Outswinger

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An outswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by swing bowlers.

An outswinger is bowled by holding the cricket ball with the seam at an angle and the first two fingers running along either side of the seam. Once the ball has worn and been polished so that one side is rougher than the other, the rough side is placed on the left (as seen from the bowler's viewpoint). When the bowler delivers the ball, he angles the seam so that it points slightly to the left as well, and releases the ball rotating about a horizontal axis with the seam along the rotational "equator". The angle of the seam to the direction of motion produces an aerofoil effect as the ball moves through the air, pushing it to the left. This is enhanced by differential air pressure caused by movement of air over the rough and smooth surfaces, which also tends to push the ball to the left. The result is that the ball curves, or swings to the left.

From a right-handed batsman's point of view, the swing is away from his body towards his right, i.e. towards the off side. This swing away from the body is the source of the name outswinger. To a left-handed batsman, the swing is in towards the body and towards the leg side which from a technical point of view makes the outswinger, now an inswinger.

Outswingers may be considered to be one of the more difficult fast deliveries for a right-handed batsman to play. This is because the ball moves away from his body. This means that any miscalculation can result in an outside edge off the bat and a catch going to the wicket-keeper or slips fielders.

To a right-handed batsman, a fast bowler will generally concentrate on bowling repeated outswingers, aiming to tempt the batsman to play away from his body and get him out in one of the ways described above. More commonly, variation is in the length of the ball, with yorkers and bouncers.

Some notable out-swing bowlers

• Wasim Akram - Pakistan
• Shoaib Akhtar - Pakistan
• Kapil Dev - India
• Ian Botham - England
• Waqar Younis - Pakistan
• James Anderson - England
• Stuart Broad - England
• Tim Bresnan - England
• Dale Steyn - South Africa
• Mohammad Amir - Pakistan
• Ryan Harris - Australia
• Dirk Nannes - Australia
• Chaminda Vaas - Sri Lanka
• Zaheer Khan - India
• Sreesanth - India
• Ishant Sharma - India
• Alfonso Thomas - South Africa
• Brett Lee - Australia
• Praveen Kumar - India

How To Bowl Outswing

To bowl outswing, the bowler attempts to get as side on as possible. A high arm action is also required. The shiny side of the ball must be pointing away from the body, so that the rough side is on the bowlers side. The seam is usually held at a slight angle with the seam pointing to around second slip. The arm in which the ball is held usually comes down across the bowlers body to the off side after delivery. It is also important to remain upright at the point of delivery.s

See also

• Leg cutter
• Off cutter

External links

• The Science of Swing