Spin bowling

Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket and the bowler who bowls is referred as a spinner.

Purpose

The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate from its normal straight path, thus making it difficult for the batsman to hit the ball cleanly. The speed the ball travels is not critical, and is significantly slower than that for fast bowling. A typical spin delivery has a speed in the range 70–90 km/h (45–55 mph). However, recently in 2010 Shahid Afridi of Pakistan bowled the fastest spin delivery of 134  km/h in a T20 match against New Zealand

Techniques

Spin bowling is divided into four different categories, depending on the particular physical technique used. There is virtually no overlap between the two basic biomechanical techniques of wrist spin and finger spin.