
By: R.Ananthakrishnan 3rd year Energy Aerodynamics plays a prominent role in the flight of a cricket ball released by a bowler. The main interest is in the fact that the ball can follow a curved flight path that is not always under the control of the bowler. INTRODUCTIONOn each delivery, the ball can have a different trajectory, varied by changing the pace, the length, the line or, most subtly of all, by moving or "swinging" the ball through the air so that it drifts sideways. A cricket hall has six rows of preeminent stitching along its equator, with typically 60-80 stitches m each row. Which makes up the "primary" seam. The better quality cricket balls used...