spinner

Example Sentences

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Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as "quite furry, quite green".

From BBC

In the team were England's greatest opener, their two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, their best spinner of the past 40 years and possibly the most talented batter to ever play for the country.

From BBC

England captain Ben Stokes previously said that Bashir is his side's number one spinner, and that a preference for Will Jacks' part-time spin has been "tactical".

From BBC

Australia captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon will miss the rest of the Ashes series, starting with the Boxing Day Test against England in Melbourne.

From BBC

Here are a few personal favorites, beginning with three from Mike Flanagan, TV’s master spinner of spectral tales.

From Los Angeles Times