reverse swing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If he doesn't make it, that could make room for James Anderson, who must have been licking his lips at the reverse swing found by Jasprit Bumrah.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024
And Wood, hurling himself off his feet, found reverse swing at almost 90mph to whistle the ball between Shafique's bat and pad.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2022
This is confounding for batsmen, especially as reverse swing tends to occur late in the ball's trajectory, giving them little time to respond.
From Economist • Mar. 28, 2018
Seems to be a bit of reverse swing for Morris, who gets the last two balls of his over to angle into Compton.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2016
Undoubtedly his body had been rolled by a lurch of the ship in toward the cabin and then been cast outward again by a reverse swing.
From The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest by Goldfrap, John Henry
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