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Why is it called googly?
The googly is sometimes referred to as a Bosie, named for its inventor, English bowler Bernard Bosanquet. The origin is unclear, but the explanation most often accepted is that it was a combination of the words ‘goo’ and ‘guile’. This merged the innocent noise made by a baby with a word denoting cunning.
Who is googly master?
The Googly was first bowled by an English Cricketer Bernard Bosanquet during a match in 1900 for Middlesex vs. Leicestershire at Lord’s! He is known as the inventor of Googly! The googly was invented by English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet.
Who invented the googly in cricket?
Bernard Bosanquet: The man who invented the googly. Bernard Bosanquet, born October 13, 1877, was the first man to bowl a ball with a leg-spinner’s action and make it break from the off. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career and life of the man who invented one of the most intriguing weapons of cricket — the googly.
What is a googly bowler called in cricket?
Bowling techniques. In cricket, a googly is a type of deceptive delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. In Australia, it is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or Bosey), an eponym in honour of its inventor Bernard Bosanquet. A leg spin bowler bowls in a leg spin way but it goes in the off side direction.
What is a googly ball?
The googly is similar in principle to the doosra, the ball from an off-spinner that turns the opposite way from his stock ball. Chambers Dictionary describes the whole of etymology of the word as “dubious”.
What is chinaman googly in cricket?
The chinaman bowlers (Left Arm-Unorthodox spinners) also use googly which is known as chinaman googly. It spins away from the right handed batsman. Googly was invented by an English all rounder Bernard Bosanquet (13 October 1877 – 12 October 1936).