A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. Muttiah Muralitharan ( Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன் born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) often referred to as Murali Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Darren_Gough_bowlingjpg|thumb|250px|right| Darren Gough bowling]] In the Sport of Cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of A bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling.
There are several types of bowlers and most teams will have a variety available in the team to take advantage of pitch or weather conditions or known weaknesses of the opposition. A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20
A fast bowler is usually the mainstay of a team's attack. Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. They will take a long run up before bowling each ball to build momentum and rhythm and can deliver the cricket ball at speeds up to 160 km/h (100 mph). A cricket ball is a hard solid Ball used to play Cricket. Manufacture Cricket balls are made from a core of cork, which is layered
A medium pace bowler bowls somewhat more slowly and will often have some other weapon in their bowling arsenal rather than relying on speed. Medium pace bowling is a style of bowling in the Sport of Cricket. This might take the form of being able to swing the ball in the air or disguise the speed or length of his or her delivery to fool the batsman. Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Some medium pacers are simply accurate; they can repeatedly deliver the ball to a place which forces the batsman to defend rather than scoring runs.
A spin bowler usually bowls quite slowly and puts tremendous spin on the ball causing it to bounce at an angle off the pitch, forcing the batsman to treat each ball carefully. Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Generally spin bowlers give up the most runs but they all have "tricks" that they use to fool the batsman and get him or her out (such as the arm ball, googly, flipper, topspinner or doosra). An arm ball is a type of delivery in Cricket. It is a variation delivery bowled by an Off spin bowler or slow left-arm orthodox bowler In Cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm Leg spin bowler. The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in Cricket, generally by a Leg spin bowler. A top-spinner is a type of delivery bowled by a cricketer bowling either Wrist spin or Finger spin. A doosra (دوسرا is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in the Sport of Cricket, popularised by Pakistani Spin bowling is very much about deceit rather than speed.
Bowlers by Country (current)
Australia
Pace bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
Bangladesh
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
England
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
India
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
Ireland
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
New Zealand
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
Pakistan
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-rounders
South Africa
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
Sri Lanka
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
West Indies
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
Zimbabwe
Pace Bowlers
Spin Bowlers
Bowling All-Rounders
See also
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James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson (born 30 July 1982 in Burnley Lancashire) is an international English Cricketer He plays First-class Ryan Jay Sidebottom (born 15 January 1978 in Huddersfield) is an English cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket Sajid Iqbal Mahmood (born 21 December 1981 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English Cricketer of Pakistani Janjua Rajput descent Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England is an English Test and One Day International Cricketer He plays for Jonathan "Jon" Lewis (born 26 August 1975 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is an English Cricketer. 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Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976 is an English Cricketer He is a regular member of the England Test side and was Adrian Dimitri Mascarenhas (born 30 October 1977 in Chiswick) is an English Cricketer of Sri Lankan - Tamil Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (born 6 February 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India also known as S Praveenkumar Sakat Singh or Praveen Kumar (born 2 October 1986 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India is an Indian cricketer who has played One Day International Munaf Musa Patel (born 12 July 1983 Ikhar Gujarat, India is an Indian Cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Zaheer Khan (born 7 October 1978 Srirampur town in Ahmednagar district Maharashtra) is an Indian Cricketer who has been a member of the Indian Rudra Pratap Singh (born 6 December 1985 in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar (अजित भालचंद्र आगरकर (born 4 December, 1977 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Vikram Raj Vir Singh, commonly known as V R V Singh (born 17 September 1984) is an Indian Cricketer who has been a member Ishant Sharma (born 2 September 1988 in Delhi, India is an Indian Cricketer, more specifically a right arm fast bowler at pace around 145 Km/h Joginder Sharma (born 23 October 1983 in Rohtak, Haryana, India is an Indian Cricketer who has made sporadic appearances for the Indian Anil Kumble (ಅನಿಲ್ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian Cricketer He is a right-arm Harbhajan Singh (ਹਰਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ born 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian Cricketer A specialist Piyush Pramod Chawla (born 24 December 1988 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India is an Indian Cricketer who has played for the India U-19 Ramesh Rajaram Powar (born 20 May 1978 in Bombay - now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is an Indian Cricketer. Murali Kartik ( Tamil: முரளி கார்த்திக் (born September 11 1976 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India is an Indian Cricketer Irfan Pathan ( Hindi: इरफ़ान पठान Pashto: عرفان پټان), born Irfan Khan ( Hindi: इरफ़ान Yuvraj Singh (ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India is a Cricketer from India and the son of former Indian fast bowler Yusuf Khan Pathan (born 17 November 1982 in Baroda) is an Indian cricketer David "Dave" Langford-Smith (born 7 December 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian born Irish Cricketer William Boyd Rankin (born July 5, 1984) is an Irish Cricketer He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler William Kyle McCallan, usually known by his middle name (born 27 August 1975 in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland David Trent Johnston usually known as Trent Johnston (born 29 April 1974 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian-born Andre Cornelius Botha (born September 12, 1975 in Johannesburg, Transvaal) is a South African born Irish cricketer Shane Edward Bond (born 7 June, 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Cricketer He has represented Christopher Stewart Martin (born 10 December, 1974 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand cricketer James Edward Charles Franklin (born November 7, 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand Cricketer He is a left-arm fast bowler For Kyle Mills the author see Kyle Mills (Author Kyle David Mills (born 15 March, 1979 in Auckland) is a For the Irish cricketer also called Mark Gillespie see Mark Gillespie (Irish cricketer Mark Raymond Gillespie (born 17 October Daryl Raymond Tuffey (born 11 June 1978 in Milton, Otago) is a New Zealand Cricketer who played Test and Michael James Mason (born 27 August, 1974) in Mangatainoka is a New Zealand cricketer born in Carterton. 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Mansoor Amjad (born 14 December 1987 in Sialkot, Pakistan) is an Pakistani cricket player Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi ( Pashto: صاحبزاده محمد شاهد خان اپرېدی Urdu:) born 1 March, 1980 in Shoaib Malik ( Urdu: شعیب ملک) (born 1 February, 1982 in Sialkot) is the current captain of the Pakistani cricket Mohammad Hafeez (born October 17, 1980 in Sargodha) is a Pakistani Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak Azhar Mahmood Sagar (اظہر محمود ساگر born February 28, 1975 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani Cricketer. 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Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Pinelands Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer As an all-rounder Justin Miles Kemp (born 2 October 1977 in Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa is a South African Cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala) usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera (better known as Ruchira Perera) (born 6 April, 1977 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando (born 19 July, 1979, Colombo) is a Cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka. Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa (born May 13, 1978 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer He is a left-arm seam bowler Separamadu Lasith Malinga (born August 28, 1983 in Galle, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer He is a specialist Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara (born July 22, 1982 in Nittambuwa) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer principally as a Muttiah Muralitharan ( Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன் born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) often referred to as Murali Charitha Malinga Bandara (born 31 December, 1979, Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan Test and one-day international Mohamed Farveez Maharoof (born 7 September, 1984 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer who plays his club cricket for the Indian Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born 30 June, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer The All-rounder has been a member Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born 14 October, 1976 in Kalutara) is a Sri Lankan Cricketer and he plays his club cricket for Corey Dalanelo Collymore (born 21 December, 1977 in Boscobelle) is a Barbadian Cricketer whose speciality is Seam bowling Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February, 1982) in Gays St Peter Barbados, is a West Indian Cricketer and is the half brother of For the English footballer see Darren Powell Daren Brentlyle Powell (born April 15, 1978 in Jamaica) is a Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June, 1984 in St Elizabeth) is a Jamaican born West Indian Cricketer He led the fast Dave Mohammed (born October 8, 1979 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian Cricketer He is a left-arm chinaman bowler Amit Shelden Jaggernauth (b 16 November, 1983 in Trinidad) is a West Indian Cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne James John Bravo (born 7 October 1983 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian Cricketer A genuine All-rounder, Bravo is expected to Christopher "Chris" Henry Gayle (born 21 September, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian Cricketer Darren Julius Garvey Sammy (born December 20, 1983 in Micoud, St Gary Bazil Brent (born January 13, 1976 in Sinoia - now Chinhoyi) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer Generally speaking he is an inswinging Tawanda Mupariwa (born April 16, 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer He is a right arm fast-medium seam bowler who was brought Prosper Utseya (born March 26, 1985 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer Rising from the ranks of township cricket in Harare's Highfield Elton Chigumbura (born March 14, 1986 in Kwekwe) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer He is an aggressive batsman who generally bats in the middle In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers This is a comparison of bowlers featuring a number of past Cricket bowlers in the form of a table containing general information and bowling statistics Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven It is known for its rich terminology An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. 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