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new ball Cricket.
A previously unused ball, such as is brought into use at the beginning of an innings or after a prescribed number of overs; freq. used attrib. (with hyphen) of an opening bowler or of the type of bowling (usu. fast) in which the new ball is employed. Also fig.
1956R. Alston Test Commentary 12 The most devastating pair of new-ball bowlers in the world. 1960J. Fingleton Four Chukkas to Australia vi. 65 We saw a magnificent piece of new-ball bowling. 1963Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Jan. 27/3 One has the impression [in reading a novel] of waiting for the new ball to become available. 1971Times 15 Feb. 8/1 Edrich and Luckhurst..batted with the greatest of ease against some modest new-ball bowling. 1975Cricketer May 23/2 It was the finest display of new-ball bowling I ever saw. |