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A bowler reaches his delivery stride by means of a "run-up" and an over is deemed to have begun when the bowler begins his run-up for the first supply of that over, the ball then being "in play". Fast bowlers, needing momentum, take a lengthy run up while bowlers with a slow delivery take not extra than a couple of steps before bowling. The quickest bowlers can deliver the ball at a pace of over 145 kilometres per hour and they generally rely on sheer speed to attempt to defeat the batter, who is pressured to react very quickly. Other quick bowlers rely on a mix of velocity and guile by making the ball seam or swing (i.e. curve) in flight. This sort of delivery can deceive a batter into miscuing his shot, for instance, in order that the ball simply touches the edge of the bat and may then be "caught behind" by the wicket-keeper or a slip fielder. This is the earliest mention of grownup participation in cricket and it was across the identical time that t...