round-arm

British  

adjective

1. cricket denoting or using bowling with the arm held more or less horizontal

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round-arm

Canada’s star was David Winckworth, who made 12 with the bat before sending down a few round-arm thunderbolts of his own, taking four wickets as the Americans were dismissed for 64.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

He said imagine the feel of it coming out of your hand almost like an off-spinner, your arm coming over almost like a round-arm, or low-arm.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2013

Mr. Lang was a slow round-arm bowler with a very high delivery, and a valuable twist from either side.

From The True Story Book by Andrew Lang

Round-arm bowling was long and vigorously opposed, especially in 1826 when three matches were arranged between England and Sussex, the Sussex bowlers being round-arm bowlers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Instead of the slashing round-arm balls which he had hitherto sent in, he suddenly and without warning put in an underhand lob—an easy, slow, tempting ball, apparently bound to rise exactly on the player’s bat.

From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Talbot Baines Reed