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The result was Delete --Haemo 18:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of types of cricket delivery (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Article provides no useful information other than a list of delivery names and nothing more than what's in template ((Cricket deliveries)) (which is in each of the sub articles). The list has no inbound links. —Moondyne 15:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Create a category for this information. Charles Matthews 15:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The category existing, delete, assuming the list is pretty much complete. Charles Matthews 16:45, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A category already exists, see Category:Cricket deliveries. I'll run through and make sure they're all covered now. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 15:41, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Doosra was the only one missing, with the exception of slider, for which there isn't a specific delivery equivalent in cricket (balls can slide on from the pitch, but they aren't called sliders). AllynJ (talk | contribs) 15:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(Oops, technically wrong, Slider (cricket) does exist - I assumed it was used in a general type cricket delivery context, not in terms of the leg-spinner's alternative, which slipped my mind :blush: - but it was already in the category. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 18:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There already exists Category:Cricket deliveries —Moondyne 15:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, redundant. Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 15:37, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletions. ——Moondyne 15:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, redundant to the category with no potential to gain any extra usage over said category. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 15:41, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Improve it - add a brief description for each term, and remove the redundant template from the article. The Transhumanist    17:34, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does doing so *really* constitute any major bonus? The only thing from Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and series boxes#Lists that really applies is #1, but I would argue context is already there in the shape of the List's name; and would adding text to what is basically going to be summarised in a 20 second read of the specific delivery article's lead really worth it? I guess this is a matter of opinion, but I'm not so sure this is the case for it myself. AllynJ (talk | contribs) 18:27, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, redundant version of category. Realkyhick 19:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, unnecessary, redundant. Eusebeus 19:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: I don't know a lot about cricket, but maybe someone who does could clean it up and organize it in the style of "Pitch (baseball)". J-stan ^Talk_Contribs 20:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: article is orphaned. Nothing links to it. —Moondyne 04:37, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete We already have List of cricket terms as a superset. Tintin 05:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Redundant per List of cricket terms and Category:Cricket deliveries -- Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 14:43, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.