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Hit for six

A surfeit of games where the main objective of putting the ball into play is, in fact, to prevent play from starting
The Times
The Times

Sir, Michael Hayes (letter, June 25) suggests that “there is no other ball sport in which the main objective of putting the ball in play is, in fact, to prevent play from actually starting”.

Baseball, rounders, table tennis, squash, cricket and volleyball immediately spring to mind.

Geoff Tait
Dubai