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

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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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.

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Against the second new ball and on 168, Root was pinned by a Naseem Shah inswinger and a review just about upheld umpire Kumar Dharmasena’s not-out decision.

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I would predominantly swing the ball away from right-handers when the ball was reverse-swinging, to drag them and their head across their crease and to threaten the outside edge, then bowl an effort-ball inswinger when the batter was least expecting it.

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