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Pace bowler

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quickMoving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
spin bowlernoun(cricket) A bowler who bowls the ball (in cricket) relatively slowly, with spin on it, such that the ball moves in an irregular manner after it bounces; as opposed to a fast bowler.
quickienoun(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.
dibbly-dobblernoun(cricket) A medium-paced bowler.
finger spinnernoun(cricket) A bowler who specializes in finger spin
attacknounAn attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
bat-padnoun(cricket, countable) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.
pie-chuckernoun(cricket, informal) A bowler who has no control over the movement of the ball
non-strikernoun(cricket) The batsman standing at the bowler's end of the pitch.
outswingernoun(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
chinamannoun(cricket) A spin bowler who uses such an action.
backspinnernoun(cricket) A ball bowled with backspin
opening batsmannoun(cricket) The first batsman of an innings.
top-spinnernoun(cricket) a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down
bowlingnounA game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
loosenernounSomething that loosens
five-fornoun(cricket) The feat of a bowler taking five wickets in one innings
spellnounWords or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
skiernounOne who skis.
strikenoun(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

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