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SUMMARY:The Aerodynamics of Cricket Ball Swing - Aaron Briggs and Samuel G
 rimshaw
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CONTACT:Paras Vadher
DESCRIPTION:Swing bowling in the sport of cricket allows fast bowlers to c
 urve the ball through the air at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Cricket 
 ball swing is viewed as a fickle\, mysterious phenomenon by players\, pund
 its and fans\, with numerous theories and anecdotes which attempt to expla
 in the optimal technique and conditions for swing. Our study was funded by
  the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to investigate the aerodynamic 
 origins of the skill\, and identify the key factors which affect how much 
 a ball will swing. The project used wind tunnel experiments at the Whittle
  Laboratory to measure the forces on real cricket balls\, and infrared ima
 ging technology to visualise boundary layer properties. This talk gives an
  overview of cricket ball swing physics and presents a statistical model f
 or new ball swing that can be used to predict outcomes in professional cri
 cket.
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