inswinger

[in-swing-er]

noun

Cricket.

1. a bowled ball that veers from off side to leg side.

inswinger

/ ˈɪnˌswɪŋə /

noun

1. cricket a ball bowled so as to move from off to leg through the air

2. soccer a ball kicked, esp from a corner, so as to move through the air in a curve towards the goal or the centre

Word History and Origins

Origin of inswinger¹

First recorded in 1915–20; in + swinger

Example Sentences

Australian plans have changed - or, at the least, Australia are using that inswinger to the pads more sparingly.

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While Root was pinned lbw by a Foulkes inswinger and Brook tentatively ran a ball to slip, Jacob Bethell was another guilty of carelessness as he slashed a cut to the cordon.

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Duckett nicked a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving away and Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, albeit one not full enough for his booming drive.

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The delivery to get Rahul was an arcing inswinger, the appeal turned down on the field, then overturned by the replay.

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The second-innings effort was more difficult for Konstas, as he reached only eight before Bumrah gained some revenge with an inswinger that hit middle stump having gone through the gate.

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