13 Aug 24

Researchers have started to unravel the mysteries of how near-horizontal bowling in cricket leads to such tough-to-hit balls. The team employed a wake survey rake device made of multiple tubes ...

Cricket physics: Science behind the modern bowler technique tricking batters, Scienmag - Tue 13 Aug 24
Cricket Physics: Science Behind the Modern Bowler Technique Tricking Batters, Newswise - Tue 13 Aug 24
Cricket physics: Science behind the modern bowler technique tricking batters, Eurekalert - Tue 13 Aug 24