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seamer

British

/ ˈsiːmə /

noun

a person or thing that seams
another name for seam bowler

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Had he conceded six more he would have returned the worst figures by an England seamer in Tests.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

All three of his dismissals against pace, including nicking off against Nepal seamer Nandan Yadav, have come against balls clocked between 75-82mph.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

England on Tuesday announced one change from the team that beat Nepal, seamer Luke Wood being replaced by Jamie Overton.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Luke Wood and Sam Curran provide England with left-arm pace options, while fellow seamer Jamie Overton, is also dangerous with the bat.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

It is quite certain that as late as Ben Jonson, ‘seamster’ and ‘songster’ expressed the female seamer and singer; a single passage from his Masque of Christmas is evidence to this.

From English Past and Present by Palmer, Abram Smythe

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