Regarding skill development, tape ball tournaments have featured the paddle scoop since the 1970s and have been attributed as a key launchpad for the invention of reverse swing and the doosra, both also first conceived in Pakistan. For a classic exposition of reverse swing, check out last summer's third Test, Andrew Flintoff to Simon Katich in the second innings. It turns out the side-force magnitude and direction for reverse swing are comparable to those for conventional swing and for both types of swing, the ball follows a parabolic flight path so that most of the movement occurs in the latter part of the flight. Tape ball cricket is very fast so we have tried to create more opportunities for the players,” he said. However, as a ball is used through the game, it starts to wear and it can be used for a “reverse swing.

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So the age-old practice of polishing the ball makes a lot of scientific sense (I also liked the fact that the bright red patch on my trousers identified me as a fast bowler). Furthermore, loose pieces of ripped tape can alter how the ball behaves, such as making it swing appreciably late, making deviation from spinners unpredictable or resulting in even more uneven bounce. They had a practice session devoted to reverse swing with specially-prepared balls (one side deliberately roughened). Provided they didn't get caught, it was very hard to detect the difference between a natural scratch and a man-made one.The fact is that the condition of the "back side" of the ball (the upper surface behind the seam in Figs.

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Air flow quicker around the rough side of the ball while the smooth side creates suction, pulling the ball in that direction. Hence, 'tape ball' and 'tape ball cricket' are frequently used interchangeably, as is the case in this entry. One such man is Rabindra Mehta, a NASA scientist and former club fast bowler based in California, who has studied cricket-ball aerodynamics for nearly three decades. He got hold of an old ball from the coach's bag, prised up the quarter seam on the rougher side - the quarter seam is the join at right angles to the main seam - and the ball swung like a boomerang. jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"