Definitions
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- noun soccer A ball that curves into the
goal . - noun cricket a
delivery that curves towards thebatsman .
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Examples
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His firts ball is a 86mph in-swinger that catches Shafiq on the front pad.
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Starc gets in on the act with a lovely in-swinger that traps the debutant dead in front.
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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.
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Khan hoops a big in-swinger back into Marsh's pads and he gets nowhere near the ball.
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Tharanga was clean bowled by a fine in-swinger from Khan.
RTÉ News 2010
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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
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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.
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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
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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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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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