What is Bowler?
[[File:Andrew Flintoff bowling.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Andrew Flintoff bowling]] A '''bowler''' is a person who bowls or delivers a ball to the [[batsman]] in the game of [[cricket]]. Unlike the [[pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] in a game of [[baseball]], a bowler delivers with a straight arm (see photo). A ball bowled with the [[elbow]] bent is a throw, and that is illegal. If the bowler bowls while not in the right part of the nonstriker's [[Batsman's ground|ground]],<ref>https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket/no-ball The bowler must bowl behind the popping crease, which is where one of the batsmen's grounds is, and within the return creases. </ref> or bowls the ball out of the reach of the striking batter, that is also illegal. Illegal bowling gives the batting team 1 point, mostly can't get players [[Out (cricket)|out]], and does not count toward the [[Limited overs cricket|limit]] on the number of deliveries in the game. A bowler who can also bat well, is called an all rounder. There are different types of bowler, and a cricket team will usually have a mix of different types. == Fast bowler == A fast bowler uses simple speed to defeat a batsman. They can send the ball to the batsman at a speed of 145 km/h. They take a long run up before bowling each ball to build speed. [[Shoaib Akhtar]] of [[Pakistan]] was the first to bowl at a speed of 160 km/h. Another famous fast bowler is [[Australian]] [[Brett Lee]]. == Medium pace bowler == [[File:Cricketball.png|thumb|220px|right|A cricket ball showing the stitched seam]] A medium pace bowler bowls more slowly. They often use other tricks to defeat the batsman. They can get the ball able to curve in the air or change the speed or length (where the ball hits the ground) to fool the batsman. Some are very [[wikt:accurate|accurate]] so they can repeatedly send the ball to a place which forces the batsman to defend rather than scoring runs. Others grip the ball so that it lands on its [[seam]]; this makes the path of the ball unpredictable. == Spin bowler == A s