In cricket, overarm bowling refers to a delivery in which the bowler's hand is above shoulder height. When cricket originated all bowlers delivered the...

are over-arm holds, in a contest for physical dominance. In cricket, Overarm bowling is the norm. Also, in law enforcement, the raising of the arms above...

invent overarm bowling". Cricketweb.net. Retrieved 23 January 2013. "MCC Laws of bowling". Cricketweb.net. Retrieved 23 January 2013. "Overarm bowling accepted...

called for an unfair ball delivered roundarm, overarm or thrown, eventually resulting in today's overarm bowling being the only legal style. Technical infringements...

what may be termed its "pre-modern phase" (i.e., which ended when overarm bowling ushered in the modern game in 1864) and effectively created a different...

wicket (lbw). The 19th century saw underarm bowling superseded by first roundarm and then overarm bowling. Both developments were controversial. Organisation...

ball. Roundarm fell into decline after 1864 when the current style of overarm bowling was legalised, although W. G. Grace continued to use it to the end...

that the majority of matches prior to 1864 (i.e., the year in which overarm bowling was legalised) "cannot be regarded as first-class" and their records...

Cricket in the 1860s underwent a revolution with the legalisation of overarm bowling in June 1864, and Grace himself said it was "no exaggeration to say...

cricketer known for being a catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling. A left-handed bowler, and useful lower-order batsman, Willsher played...

Stuttgart, 2004, ISBN 3-15-010547-1, p. 70. "How a woman invented Overarm bowling". Sportskeeda. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019. Friedrich-Wilhelm...

control over bowling action until 1835 when it was ruled that the bowler's hand on delivery must not be above his shoulder. In 1864, overarm bowling was authorised...

alone. The law against throwing has not changed in its essence since overarm bowling was legalised in 1864. Tom Wills, Australia's most revered cricketer...

that the majority of matches prior to 1864 (i.e., the year in which overarm bowling was legalized) "cannot be regarded as (statistically) first-class"...

visiting team was expected to have an advantage through the use of fast overarm bowling. Cricket in Victoria was considerably more advanced than in Tasmania...

response to the gradual evolution from underarm to sidearm and finally overarm bowling, which endangered the batsman's knees and shins. The development of...

in a match between Surrey and England, led to the introduction of overarm bowling into cricket. Following a brilliant season in 1864 when the team won...

underarm bowling to roundarm bowling, which later developed into overarm bowling. For some time roundarm bowling was referred to as 'Sussex bowling'. Sussex's...

England in the 1830s when round arm bowling was legalised, followed by the historical legalisation of overarm bowling in 1864. In 1876–77, England took...

all players are encouraged to take a turn at bowling. Overarm bowling is encouraged, but underarm bowling is allowed. Fielders are advised to "position...

Walker, who is also credited with introducing roundarm bowling, the predecessor of modern overarm bowling. Harry Walker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-11-07...

light roller. Playing in an era when round-arm bowling had taken over from underarm but before overarm bowling was legalised, Hillyer bowled a little above...

short. By 1863, there was an increasing demand for the legalisation of overarm bowling and this was achieved on 10 June 1864. Taking advantage of the "railway...

 64–65. Krishnan, Yedu (28 September 2015). "How a woman invented Overarm bowling". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 16 October 2016. Mukherjee, Abhiseck (8 March...

significant year in cricket history, as it saw the legalisation of overarm bowling and the first edition of John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac. The first-class...

before overarm bowling was permitted, his pace slowed in later years so he bowled medium pace; he also bowled slow underarm. While bowling fast, he...

at the time. The term came into common use from around 1864, when overarm bowling was legalised, and was formally defined as a standard by a meeting...

at the time. The term came into common use from around 1864, when overarm bowling was legalised, and was formally defined as a standard by a meeting...

of three keypoint evolutions in bowling: the others were the introduction of the roundarm style in the 1820s and overarm in the 1860s. In John Nyren's Memoranda...

cricket had acquired most of its modern features by this time, and overarm bowling was established as a valid way to deliver the ball beginning in the...