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spin bowler

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noun

  1. cricket a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion

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The Luton-born spin bowler had been planning to stand to become MP in West London's Ealing Southall constituency, where Labour's Virendra Sharma currently holds a 16,000 majority.

From BBC May 8, 2024

Star spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin announced later via a social media post that he was taking a break from the Delhi Capitals.

From Washington Times Apr. 25, 2021

Although he was really only a batsman who bowled, his natural ability as a spin bowler saw him preferred over more experienced candidates.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2016

“Eng had the wrong team, the wrong style of play & everyone could see it,” the former Australia spin bowler Shane Warne said on Twitter.

From New York Times Mar. 10, 2015

Kent's Adam Riley is a talented young spin bowler.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2014

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