- seam bowler
- noun Cricket a bowler who makes the ball deviate by causing it to bounce on its seam.Derivativesseam bowling noun
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seam bowler — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑seam * * * seam bowler, a bowler in cricket who uses the seam of the ball so as to make it swerve in flight … Useful english dictionary
seam bowler — /ˈsim boʊlə/ (say seem bohluh) noun Cricket a bowler who relies on the movement off the pitch, caused by the seam of the ball striking the ground, to deceive the batter. Compare swing bowler. –seam bowling, noun …
Seam bowling — is a phrase used for a cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers .Seam bowling is generally classed as a subtype of fast bowling, although … Wikipedia
seam|er — «SEE muhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that seams. 2. a kind of sewing machine for seaming fabrics together. 3. a machine for bending two pieces of sheet metal to unite them in a seam or joint. 4. Cricket. a seam bowler … Useful english dictionary
seam — n. & v. n. 1 a line where two edges join, esp. of two pieces of cloth etc. turned back and stitched together, or of boards fitted edge to edge. 2 a fissure between parallel edges. 3 a wrinkle or scar. 4 a stratum of coal etc. v.tr. 1 join with a… … Useful english dictionary
Bowler (cricket) — A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. A bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all rounder.There are several types of bowlers and most teams will have… … Wikipedia
swing bowler — /ˈswɪŋ boʊlə/ (say swing bohluh) noun Cricket a bowler who relies on turning the ball in the air to deceive the batter. Compare seam bowler. –swing bowling, noun …
Fast-medium bowler — Fast bowling Le fast bowling est, avec le spin bowling, l une des deux grandes familles de techniques de lancers au cricket. Les lanceurs qui pratiquent le fast bowling sont les fast bowlers ou pace bowlers. La principale caractéristique de leurs … Wikipédia en Français
Fast bowler — Fast bowling Le fast bowling est, avec le spin bowling, l une des deux grandes familles de techniques de lancers au cricket. Les lanceurs qui pratiquent le fast bowling sont les fast bowlers ou pace bowlers. La principale caractéristique de leurs … Wikipédia en Français
Pace bowler — Fast bowling Le fast bowling est, avec le spin bowling, l une des deux grandes familles de techniques de lancers au cricket. Les lanceurs qui pratiquent le fast bowling sont les fast bowlers ou pace bowlers. La principale caractéristique de leurs … Wikipédia en Français
