spinner
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Perhaps England could have pushed towards 290, but Axar induced Dawson into a pull to deep square, then the left-arm spinner mopped up the tail.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Homegrown candidates might include Glamorgan head coach Richard Dawson, or his fellow former England spinner Gareth Batty, now in charge at Surrey.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Peppering the crowd with whips off his hips and crunches down the ground, Buttler brought up his century by pulling spinner Axar Patel over square leg for six.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Adil Rashid took two wickets, fellow spinner Will Jacks one, while Tongue came back to record his best figures in any T20 in his second international appearance.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“See how the spinner is divided into ten different-colored sections numbered zero to nine?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
With the pitch turning, India had fielders crowded around the bat as their spinners then mopped up the tail with England skittled for 186.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She played to her strengths by dismantling New Zealand's pace attack flawlessly, including back-to-back sixes off Jess Kerr in the 15th over, while calmly negotiating the spinners with singles.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Fidget spinners were wildly popular in early 2017 but were already over by that holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
An interesting quirk to Corteen-Coleman's selection is that she is one of three left-arm spinners, with England already boasting Sophie Ecclestone and Linsey Smith.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Cherry bombs, Roman candles, ground spinners, parachutes, sparklers.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
