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spinner

[spin-er] / ˈspɪn ər /
NOUN
gyro
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That opened the door to spinner Simon Harmer, who had Alex Carey caught reverse sweeping with just two to his name and Cooper Connolly caught behind for a two-ball duck.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Not since Shane Warne in 2000 had an Australian spinner been in the attack so early after their captain chose to bowl.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir keeps his deal and is the only specialist red-ball spinner on the list.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Crane, who also played two T20 internationals in 2017, could also push his case in the fight to be England's number one spinner in Test cricket.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Mom is wound up like a fidget spinner.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

On a Durban pitch expected to turn, South Africa have included two spinners – Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer - in their XI.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

As professional spinners of reputation and reshapers of meaning, marketers have long created newfangled jobs or pithy descriptions to slot their work into the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The way he took down the spinners was brutal.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

"They asked if we would bowl our spinners to finish the game," added Alleyne.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“The prophecy says the spinners must assent,” said Vikus.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins


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