An arm ball is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is a variation delivery of the cricket ball by an off spin bowler. It is the off spin equivalent of a leg spinner's slider or a zooter. Darren Gough bowling In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. ... In cricket, at the start of an innings the bowling team opens its bowling by using their pace bowlers first. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Seam bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Animation of a slow left arm delivery. ... Animation of a chinaman delivery. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his fingers to spin the ball from a right-handed batsmans off side to the leg side (that is, towards the right-handed... Finger spin is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Wrist spin is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Bold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textA delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a... A full toss is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... A beamer in cricket terminology is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes dangerously close to the batsmans head. ... In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler. ... In cricket, an indipper is a delivery that curves into a right-handed batsman before the ball pitches (bounces on the pitch). ... An inswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... A leg cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... An outswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... An off cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... In the sport of cricket, a reverse is a type of slower ball. ... In the sport of cricket, a slower ball is a slower-than-usual delivery from a fast bowler. ... In cricket, a yorker is a delivery where the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsmans popping crease. ... A doosra (Urdu: دوسرا, Hindi: दूस्रा) (doo-srah) is a particular type of delivery by an off spin bowler in the sport of cricket. ... Hi Waller. ... In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a leg spin bowler. ... A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... An off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... In cricket, a slider is a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler. ... In cricket, a topspinner is a delivery where the ball comes out the top of the bowlers hand, causing it to spin in the direction of travel. ... In cricket, underarm bowling is as old as the sport itself. ... In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the early years of the 19th century to supercede underarm bowling. ... In cricket, overarm bowling refers to a delivery in which the bowlers hand is above shoulder height. ... In cricket Lob Bowling is a disused, and now illegal, style of bowling used in the game in the 19th Century where trajectory was the most important consideration. ... Bold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textBold textA delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. ... Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his fingers to spin the ball from a right-handed batsmans off side to the leg side (that is, towards the right-handed... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

In contrast to an off break, an arm ball is delivered without rolling the fingers down the side of the ball on release. This means the ball has little or no spin on it, and it does not spin appreciably off the pitch. Instead, it travels straight on "in the direction of the arm" - from which it derives its name. However, by keeping the seam upright, the bowler can also hope to obtain some outswing away from the right-handed batsman, thereby confusing the batsman who expects the ball to turn towards him like a normal off-break. An off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... Cricket pitch (not to scale) A cricket pitch is the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets. ... Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ...

The arm ball is best used as a surprise variation by a bowler who is turning his off breaks considerably. A complacent or poorly skilled batsman playing for the expected spin can be taken by surprise and end up edging the ball with the outside edge of the bat, possibly offering a catch to the wicket-keeper or slips fielders. Saqlain Mushtaq along with left-armer's Daniel Vettori and Monty Panesar use the arm ball to good effect. India's Bishen Singh Bedi is arguably the best known exponent of this delivery. Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... The front of a cricket bat, showing the names for the different parts of the bat A cricket bat is used by the batsmen in the sport of cricket. ... A wicket keeper in characteristic position, ready to face a delivery. ... In the sport of cricket, a slip fielder (collectively, a slip cordon) is placed fairly close in on the off side of a batsman. ... Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq (born December 29, 1976) is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the Pakistani cricket team since 1995. ... Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Pauls Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. ... Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born April 25, 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), popularly known as Monty Panesar, is an English cricketer. ... Bishen Singh Bedi (born September 25, 1946) was an Indian cricketer. ...

See also

• Doosra