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reverse swing

British  

noun

  1. cricket a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Once the ball started to reverse swing, Pakistan's seamers were in their element and Bangladesh were forced into survival mode.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2023

Mark Wood was held back, perhaps in the hope of some reverse swing.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2023

Bird follows up with consecutive no-balls, but it’s actually a promising over for Australia because there are the first signs of reverse swing.

From The Guardian Dec. 26, 2017

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 John Henry Goldfrap

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