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inswinger

American

[in-swing-er] / ˈɪnˌswɪŋ ər /

noun

Cricket.

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

inswinger British

/ ˈɪnˌswɪŋə /

noun

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

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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."

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

His 199th was that of 19-year-old debutant Konstas who, having scooped Bumrah three times in his first-innings 60, was bowled by an inswinger for eight without repeating the shot in his 18 balls.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

I was dragging Root across the crease, moving his head outside off stump and then tried my first inswinger.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Her action allowed her to bowl that inswinger but the way she fell to the left in her delivery stride made it all-but impossible to swing the ball the other way.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

Starc had Jacks caught edging a loose drive to first slip before brilliantly setting up Brook, who was pinned in front by an inswinger yorker after a run of balls pushed across the right-hander.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

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