Can a bowler bowl 2 overs?

A bowler shall be allowed to change ends as often as desired, provided he/she does not bowl two overs consecutively, nor bowl parts of each of two consecutive overs, in the same innings.
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Can a bowler bowl two overs?

It is indeed forbidden for a bowler to bowl two overs in a row. Please note that it used to be possible, as explained by Gerald Brodribb in Next Man In. Until 1889, it was not possible for a bowler to change his bowling end more than twice in an innings, and he was allowed to bowl two consecutive overs to change ends.
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How many overs can a bowler bowl continuously?

No bowler shall bowl more than 6 overs in an innings. In a delayed or interrupted match where the overs are reduced for both teams or for the team bowling second, no bowler may bowl more than one-fifth of the total overs allowed.
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Why can't a bowler bowl consecutive overs?

The innings will go on until all the batters of the opposition have been dismissed or until the batting side decides to declare the innings. Generally, in an innings, a bowler cannot bowl more than 20 consecutive overs as the limit is one hour.
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Why are there 6 balls in an over?

Again there is no recorded official reason for the move to six balls after 1978-79, but it is widely believed that with the commercialisation of the sport and post the Kerry Packer revolution, there was no room for the eight-ball over, and the six-ball over was a happy balance.
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What is the most overs bowled by a bowler?

The most individual overs delivered by a bowler in a Test is 146.1 (including 102.1 in the first innings), by the England slow left-armer Bobby Peel, against Australia in Melbourne in 1885.
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Can a bowler bowl 6 Yorkers in an over?

Nobody can bowl six out of six yorkers. So you have to mix your pace. You have to bowl bouncers, mix up the pace. In practice, I don't only bowl yorker,” Bumrah, India's limited overs specialist said.
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Why is it called a maiden over?

Answer. Answer: 'Maiden' means 'unmarried'. This used to also mean 'untouched'. An over with no score is said to be an untouched or 'virgin' over.
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What happens if a bowler bowl has two beamers?

There will still be one warning, and then if a second beamer is bowled, the bowler will be taken off. Beamers are always No balls, but they no longer carry an automatic warning. Note that in all cases, if a bowler deliberately bowls a beamer, they will instantly be taken off with no warning.
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What happens if a bowler bowls 2 bouncers?

The ICC changed it to two bouncers per over in 1994, with a two-run no-ball penalty (rather than one-run no-ball) if the bowler exceeded two bouncers an over. One Day International cricket allowed one bouncer per over in 2001 (and a one-run no-ball in case a bowler exceeded the limit).
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What happens if a bowler bowl has 2 no balls?

As per the current Cricket rule, a bowler is taken off the bowling attack when he/she bowls two waist-height no-balls or beamers during his bowling quota/spell when the umpire considers it to be dangerous for the batter to face.
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Why is a yorker called a yorker?

A yorker could be described as the king of all bowls. It's when the ball lands directly at the batter's feet, and it's extremely difficult to hit. Oxford dictionaries suggests that the term was coined because players from York bowled them so often.
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Why is a googly called a googly?

Etymology 1

Unknown; perhaps derived from googie (“an egg, in reference to the unusual direction of bounce”). Though the delivery was perfected and made famous by English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet, circa 1900, the term is recorded earlier in Australian English (1896).
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What is a cricket Jaffa?

Jaffa (also corker) an exceptionally well bowled, practically unplayable delivery, usually but not always from a fast bowler.
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What is the 369 rule in bowling?

This system was developed many years ago, and it involves moving your feet right either three, six, or nine boards from the spot you stood to shoot your strike depending upon the front pin in the row you're trying to convert. By moving your feet that way, you can easily convert most of the spares.
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Can a spinner bowl yorker?

For the spin bowler's yorker the arm rotation will be faster. It will look like a fast bowler's action from the front but the batsman won't notice it. The ball will come down at great speed especially when you hold it cross seam!
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Has anyone ever bowled 3 300 games in a row?

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — On Monday, Bryan Deck became the 39th person in the history of the United States to bowl a 900-point 3 game series. Deck bowled three 300 games, earning him 900 points in total and added him to the rather short list of people to accomplish this feat. Three strikes you're out?
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Who bowled 17 balls in an over?

Who bowled the longest over? Mohammad Sami. With 7 wides and 4 no balls, sami bowled an over of 17 balls. He has given 22 runs in that over.
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Has a woman ever bowled a 300?

Michelle Feldman of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) became the first female to score a 300 on American national television, when she accomplished the feat in a 1997 Prime Sports broadcast. Cara Honeychurch, Liz Johnson and Dasha Kovalova have also bowled 300 games in PWBA events on American TV.
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Who bowled the fastest ever?

Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3kmph (100.2mph) | Pakistan vs England, 2003. Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket - 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) - in a One-Day International (ODI) game against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Cape Town in South Africa.
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What is the highest score in one ball?

The score on the one hit was 286, and the Victorians 'stood' [declared] on that, and put the other side in. The Victorians won." The most noticeable point about this story is that the match is supposed to have taken place in Australia, but the newspaper reporting it is one published in England.
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Why do bowlers change ends?

The act of switching the ends is done to keep the game fair. In addition, it also aims to minimize any advantage that players might get due to the following extraneous factors: Ground Dimensions-Certain boundaries of ground may be shorter or longer than the rest.
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How many height no balls are allowed in an over?

1 Any delivery, which passes or would have passed, without pitching, above waist height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease, is unfair. Whenever such a delivery is bowled, the umpire shall call and signal No ball. 41.7.
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What is a golden duck?

Golden duck – when a batsman is dismissed off the first ball. Diamond duck (aka in some regions as a “golden hairy duck”) – where a batsman is dismissed without facing a ball. Platinum duck (aka in some regions as a “palladium duck” or “timed out”) – where a batsman is dismissed off the first ball of the innings.
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