Top Document: The RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ Previous Document: Can you be stumped off a no-ball? Next Document: So how much is a yard of pace equal to in mph? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Yard is a measure of length. Pace is speed. So how does an "extra yard of pace" make sense? Contributor(s): Mike Holmans, Jackie Hewitt and others The popular explaination that if two bowlers bowl at the same batsman, the ball of the one a yard faster will arrive at the bat whilst the slower bowler's ball is still a yard away is an adequate but not quite completely kosher explaination. The extra yard travelled in the same reaction time is from the keeper's and not batsman's point of view. Mike Holmans: It refers to how far further back the keeper and slips have to move back in order to feel comfortable about taking the ball. If a bowler had gained a yard of pace, it meant that the keeper found he had to stand a bit further back. If he'd "gained two yards", the keeper was standing a lot further back. User Contributions:Top Document: The RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ Previous Document: Can you be stumped off a no-ball? Next Document: So how much is a yard of pace equal to in mph? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: ganesh1947@bigmailbox.net
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