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His first book was What is a Googly?, an explanation of cricket for Americans and other newcomers to the game. Eastaway is a keen cricketer and was one of the originators of the International Rankings of Cricketers. [2] He is also a puzzle setter and adviser for New Scientist magazine and he has appeared frequently on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live.
The googly is not a variation of the typical off spin type of delivery, in that the cricket ball is presented from the bowler's hand in such a way that once the ball pitches; instead, it deviates in the opposite direction of a leg spinning type of delivery (i.e. towards the leg stump rather than the off stump).
Fives (historically known as hand-tennis) is an English handball sport derived from jeu de paume, similar to the games of handball, Basque pelota, and squash. The game is played in both singles and doubles teams, in an either three- or four-sided court.
David Miln Smith (born October 17, 1938) is a speaker and adventure athlete. He was the first man to swim from Africa to Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar, which he did twice, first in 1966, and again in 1967.
1 back player ("fundaș") that is free to move within the back zone; 1 forward player ("fruntaș") that is free to move within the batting zone; The attacking players change roles as the game progresses. The roles are chronologically ordered this way: waiting one's turn; serving the ball; batting; waiting to enter the game (make a run)
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'goat pulling') is the national sport of Afghanistan. [1] It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, [2] kupkari, [3] and ulak tartysh [4] in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. [5] Game of buzkashi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan Playing Kokpar by Franz ...
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