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Swing Bowling
Also known as: swing
Swing bowling is making a fast-bowled ball curve sideways through the air — toward the batter (inswing) or away (outswing) — by using the seam angle and the ball’s shine.
Air flowing differently over the shiny and rougher sides of the ball, with the seam angled, bends its flight late, beating the bat or finding the edge. Conventional swing favors a newer, shinier ball; reverse swing can appear with an older one. Outswing draws an edge to the slips; inswing threatens LBW and bowled, pairing naturally with the yorker.
Example
Holding the seam angled toward the slips, the bowler shines one side and the new ball swings late away from the bat, drawing a thin edge.
Related terms
- YorkerA yorker is a delivery bowled to pitch right at the batter’s feet, under the swinging bat — one of the hardest balls to score off and a key death-overs weapon.
- BouncerA bouncer is a fast, short-pitched delivery that rears up toward the batter’s head or chest, used to intimidate and to set up the fuller ball.
- LBW (Leg Before Wicket)LBW is a way of being out: if the ball would have hit the stumps but the batter’s pad (leg) intercepts it first — under specific conditions — the umpire can rule them leg before wicket.
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