| A Distance Story | ||
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From the Wicket Times March 1998 Vol.1 No.1 The Red-Yellow team is down by one wicket, Red is to play from near the fourth corner, second ball in last rotation, three ball dead. Yellow is in the first corner, for 2-back. Yellow (yelling at Red): `Give me a rush to my wicket! It's our only hope!' Red (after responding with a poor shot): `Seems a little short, eh?'. Yellow: `You can tell better --- its closer to you!' | ||
| A Distance Problem | ||
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In an International rules game, Blue nears the end of its turn knowing that the opponent is going to have the option of a baulk line lift. How can Blue place the balls so that the opponent will have no clear shot of less than 57 feet at any ball, either from where the balls are or from a baulk line? To help your thinking, consider the frequently used `diagonal' leave by Blue, where one opponent ball is placed near the peg. There the opponent has a clear shot of less than 50 feet by shooting at that ball from a baulk line. | ||