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  2. Left-arm orthodox spin - Wikipedia

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    Left-arm orthodox spin bowlers generally attempt to drift the ball in the air into a right-handed batsman, and then turn it away from the batsman (towards off-stump) upon landing on the pitch. The drift and turn in the air are attacking techniques. The normal delivery of a left-arm orthodox spin bowler is the left-arm orthodox spinner. [2]

  3. Types of bowlers in cricket - Wikipedia

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    Many bowlers also develop a seam bowling and "slower ball"; these are bowled with the same arm action as their normal delivery, but come slower from the hand, usually due to the bowler gripping the ball differently or cocking his wrist at the last moment. With luck, the batsman will misread the pace, and will have finished his shot before the ...

  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. Left-arm unorthodox spin - Wikipedia

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    Trajectory of a left-arm unorthodox spin delivery. Left-arm unorthodox spin, also known as slow left-arm wrist spin, is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use wrist spin to spin the ball, and make it deviate, or 'turn' from left to right after pitching. [1]

  6. Off spin - Wikipedia

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    A left-handed bowler who bowls with the same (finger spin) action as an off spinner is known as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. While the orthodox spinner has the same action as an off-spinner, the ball itself spins in the opposite direction (akin to a right arm leg spinner). [5] Such a ball is not normally called an off break, but a left-arm ...

  7. Arm ball - Wikipedia

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    An arm ball is a type of delivery in cricket. 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.

  8. Enid Bakewell - Wikipedia

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    Enid Bakewell MBE (née Turton; born 16 December 1940) played for the English women's cricket team in 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979, and in 23 one-day international matches.A right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, on her figures she has a strong claim to be regarded as the best all-rounder that the English women's game has produced. [1]

  9. Shadab Jakati - Wikipedia

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    Shadab Bashir Jakati (born 27 November 1980) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. He represented Goa in first class cricket and also played for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League.