inswinger

[ in-swing-er ]

noun

, Cricket.

1. a bowled ball that veers from off side to leg side.

inswinger

/ ˈɪnˌswɪŋə /

noun

1. cricket a ball bowled so as to move from off to leg through the air
2. soccer a ball kicked, esp from a corner, so as to move through the air in a curve towards the goal or the centre

Word History and Origins

Origin of inswinger¹

First recorded in 1915–20; in + swinger

Example Sentences

Against the second new ball and on 168, Root was pinned by a Naseem Shah inswinger and a review just about upheld umpire Kumar Dharmasena’s not-out decision.

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I would predominantly swing the ball away from right-handers when the ball was reverse-swinging, to drag them and their head across their crease and to threaten the outside edge, then bowl an effort-ball inswinger when the batter was least expecting it.

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I was dragging Root across the crease, moving his head outside off stump and then tried my first inswinger.

From BBC

She was a tall seamer with decent pace, who had an uncanny ability to hoop an inswinger into a right-handed batter.

From BBC

Her action allowed her to bowl that inswinger but the way she fell to the left in her delivery stride made it all-but impossible to swing the ball the other way.

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