Earlier days, it has been said six bowls per over then after day by day it has slowly been changed as balls - This is truth. Can Cricket commendators change this ?
2007-03-21 23:12:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cricket
I've read the other answers but I'd like to ration that it is 6 BOWLs and over because of what is bowled in the over.
If you think about it when a person bowls 6 balls.. al might not necessarily be good bowls...
He might bowl a wide or a no-ball
So he has to give six good bowls to complete the over that's why when a no-ball or wide is bowled, the ball has to be bowled over.
Added to that... there is the arguement that only one ball is used to bowl the over.
If one ball is used then it is amiss of us to say 6 balls when we actually only use 1
That's what I feel...
But about the commentators... the cricketing language has evolved overtime and people generally use the trms they are accustomed with... I guess because the terms are so closely related in terms of its pronunciation... the mix up is easily afforded.
2007-03-22 01:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by k d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is 6 balls per over, not bowls. This applies unless the bowler bowls a no ball or a wide and then the opposition gets an extra and the ball has to be re-bowled, up to a maximum of 8 balls. In simple conversation terms though, it is 6 balls per over not bowls.
2007-03-21 23:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by NikkiEss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its is six ball per over but in the old day they called it bowls per over and it was 8 bowls
2007-03-21 23:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by Wax Phantom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is six Balls per over. Six Bowled balls. They leave out the bowled.
2007-03-21 23:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by =42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U R Right
Since the bowler has to bowl 6 times in an over the word bowl explains the action.
So in an over 6 bowls are there instead of balls (ball only 1 will be there)
Now coloqually it is being used as balls.
2007-03-22 00:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
See when you are bowling an Over it is most of the times with one ball only. Sometimes it is with two balls when a ball is changed. It is never with 6 balls. Sometimes hardly 6 balls are used in full one day match. I hope you got it clear.
In an Over a player bowls 6 times but with one ball.
2007-03-21 23:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by Spider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bowler bowls 6 balls per over.
therefore in this case ball is used as a noun and bowl as a verb.
this is my understanding of the concept. i am not really sure about the earlier days
2007-03-21 23:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jumz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ball is a noun and bowl is a verb. so,a bowler bowls six balls per over
2007-03-23 21:02:33 · answer #8 · answered by ratnabharti_08 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya, it may be right, but in practice every one comfortable with balls than bowls.
There are many words in all languages got changed as per the usage, it can not be unavoidable and it is not necessary.
So, Six balls per over can be allowed.
2007-03-21 23:38:19 · answer #9 · answered by tdrajagopal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is six balls per over.
2007-03-21 23:15:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋