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  2. Finger spin - Wikipedia

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    The name finger spin is actually something of a misnomer, as the finger action is not a vital part of the mechanism for producing the characteristic spin on the ball. A finger spin delivery is released with the arm held in a fully supinated position, with the fingers on the outside of the ball (to the right for a right-handed bowler).

  3. Bowling form - Wikipedia

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    A ten-pin bowler uses a one-hand delivery with thumb having exited the ball before fingers, to achieve axis rotation. A conventional roll of the bowling ball will enter the 1-3 pocket, and continue to roll from right-to-left (right-hander.) The ball only contacts four pins (1, 3, 5 and 9 pins) to achieve a strike. This type of roll/hit applies ...

  4. Off cutter - Wikipedia

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    An off cutter is a type of delivery in the game of cricket.It is bowled by fast bowlers.. A bowler releases a normal fast delivery with the wrist locked in position and the first two fingers positioned on top of the cricket ball, giving it spin about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the length of the pitch.

  5. Glossary of bowling - Wikipedia

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    Behind the ball: A position of the hand on the ball, furthest or nearly furthest from the pins and away from the side, generally thought to impart a modest but controllable amount of side rotation to modern reactive resin bowling balls. Designed to avoid a chicken wing delivery. [26] [27]

  6. Spin bowling - Wikipedia

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    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 bowler .

  7. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    Carrom ball a style of slow bowling delivery in which the ball is released by flicking the ball between the thumb and a bent middle finger in order to impart spin Carry 1. A shot has carried if the ball is hit in the air and reaches a fielder without touching the ground (regardless of whether the fielder then successfully takes a catch).

  8. Seam bowling - Wikipedia

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    Seam bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is deliberately bowled to hit the ground on its seam, to cause a random deviation when it bounces. [1] [2] A bowler who uses this technique is called a seam bowler or seamer. Seam bowling is a form of fast bowling, although seam can

  9. Googly - Wikipedia

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    The ball is tossed up to provide flight. The batter will see the back of the hand when the ball is released. [6] An alternative grip is to hold the ball in the thumb, index finger and middle finger. The finger-print of both the thumb and index finger rest on the seam, as does the first bend of the middle finger. Together with rotation of the ...