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reverse swing

British

noun

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

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I was just about up to full pace and decided to pick a ball that would reverse swing as a confidence booster, to take a few wickets and get the bounce in my run-up going.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024

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

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023

His team was 175 in front in their second innings, and two wickets down, but Australia’s pace leader Mitchell Starc had induced two collapses in the opening Test of the series with reverse swing.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2018

The seamers have all bowled doggedly and will be encouraged by signs of reverse swing, but a lot will continue to be required of Moeen and Rashid.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2015

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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