Definitions

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  • noun soccer A ball that curves into the goal.
  • noun cricket a delivery that curves towards the batsman.

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Examples

  • His firts ball is a 86mph in-swinger that catches Shafiq on the front pad.

    England v Pakistan – as it happened! 2010

  • Starc gets in on the act with a lovely in-swinger that traps the debutant dead in front.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • A rising in-swinger passes over the top of the stumps before another clips Watson high above the pads - we're seeing plenty from the debutant first up.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Khan hoops a big in-swinger back into Marsh's pads and he gets nowhere near the ball.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • Tharanga was clean bowled by a fine in-swinger from Khan.

    RTÉ News 2010

  • It took a cracking in-swinger from Gul a couple of overs later to ultimately get rid of Clarke, who played all around the delivery to be bowled for three.

    Cricket365 | Cricket 2010

  • Strauss was clean bowled by the perfect in-swinger; Michael Yardy, promoted because Kevin Pietersen had acquired a strained thigh, shouldered arms to a straight ball.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • The following Jamieson in-swinger caused a goal mouth scramble that nearly saw van Dijk tap in from 6m.

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines Lee Gagliardi 2010

  • Parnell was unfortunate to be given out lbw to Zaheer (22-5-90-4) when he was on the front foot to a back-of-a-length in-swinger that could also have been going down leg.

    News24 Top Stories 2010

  • Parnell was unfortunate to be given out lbw to Zaheer (22-5-90-4) when he was on the front foot to a back-of-a-length in-swinger that could also have been going down leg.

    News24 Top Stories 2010

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