reverse swing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
When bowling at the South Africans during the Third Test at Cape Town, the Australian players were searching for "reverse" swing.
From Economist • Mar. 28, 2018
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 Goldfrap, John Henry
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