spinner
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Homegrown candidates might include Glamorgan head coach Richard Dawson, or his fellow former England spinner Gareth Batty, now in charge at Surrey.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bouchier wafted unnecessarily outside the off stump, Heather Knight played around a straight one from Sayali Satghare for six and Jones suffered a lapse in concentration to prod spinner Sneh Rana to short leg.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
At The Oval, England played an extra batter, cutting their attack and omitting spinner Shoaib Bashir - have his short-term prospects just taken a hit?
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Tickner bowled three overs before leaving the field to be replaced in the match by Zak Foulkes, while spinner Mitchell Santner gave no control.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“But if we’re going to play Sherlock Holmes, we need to go spin that spinner and dig up more clues.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
With the pitch turning, India had fielders crowded around the bat as their spinners then mopped up the tail with England skittled for 186.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
While there was some turn for England's spinners on the first day, the pitch appeared easier for batting after a day basked in the London heat which makes Sciver-Brunt's decision to bowl first more questionable.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
They played the spinners well, keeping control of the required rate.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Fidget spinners were wildly popular in early 2017 but were already over by that holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
And far below, in the great hollow stone of the peach, the Glow-worm was lighting up the room so that the two spinners, the Silkworm and Miss Spider, could see what they were doing.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
