• Leeds added another classy score when McGuire's short ball sent replacement Simon Worrall into space before Senior touched down.

    BBC: Bradford 26-40 Leeds

  • In the 65th minute Solano played a short ball to Gary Speed.

    BBC: Shearer celebrates his fifty

  • But a short ball outside off stump from Nathan Buck gave Wilson his opportunity to reach 100 off 207 balls with 13 boundaries.

    BBC: Surrey punish Leicestershire before rain

  • When Aimar played a short ball to Di Maria, Marouane Fellaini dawdled in defence and another smart cross proved easy pickings for Cardozo.

    BBC: Benfica 5-0 Everton

  • However, after tea Lee began to work Atapattu over and he eventually hooked a short ball to Phil Jaques at deep square leg.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

  • Flintoff had Kyle Coetzer fending a short ball to Loye in the slips, bowled Ben Harmison, had Steve caught behind and bowled Claydon.

    BBC: England pair help Lancs roar back

  • An absurd notion that Ryder would eventually give a catch off a short ball was lampooned when the left-hander pulled one boundary after another.

    BBC: New Zealand thrash awful England

  • However, from the resulting corner, Doran played a short ball to Sanchez, who crossed for Foran to loop a header into the bottom right corner.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Inverness CT 5-1 Morton

  • Dollar Mahmud bowled the first over of the morning and Ian Bell was confident enough to take on the short ball, pulling him for four.

    BBC: Jonathan Trott hits century in England warm-up

  • And Swart followed first ball, failing to avoid a short ball and looping a catch off the glove to Collingwood running in from third slip.

    BBC: The Ashes: Stuart Broad on song in England tour match

  • England's skipper had been dealing with the short ball really well before ducking out of a bouncer, which hit his gloves and looped to first slip.

    BBC: England make solid start to Ashes

  • Australian-born Nash faced up to a barrage of bouncers before finally succumbing with a loose shot off yet another short ball to leave the tourists 96-5.

    BBC: West Indies collapse puts Australia in control

  • The troubled opener was caught behind attempting to evade a short ball, although television replays showed the ball brushed the left-hander's arm guard rather than glove.

    BBC: Jacques Kallis ton puts S Africa on top against India

  • In terms of the batting, opener Phil Hughes showed he is susceptible to the short ball and, along with Ponting, goes into the first Test lacking runs.

    BBC: Australia draw with England Lions

  • Like Ponting, Pietersen is at his most vulnerable when he is not dictating proceedings and has looked particularly ill-at-ease with the short ball in the warm-up games.

    BBC: Ashes: Can England win down under?

  • Opener Moore fended off a short ball to Devon Smith at second slip before Jonathan Trott drove at a wide delivery and was caught behind by Denesh Ramdin.

    BBC: Taylor roars back to tame Lions

  • With Salford still to get going, the Tigers claimed a third try in the 16th minute when Huby crashed over from close range from Rangi Chase's short ball.

    BBC: Salford City Reds 22-28 Castleford Tigers

  • "He's a natural cricketer - obviously a talented batter, he plays the short ball well, plays pace well and is an accumulator of runs, " said former Sussex keeper Moores.

    BBC: Steven Davies and Mark Butcher

  • Then, having hit 10 fours in three hours, he was also lured into error, cutting a short ball from Jonathan Clare to point where Wagg held a good low catch.

    BBC: Maddy drives Warwickshire innings

  • Hughes hit some fine if eccentric shots but still looked vulnerable to the short ball, while Johnson could only reflect on a hapless spell of seven wicketless overs for 42 runs.

    BBC: Hughes finds form for Australia

  • Katich reached his half century off 86 balls but the partnership came to an end when Symonds, on 20, tried to hook a short ball from Martin and edged to McCullum.

    BBC: Katich digs in to rescue Aussies

  • The partnership was worth 120 but Russell's resistance ended without him adding to his lunch score of 35 when he flashed at a short ball from Ian Pattison and was caught behind.

    BBC: Durham back on track

  • John Francis and Lawrence Prittipaul advanced the score to 80 before Francis (19) failed to keep down a short ball from Tinu Yohannan and gloved a legside catch to wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra.

    BBC: India warm up with win

  • Hashim Amla never settled, and a fast, short ball from Bond just outside off stump was good enough to end his innings on 12 - Brendon McCullum taking a thin outside edge.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

  • Wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra, who scored his maiden Test century in the drawn fourth test in Antigua, was caught for three fending a short ball from Dillon straight to Wavell Hinds at forward short-leg.

    BBC: Shaky Windies in control

  • Dhoni followed for two runs after a mix-up with Laxman's runner Suresh Raina, and Harbhajan Singh was caught by Ponting at slip from a well-directed short ball from Bollinger for the same score.

    BBC: VVS Laxman guides India to Test victory over Australia

  • Smith swung his bat at every opportunity whenever he was offered a modicum of width, collecting six boundaries before he dragged a short ball from Anderson on to his stumps to leave Australia on 158-6.

    BBC: England close in on Ashes victory in Melbourne

  • He added 71 for the fourth wicket with Neil Broom (24) but the pair departed in quick succession, with Taylor clearly angry with himself after pulling a short ball from Shane Watson straight to the boundary fielder at square leg.

    BBC: Brad Haddin ton sets up Australia win over New Zealand

  • The one ploy remaining was the short ball, and Stuart Broad was entrusted with that, but the soft ball, slow pitch and dominance of the batsmen soon put an end to that, hook shots played down with rolled wrists and great control.

    BBC: South Africa openers defy England

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