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The terms 'leg spin', 'leg spinner', 'leg break' and 'leggie' are used in slightly different ways by different sources. The bowlers with the second- and fourth-highest number of wickets in the history of Test cricket, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble, respectively, were leg spinners. [2] One famous example of leg spin is Warne's Ball of the Century.
Thomas Bignall Mitchell (4 September 1902 – 27 January 1996) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939.. A leg spin bowler, he was the most successful slow bowler in the history of a county better known for its pace bowling strength.
Terrence James Jenner (8 September 1944 – 25 May 2011) [1] was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman. [2]
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 bowler .
Mercurial leg-spinner Rashid Khan leads Afghanistan’s strong spin trio that also include other impact spinners -- Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi — while left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad could ...
He took a total of 12 wickets in that match and had done enough to convince the selectors to use two spinners for their tour of the West Indies. The leg-spin duo of Warne and MacGill had limited success: Warne, who was returning from injury, took 2 wickets in three tests, while MacGill took 12 wickets in four tests, as Australia drew the series ...
Amy Jones managed 12 and then the lower order capitulated, with spin continuing to haunt England as they have now lost 18 wickets to King and Wareham's leg-spin across the series so far.
Douglas Thomas Ring (14 October 1918 – 23 June 2003) was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and for Australia in 13 Test matches between 1948 and 1953. In 129 first-class cricket matches, he took 426 wickets bowling leg spin, and he had a top score of 145 runs, which was the only century of his career.