spinner
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Bouchier, who made 45 off 31 balls, inexplicably ran Dunkley out for 20 before also carelessly being caught off a short ball from spinner Kia McCartney.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
While the trio have been named in the Test squad, they may be rotated in favour of Baker, Essex pace bowler Sam Cook and Derbyshire spinner Shoaib Bashir.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ali Usman - 4 - These were not conditions for a spinner so hard to judge fairly.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Clearly, there will be times when England need a frontline spinner, but there is no consistently Test-class spinner in the country right now.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
He looks sadly at his son with the spinner and Charlie smiles and holds it up to show him how pretty it is when it goes around and around.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
With spinners dominating the T20 World Cup earlier this summer, the likes of Filer and Issy Wong were sidelined, but both have stepped up admirably.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
There is a reasonable argument to suggest Dawson's presence gave England too many spinners in their XI.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
This time around England were ruthless when they got themselves into a strong position, their spinners building dot-ball pressure and the lack of scoring opportunities scrambling the minds of the Kiwi batters.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
According to CricViz, 47% of deliveries bowled by their spinners were hitting the stumps as their 11.1 overs claimed six wickets for 39 runs.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“Gregor, my wife fears the spinners may pass on our whereabouts to the rats. She advises that we escape with all speed.”
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
