SPIN BOWLING
L.RAJPUT
SPIN BOWLING
KEY POINTS
Spin
Length
Rotation (of the body)
KEY POINTS
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As
young players
develop
at different
ages
Spinners
must
spin
the ball
they will grip the ball in a way that
hard if they
comfortably
allowsare
themto
to have
spin it. a
If they
are
achieving
good Our
spin then
don’t
good
future.
aim
is change
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hem, however unorthodox their grip may be.
develop attacking spinners.
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Coaches must emphasise the role of wrist
particularly
leg spinners,
a correctly
Spinningforthe
ball into
the air cocked
as
wrist will facilitate good sideways turn and
hard
as
possible
achieves
loop,
a
loop. Watch for pre-cocked- tensed wrist that
vital
spinand spin.
will
stifleingredient
natural wrist in
rotation
bowling
TYPES OF SPINNERS
1. THE FINGER SPINNER
•right arm off spinners
•left arm spinners
2. THE WRIST SPINNER
•right arm leg spinners
•left arm chinaman bowlers
LEG BREAK
ACTION
a basic action is well suited to leg spin
the side on position with delivery arm
slightly away from head
front leg well braced with weight
behind delivery imparting more spin
GRIP
hold ball between the top joints of index
and third fingers around the seam and
well out of the palm
the thumb and the second and little
fingers rest on the seam with tension
between the top joints of the index and
third finger
RELEASE
release the ball at the top of the bowling
action, earlier for more flight and later for
quicker delivery
at the moment of delivery angle the seam
between mid wicket and gully
spin is imparted when the wrist pushes the
third finger towards the gully and over the
ball
REMEMBER BE BALANCED, WATCH
WHERE THE BALL WILL BOUNCE
VARIATIONS
THE WRIST
TOP SPINNER
THESPUN
GOOGLY
the
spun
topball
spinner
rotates
forward
 the wrist
googly
is the
bowled
with the
leg
towards
batter
from in
offtoor
spinners the
action
butturning
the ballneither
comes back
leg
the right hander
bounces
than
normal
the ball ishigher
released
from
the back of the hand
and
wrist
it is bowled with the basic bowling action by
pushing
theofthird
spinning
finger
forward
the back
the wrist
points
towards
the over
the
top of
the seam rotates
ground
at the
the ball
pointsoofthat
release
vertically towards the batter
OFF SPINNER
ACTION
the basic action is suitable for the off
spinner
in the delivery stride accentuate the
movement of your front foot to the leg side
by pointing your front toe towards fine leg
bowl against your braced front leg and
pivot on your front toe
GRIP
hold the ball around the seam and in
the top joint of the index and the second
finger
the index finger should be bend and
you should exert tension between the top
joints of the two fingers griping the ball
rest your thumb and little finger lightly
on the seam
RELEASE
release the ball on the top of the bowling
action, early for more flight and late for
quicker delivery
at the moment of release the seam should be
angled between cover and backward square
leg
impart spin by pushing the index finger and
the wrist sharply towards backward square
leg and over the ball
TOP SPINNER
Grip the ball as the normal off-spinner
The moment of release angle the seam
vertically towards the batter by cocking the
wrist inwards towards the body
Spin the ball forward by pushing the first
finger over the top of the ball
To deliver the ball before the arm reaches
the top of the swing
LEFT ARM FINGER SPINNER

the left arm finger spinner
is the left-handed version of
the off spinner (mirror image
of the off-spinner)
SPIN CHECKLIST
Closely observe body rotation and followthrough
Encourage spinners to entice batters
forward by throwing the ball in the air
Emphasize them to master the stock ball
Change of pace to be an effective
variation
Encourage young spinners to
and practise
experiment