spinner

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Shoaib Bashir has been backed as England's first-choice spinner for the first Test against New Zealand after being overlooked for the entire Ashes series.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This year marks 10 years since spinner Sophie Ecclestone's England debut, and yet she is only 27.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In the tourists' poor start, Izzy Gaze was bowled by Lauren Bell in the first over, left-arm spinner Smith had Plimmer caught and bowled, and Kerr missed a sweep to be pinned lbw.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The left-arm spinner was summoned to the attack by Dean after nine overs and was immediately waving her arms to move her own field.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The spinner started slowly, gaining speed like the cotton-candy machine at the fair, until it was sending heavenly smells into the atmosphere.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd