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Yes. At the beginning of a new spell, the umpire will ask the bowler "Right-arm over?" or something similar to determine which arm he will use and which side of the wicket he will bowl from. The umpire then informs the batsman. If the bowler decides to change either of these (to bowl around the wicket or with his left arm) he must inform the umpire, who informs the batsman. If changes either without telling the umpire, the delivery is illegal and will be called a no-ball. Similarly, a batsman must tell a bowler whether he will bat right- or left-handed, and cannot change without notifying the bowler.

A bowler, however, does not have to tell anyone what style he intends to bowl. There is nothing to stop a bowler from Bowling a fizzing leg break, followed by a 150km/h thunderbolt, followed by an arm ball. "Which arm" and "which side" are the only things a bowler has to disclose.

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During sanctioned league or tournament play, the bowler must consistently use the same hand throughout the league or tournament. If the bowler wishes to use both hands, he would have to use the right for one league or tournament and the left for the another. The bowler will have a sanctioned average for each hand.
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According to rule 118, a right handed bowler must always bowl right handed and a left handed bowler must always bowl left handed.

A bowler may use the two handed approach at any time during competition as long as they continue to bowl with the same dominant hand. For example, a bowler may bowl one handed right handed. They can at an time use the two handed approach as long as they continue to release the ball with the right hand.

The exception to this rule is that if the player is injured and cannot continue, he may finish with his other hand, but must establish a new average with that hand.

This information was received from Derek Eoff (whose email address may be found in the links section below), who handles rules questions for the USBC (United States Bowling Congress).

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Yes. A bowler can bowl different types of balls in the same over as long as they are legal and are approved by the field umpires.

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