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outswing

/ ˈaʊtˌswɪŋ /

noun

  1. cricket the movement of a ball from leg to off through the air Compare inswing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He is the only opening bowler that bowls right-arm outswing in the squad - Gus Atkinson is more a hit-the-deck style middle overs bowler and Mark Wood prefers bowling outside the powerplay.

From BBC

The bowler finds his line at last after this, just outside off stump, some excellent bounce and carry through to Watling, and some bending outswing as well.

England’s Kalvin Phillips will outswing from the right ... and it’s nodded away at the near post but not cleared completely, Leeds working the ball back into the box and Rodrigo knocking on neatly for Bamford, who slices wide.

Even the science around outswing, inswing and reverse swing bowling isn’t generally agreed or understood, nor are the conditions that favor swing bowling or the means that allow a bowler to cause the ball to deviate in the air as it travels towards the batsmen.

From the Nursery End, by contrast, an outswing bowler gets nicely set at the crease and can bowl a tight line, with the ball having a tendency to nip further away down the hill.

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