''Willow and Stumpy'' is an

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feature on the

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TV channel in the United Kingdom. It is accessible using the red button on the remote control when Live

Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

is being shown. The feature is designed to aid understanding of the rules of cricket, often using diagrams as a visual aid. Willow, the seasoned

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, answers questions put by the younger, more naïve Stumpy, who is one of the

stumps In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. '' Stumping'' or ''being stumped'' is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire ''calling stumps'' means the play is over for the day. Part of ...

Episodes

Individual episodes of ''Willow and Stumpy'' explain the following aspects of cricket:Willow and Stumpy
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Yorker In cricket, a yorker is a ball bowled (a delivery) which bounces by the batsman's feet. This makes it very challenging for a batter to play. When a batsman assumes a normal stance, a yorker generally bounces on the cricket pitch on or near th ...

Swing Bowling Swing bowling is a bowling (cricket), bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is made to curve through the air. This is in the hope that the change in the ball's flight path will deceive the batter and cause them to play the ball incor ...

* The

Doosra A doosra is a particular type of delivery (cricket), delivery by an off spin, off-spin bowler (cricket), bowler in cricket. The doosra spins in the opposite direction to an off break (the off-spinner's default delivery), and aims to confuse the ...

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* Fine Leg *

Reverse Swing Swing bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is made to curve through the air. This is in the hope that the change in the ball's flight path will deceive the batter and cause them to play the ball incorrectly. A bowler wh ...

References

British children's animated sports television series {{animation-tv-prog-stub