slow bowler
Cricket's gentle arm
A slow bowler in cricket delivers the ball at reduced pace, relying on spin, flight, and deception rather than speed.
The category includes off-spinners, leg-spinners, and left-arm orthodox bowlers.
Slow bowlers aim to deceive batsmen into misjudging the ball's movement off the pitch: The captain brought on a slow bowler after the seamers failed to take wickets.
- googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
- spinnerThing that rotates
- leg spinnerWrist-spin cricket bowler
- legbreakWrist-spin bowling delivery
- cricketChirping legged insect
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