spin bowler

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spin bowler

n
(Cricket) cricket a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
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Last Tuesday, Ray Peacock-trained Frisco Joe and Spin Bowler repeated their previous week's runs at Wimbledon when they both managed to fill second spot.
Berry said they played two spin bowlers in the last Test match and in my opinion the best spin bowler didn't play in the game, adding he found that difficult to fathom.
On the dog front, Spin Bowler runs in an Inter-Track event at Crayford tonight (10.15).
Summary: London [UK], Mar 27 (ANI): Bruce Yardley, the former Australian spin bowler, coach and, commentator passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged fight with cancer at the age of 71.
He was a left-handed batsman and a spin bowler, who scored 6,832 runs and took 344 wickets in first-class cricket, Kardar was a cricketer par excellence.
They always sensed they would lose their former spin bowler knowing how good he is at his job.
Durham have signed India spin bowler Axar Patel for the last six matches of the Championship.
Name the leading Test wicket taker in cricket who is not a spin bowler.
Mystery spin bowler Yasir Shah went from hero to zero as England tamed the 10-wicket terror who finished with the most expensive figures ever recorded at Old Trafford.
JOHN Arlott was the supreme cricket commentator but retired England spin bowler Graeme Swann has certainly been a breath of fresh air in his role as expert summeriser as part of the Test T Match Special commentary team at Headingly.
"Sexual activity creates glandular excretions that makes your hair and nails grow" - Former Australian spin bowler Shane Warne.
Glamorous Liz even tossed the coin to see who batted first before spin bowler Shane's first match with the Melbourne Stars yesterday.
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