away swinger

cricket

Also known as: outswinger

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An outswinger in cricket is a delivery that curves in the air away from the batsman. This swerve occurs from the leg side to the off side. It is a variation used by bowlers to deceive the batsman, making it difficult to predict the ball's trajectory after it bounces on the pitch. This contrasts with an inswinger, which curves towards the batsman.12

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…the batsman), and the “away swinger,” or “outswinger,” which swerves from leg to off (away from the batsman). A “googly” (coined by cricketer B.J.T. Bosanquet on the 1903–04 MCC tour) is a ball bowled with fingerspin that breaks unexpectedly in the opposite direction from that anticipated by the batsman…
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…the batsman), and the “away swinger,” or “outswinger,” which swerves from leg to off (away from the batsman). A “googly” (coined by cricketer B.J.T. Bosanquet on the 1903–04 MCC tour) is a ball bowled with fingerspin that breaks unexpectedly in the opposite direction from that anticipated by the batsman…
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