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Definition of inswinger in English: inswingernoun ˈɪnswɪŋə Cricket A ball bowled with a swing from the off to the leg side. Example sentencesExamples - Shoaib Akhtar lasted just two balls as he was clean bowled by a gem of an inswinger by Balaji.
- After a stunning debut series in 1976-77 against India, in which he took 26 wickets, Lever was spoken of more for his enviable fitness as a fast-medium bowler than his prodigious inswingers.
- Pakistan lost Umar to a superb inswinger by seamer L Balaji even as play was extended by an hour to complete the quota of 90 overs.
- The former Thackley player, who describes himself as ‘a partnership-breaker’, almost single-handedly bowled out Mills with his gentle inswingers.
- Steyn, 21, posed problems with his skiddiness and inswingers but diluted the effect of 92 mph deliveries with a spate of no-balls.
Derivatives nounˈɪnswɪŋ mass nounCricket The swerve imparted to a ball bowled with a swing from the off to the leg side. he's continuing to bowl well with lots of fierce inswing Example sentencesExamples - as modifier an inswing bowler
- Harmison's continuing to bowl well - in the high 80s, and with lots of fierce inswing.
- The right-hand batsmen play for inswing and the ball darts away.
- Vaas was well supported by Farveez Maharoof, who bowled a tidy spell of nippy inswing at the start of the day, conceding 14 runs from 10 overs.
adjective Cricket In the following over, McGrath pitched up an inswinging delivery to the Yorkshireman that straightened, touched off his pad and cannoned into middle and off stumps through the bat/pad gap. Example sentencesExamples - Yet as my innings was really getting going, I was bowled by an unplayable fast inswinging yorker!
- Johnston was a more effective provider than finisher and his inswinging free-kick met Gary MacDonald's well-timed run, but Gordon was composed and perfectly positioned to gather his deflection.
- He is also capable of generating swing through the air, as witnessed by his menacing inswinging yorker, which he will throw in just for variety.
- Behind him, Chris Porter, who had looked slightly susceptible in the first half when Gareth Sheldon delivered several inswinging corners, handled superbly after the break and made a string of excellent reflex saves.
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