Tanzania: Rhythm in the Run-Up While Delivering a Ball

guest column

Every bowler who bowls to a batsman has a run-up. The run-up is the distance the bowler runs from a marker which he places away and behind the non-striker's wicket from which he will be delivering the ball.

As he runs to the bowling crease, a medium paced bowler will have a longer run-up while a spinner has a shorter one. Bob Woolmer, one of the finest cricket coaches whose compendium on the Art and Science of cricket deals with all aspects of the game brings up two very thought provoking questions while dealing with the Run-up of bowlers.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.