inswinger

American  

[in-swing-er] / ˈɪnˌswɪŋ ər /

noun

Cricket.

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

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inswinger British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of inswinger

First recorded in 1915–20; in + swinger

Example Sentences

For Arsenal's opening goal, the inswinger was not aimed at the crowded near post but instead deeper, targeting the area where Gabriel arrived at pace from a deep starting position.

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Bukayo Saka's left-footed delivery for Arsenal's opener was an inswinger, a deliberate choice that Arsenal have used this season.

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"He has been working hard at developing that because he feels that wobble seam going across brings the keeper and slips into play and makes his inswinger to the right hander more of a surprise."

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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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