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2. Flipper (cricket) - Wikipedia

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   The flipper is a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler.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.

3. Spin bowling - Wikipedia

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   Spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan bowling to the batsman, Adam Gilchrist. Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered relatively slowly but with rapid rotation, giving it the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. A bowler who uses this technique is called a spinner, [1] [2] a spin bowler, [1] or a slow ...

4. Finger spin - Wikipedia

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   Variations normally used with this type of bowling include the arm ball and the top-spinner. Middle-finger spin, where the ball is gripped with the middle finger running directly over the top of the ball, with the knuckles of the index and ring finger gripping the ball from beneath, as exemplified by Saeed Ajmal, Saqlain Mushtaq and Suresh Raina.

5. Bowling form - Wikipedia

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   A spinning movement of the bowling ball will actually spin away from the 1-pin (right-hander) as it hits it, and then continues the left-to-right direction by hitting the 3, 6 and 10 pins. This type of hit causes a domino effect on the entire rack. Spinners use a style of release known variously as spinning, helicopter, or UFO.

6. Types of bowlers in cricket - Wikipedia

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   Spin bowlers or spinners impart rotation to the ball to get a batter out. The spin on the ball makes its movement hard to predict, particularly when it bounces, hence spin bowlers try to deceive batsmen into making a mistake. Speed is not crucial in spin bowling, and spinners tend to bowl in the slow-medium to medium-slow range, around 45-55 mph.

7. Delivery (cricket) - Wikipedia

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   Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan bowling to the batter, Adam Gilchrist. A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball toward the batter.Once the ball has been delivered, batters may attempt to score runs, with the bowler and other fielders attempting to stop this by getting the batters out.