outswing
- noun
- Jargon
- In cricket, an effective strategy is to target the off-stump with an outswing that curves away from the batter.
- outswing delivery
- outswing bowling
Examples
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Bowling an outswing delivery that deviates to outside off-stump increases the possibility of a snick (catch) to the keeper, to the slips, or gully fieldsmen.
Academic text (1994) -
The students completed six 40-minute training sessions on outswing bowling in a 3-week period.
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The three groups received three different training treatments designed to enhance performance in outswing bowling, supervised by the first author.
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Subjects reported to the same net and coaching experts for the duration of the study, and on each resting session were required to bowl 12 outswing deliveries.
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Outswing bowling is a test bowling technique that accounts for most wickets (dismissals) in cricket.
Academic text (1994) -
The bowler successfully delivered an outswing that deceived the batter and resulted in a catch.
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An outswing can often lead to unexpected dismissals by making it harder for the batter to connect cleanly with the ball.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outswing joins out ('away') and swing ('to curve or move in the air'), and in cricket an outswing is a ball that curves 'away' from the batter, which is exactly why it has that name.
