spinner
Example Sentences
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Australia have not picked a frontline spinner and, when the pitch began to turn, they employed Webster.
From BBC
Jacob Bethell looked like England's best spinner and bowled seven more overs than Jacks – the man chosen to bowl spin.
From BBC
In omitting off-spinner Todd Murphy, Australia opted against selecting a specialist spinner in a Sydney Test for the first time since 1888.
From BBC
It is the first time in almost 140 years that the hosts have not played a front-line spinner during a Sydney Test.
From Barron's
The SCG has historically aided spinners, though the ground has lost that reputation in recent years.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.