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As part of our England Next Gen series we look at Birmingham Phoenix leg-spinner Hannah Baker, who is getting a growing reputation for delivering in pressure situations.
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called a leg spinner. Leg spinners bowl with their right-arm and a wrist spin action. The leg spinner's normal delivery is called a leg break, [1] which spins from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the pitch.
The situation was well summarised by Playfair saying that England needed "a leg-spinner or a Verity" (Hedley Verity was a slow left arm orthodox bowler) but they had neither. The implication was that the pitch was not one on which an off-break bowler such as Laker could succeed. Playfair went on to criticise "tactical errors, missed chances and ...
Additionally, Leonard spent two years at the Hampshire County Cricket Club Academy in Southampton, England, where he developed as a leg spinner alongside Tim Tremlett and Steve Snell. Administrative roles within cricket organizations paved the way for Leonard's eventual venture into cricket commentary and broadcasting. [citation needed]
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Don Bradman said he was the best leg-spinner to tour Australia since Sydney Barnes, [2] and Keith Miller thought he was the best leg-spinner he had seen apart from Bill O'Reilly. [3] He toured Australia in 1946–47 and 1950–51 , but was dogged by ill-luck and was considered to be the "unluckiest bowler in the world".
The flipper is a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back spin ball. In essence it is a back spin ball. Squeezed out of the front of the hand with the thumb and first and second fingers, it keeps deceptively low after pitching and can accordingly be very difficult to play.
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