History
Until 1963, a no ball was called when the bowler's back foot landed over the bowling crease (which is why the bowling crease was so called). But it was felt that the tallest fast bowlers, able to bowl legally with their front foot well over the popping crease, were gaining too great an advantage. The change in the law led to an increase in no balls: in the 1962-63 series between Australia and England there were 5 no balls; in the series between the two teams three years later there were 25.
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