Converse of object

• kick: With all his might, he kicked the ball straight at the goal.

• throw: Throw the first ball then throw & pass at the same time.

• hit: He hits the ball with all that he's got.

• knock: It can knock a ball across the court which, even at full run, you will not be able to return.

• flick: It took Sir Parke 11 flicking match balls to win the match.

• bounce: And an international who doesn't deal with a bouncing ball in the middle of the park?

Preposition: into

• net: At times in the first half we seemed to want to literally walk the ball into the net.

Adjective modifier

• loose: A shot from Andy Baird was parried by Michael Parkin and the loose ball found Howard Forinton who shot into the net.

• through: Smith cut in from midfield and his through ball to the right flank suddenly cut through the Ciren defense.

Modifies a noun

• bearing: The head, wheel slot and ball bearing axle are hardened to minimize wear.

• rolling: To get the ball rolling, the company is looking to recruit 12 parents to join the group.

• gown: In her glittering ball gown, Holly was the center of attention all night long.

Noun used with modifier

• tennis: A Jack Russell terrier tolerated the visitors, provided he was kept busy racing after a thrown tennis ball.

• crystal: The beautiful crystal balls appear to defy the laws of physics, creating the magical illusion that they are floating in mid air.

• golf: I'll unwind the world like a rubber band on a golf ball 's insides every morning, put it back together every night.

• cue: His specialty is his finger spinning where he pots ball by spinning the cue ball in his fingers rather that using a cue.

• cannon: Now Issac started thinking about a cannons, now he knew that the faster you fired the cannon ball the further it went.

• billiard: It's like having two hard billiard balls, and you surround one with a wooly cloth cover.

Preposition: of

• innings: Paul and Guss, getting Guss run out for a diamond duck in just the second ball of the innings!

Preposition: with

• four: His century coming off 110 balls with 11 fours.