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===Modern-day underarm bowling===
An infamous "[[Underarm bowling incident of 1981|underarm bowling incident]]" occurred during a match in 1981, in which the Australian bowler, Trevor Chappell, took advantage of the fact that underarm bowling was still legal by rolling the ball along the ground. By doing so he avoided the possibility that the New Zealand batter, Brian McKechnie, would score a six from the last ball to tie the match, as the bat would not be able to hit the ball high enough to score a six.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1035164.htm|title = Underarm incident was a cry for help: Greg Chappell |last = Knight|first = Ben| work = ABC Local Radio: The World Today| publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date = 30 January 2004|access-date = 12 August 2009}}</ref>

As a result of this incident underarm bowling was subsequently made illegal in all grades of cricket, except by prior agreement of both teams, as it was not considered to be within the spirit of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=No ball Law {{!}} MCC|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket/no-ball|access-date=2021-12-18|website=www.lords.org}}</ref>