Wrist spin 2675374 191565581 2008-02-15T02:58:33Z Blnguyen 435516 /* Types of Delivery */ + piyush chawla bowling action {{Cricket deliveries}} [[Image:Slow left arm small.gif|frame|left|Animation of a leg spin (right-arm wrist spin) delivery.]] '''Wrist spin''' is a style of [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] in the sport of [[cricket]]. It refers to the mechanical technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of [[spin bowling|spin]] to the [[cricket ball]]. The other spinning technique, usually used to spin the ball in the opposite direction, is [[finger spin]]. Wrist spin is bowled by releasing the ball from the back of the hand, so that it passes over the [[little finger]]. Done by a [[right-handed]] bowler, this imparts an [[clockwise and counterclockwise|anticlockwise]] rotation to the ball, as seen from the bowler's perspective; a [[left-handed]] wrist spinner rotates the ball clockwise. Although the biomechanical details of wrist spin are the same for right- and left-handed bowlers, such bowlers are often discussed separately, as the direction in which the ball deviates as it bounces on the [[pitch (cricket)|cricket pitch]] is different: *Right-handed wrist spin is more commonly known as [[leg spin]]. *Left-handed wrist spin is more commonly known as [[left-arm unorthodox spin]] or left-arm chinaman. Notable wrist spinners are [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]], [[Shane Warne]], [[Danish Kaneria]], [[Anil Kumble]] and [[Richie Benaud]] (all leg spinners). ==Types of Delivery== [[Image:Piyush Chawla bowling.jpg|300px|thumb|Piyush Chawla of India, bowling a leg break.]] * [[Leg break]] - Spins from leg to off, left to right as the batsman sees it. The leg break is the leg-spinner's stock delivery * [[Googly]] - Bowled with a leg break action, but the wrist faces down on delivery, meaning the ball moves from off to leg. * [[Topspinner]] - the topspinner bounces more than usual, and does not spin, it hits the seam and bounces off the seam. * [[Slider (cricket)|Slider]] - Goes straight on. * [[Flipper (cricket)|Flipper]] - A backspinner, which doesn't bounce as much and often traps batsmen LBW. [[Category:Bowling (cricket)]] [[Category:Cricket terminology]] {{cricket-term-stub}} [[pl:Wrist spin]]