In a message dated 25/08/01 11:10:28 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<< Debra, What's all this talk of 'routine infield outs', 'One batter draws a
walk', 'baserunner' and people having 'four balls'. Unless there is an
immediate translation for the brits, someone over in the UK (Azeem?) will be
writing to explain the ins and outs of reverse sweeps, googlies and
flippers.You have been warned. >>
Hey, happy to oblige! A reverse sweep is a very tricky shot, in which the
bat is swung from leg to off instead of off to leg, so that the ball ends up
going down to third man instead of fine leg. A googly is an off break which
looks like a leg break (bowled from the back of the hand); and a flipper is -
I think - one bowled by a leg spinner that doesn't "break" but bounces a
little higher.
Glad to have cleared that one up for y'all :-)
Azeem in Sunny London
