Cricket Season Thread

What are those plastic slingers used for throw downs actually called .....do they have a specific name ??
Sidearm. That’s what I’ve always called it.
They need to be used properly or they are dangerous
To be fair they are only as dangerous as someone bowling at you if not less dangerous as skilful bowlers are capable of getting more swing or better hiding variations, but they are just far more convenient from a training perspective. The most dangerous thing you can really do in a cricketing sense is a bouncer and what’s stopping a bowling doing that during the game ala Sean Abbott to Phil Hughes.
 
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