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===Definition=== Technically speaking, an underarm delivery is one in which the bowler's hand does not rise above the level of the ''waist''. The ''[[Laws of Cricket]]'' now (2000 Code) declare that an underarm delivery is illegal ''unless otherwise agreed before the match''.<ref>[http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball,50,AR.html ''Laws of Cricket'' #24 re no-ball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227213453/http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-24-no-ball%2C50%2CAR.html |date=27 December 2012 }}</ref> A delivery is a [[no-ball]] if it bounces more than twice before passing the [[popping crease]]: an underarm delivery cannot be performed rolling along the ground. A pitched underarm delivery is a good ball, providing it only pitches once, and providing the opposing captain has agreed beforehand that the style may be used. It is unlikely that any bowler would reintroduce the style, given modern pitch conditions.
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