THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CRICKET

[113] At the other conclude of the bowling scale is the spin bowler, who bowls at a relatively slow rate and relies solely on guile to deceive the batter. A spinner will often "buy their wicket" by "tossing a single up" (within a slower, steeper parabolic route) to lure the batter into building a weak shot. The batter should be really cautious of t