Bowl is the term used

In games

Or as a dish with an opening

At the top

We often talk about

The beautiful imagery 

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Of a bowl of cherries   

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There’s indoor bowling

At a bowling alley

Where the object

Is to knock over large

Wooden pins

That are set upright

With a wooden ball

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A bowling alley could be

A long narrow wooden lane

Or a hall with a number of such lanes

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Bowling also occurs on a Bowling Green

A rather smooth surface lawn 

Especially prepared for the purpose of bowling

Where balls are rolled

Toward the Jack as the target

The balls must be in play in the rink 

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Cricket is a game where some of the players

Are bowlers that throw a leather ball

From over their heads to batsmen to bat

If they fail to prevent  the ball

From hitting their wicket

They are dismissed by an umpire

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Players could be ruled out in other ways

Once the ball is bowled

If they are caught by fielders or stumped

By the opposing team’s wicketkeeper

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Such a game could last for many days

And is mainly played by nations 

That are members 

Of the British Commonwealth 

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To be bowled over is to be knocked over 

Some persons might be astonished, confused

Or amazed by sweeping remarks made about them

And feel completely flabbergasted