- seam bowling
- seam bowling noun (cricket)Fast or medium-paced bowling in which the seam of the ball is positioned so as to make it deviate after pitching• • •Main Entry: ↑seam
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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
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seam bowler — noun Cricket a bowler who makes the ball deviate by causing it to bounce on its seam. Derivatives seam bowling noun … English new terms 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 …
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