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  2. Off spin - Wikipedia

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    Nathan Lyon bowling off spin. Off spin contrasts with leg spin, in which the ball spins from leg to off and which is bowled with a very different action (wrist spin). [4] Off spin is generally considered less difficult to play than leg spin, as off breaks typically spin less than leg breaks, and do not generally possess the same loopy, potentially deceptive flight.

  3. Arm ball - Wikipedia

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    It is a variation delivery bowled by an off spin bowler or slow left-arm orthodox bowler. It is the finger spin equivalent of a wrist spinner 's slider or zooter . In contrast to the stock delivery, an arm ball is delivered by rolling the fingers down the back of the ball on release.

  4. Spin bowling - Wikipedia

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    Spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan bowling to the batsman, Adam Gilchrist. Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered relatively slowly but with rapid rotation, giving it the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. A bowler who uses this technique is called a spinner, [1] [2] a spin bowler, [1] or a slow ...

  5. Glossary of bowling - Wikipedia

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    (Go) off the sheet: See strike out. Derived during the time when bowling was scored manually on paper. Derived during the time when bowling was scored manually on paper. Grandma's teeth : A 4-7-9-10 split or any "big five" split combination, resembling a mouth with missing teeth.

  6. Left-arm orthodox spin - Wikipedia

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    A left-arm orthodox spin delivery Lancashire players Gary Keedy and Stephen Parry bowling left-arm orthodox spin in the 2012 Friends Life t20. Left-arm orthodox spin or left-arm off spin, also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of spin bowling in cricket. [1] Bowlers using this technique bowl with their left-arm and a ...

  7. Glossary of bowls terms - Wikipedia

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    World Bowls sets play format is two(2) sets of nine ends, with a 3 end tie break if drawn at 1 set all, but this can be varied by a local controlling body. [7] shaved: describes the result of a bowl delivered such that it touches the jack or another bowl without changing its current position. short:

  8. Teesra - Wikipedia

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    The teesra, also known as the jalebi, is a particular type of delivery by an off-spin bowler in the sport of cricket, which renowned off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he had invented. However, upon closer inspection, the ball is simply an orthodox backspinner, a very common delivery that has been bowled by finger spinners as long as cricket has ...

  9. Finger spin - Wikipedia

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    Variations normally used with this type of bowling include the arm ball and the top-spinner. Middle-finger spin, where the ball is gripped with the middle finger running directly over the top of the ball, with the knuckles of the index and ring finger gripping the ball from beneath, as exemplified by Saeed Ajmal, Saqlain Mushtaq and Suresh Raina.