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|Year=1850 | |Year=1850 | ||
|Year Suffix=s | |Year Suffix=s | ||
|Year Number=14 | |||
|Headline=With Rise of Overarm Bowling, Padding Becomes Regular Part of Cricket | |||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Text=<p>"The early 19<sup>th</sup> century saw the introduction of pads for batsmen. | |Game=Cricket | ||
<p>Peter Scholefield, compiler, < | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>"The early 19<sup>th</sup> century saw the introduction of pads for batsmen. The earliest were merely wooden boards tied to the batsman's legs. By the 1850s, as overarm bowling and speed became the fashion, pads were regularly used. Older players scorned their introduction, but by this time they were deemed essential."</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>Peter Scholefield, compiler, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cricket Laws and Terms</span> [Axiom Publishing, Kent Town Australia, 1990], page 10.</p> | |||
|Query=<p>It would be interesting to know how much velocity of deliveries increased with the change to overhand throwing. </p> | |||
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| Text | "The early 19th century saw the introduction of pads for batsmen. The earliest were merely wooden boards tied to the batsman's legs. By the 1850s, as overarm bowling and speed became the fashion, pads were regularly used. Older players scorned their introduction, but by this time they were deemed essential."
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| Sources | Peter Scholefield, compiler, Cricket Laws and Terms [Axiom Publishing, Kent Town Australia, 1990], page 10. |
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