The bowling machine was the brainchild of Dr John Venn and its recreation can launch balls towards a batter at around 33mph. Dr Venn, who died in 1923 aged 88, was president of Cambridge’s ...

She added that the bowling machine was "powerful". Unveiled on Monday, it is based on a similar contraption designed by Dr John Venn in the early 1900s. Victoria Polley/BBC Prof Hugh Hunt ...