Flight (cricket)
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Flight, also known as Loop, is a description of a kind of delivery in cricket, when a bowler makes the ball rise above eyeline, before it descends once again on its trajectory towards the batsman.
Flight is a key weapon of spin bowlers, but can also be used by quicker bowlers. The term is also known as loop or giving the ball air.[1]
The opposite of a flighted delivery is one described as "flat", "flatter" or "flattish". In one-day cricket, spinners will often "push through" flatter deliveries, as they are perceived as more difficult to strike for boundaries by aggressive batsmen.
[edit] References
- ^ Common Cricket Terminology D-F. abcofcricket.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. For flight as "loop."
