Left-arm unorthodox spin, also known as slow left-arm wrist-spin, is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use wrist spin to spin the ball, and make it deviate, or 'turn' from left to right after pitching.[1] The direction of turn is the same as that of a traditional right-handed off spin bowler, although the ball will usually turn more sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the wrist.
Trajectory of a left-arm unorthodox spin delivery
Some left-arm unorthodox bowlers also bowl the equivalent of a googly, or 'wrong'un', which turns from right to left on the pitch. The ball turns away from the right-handed batsman, as if the bowler were an orthodox left-arm spinner. The delivery was sometimes historically called a chinaman.
The first cricketer known to bowl the style of delivery was 19th-century South African bowler Charlie Llewellyn.[1][2][3] Llewellyn toured North America with Bernard Bosanquet, the originator of the googly delivery, and it is likely that Llewellyn learned the googly-style of delivery from him, bowling it with his left-arm.[3]Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, an ambidextrous Australian bowler, notably used the delivery in the 1930s, including in his 10 Test matches.[1][2][4]
Among noted players who have bowled the delivery are Denis Compton, who originally bowled orthodox slow-left arm deliveries but developed left-arm wrist spin, taking most of his 622 first-class wickets using the delivery.[5][6] Although better known for fast bowling and orthodox slow left-arm, Garfield Sobers could also use it to good effect.[1] In cricket's modern era, Australian Brad Hogg brought the delivery to wider notice[1] and had one of the most well-disguised wrong'uns.[7]Kuldeep Yadav, who debuted for India in March 2017, bowls left-arm wrist spin,[8][9] and Paul Adams played 45 Test matches and 24 One-day internationals for South Africa between 1995 and 2004 using the delivery.[1][9]Michael Bevan and Dave Mohammed are also considered to be "among the better known" bowlers to use the style.[1]
In 2021 The Guardian claimed that Kuldeep, Tabraiz Shamsi of South Africa and the Afghan bowler Noor Ahmad were "probably the foremost left-arm wrist-spinners in world cricket",[10] while in 2022 Michael Rippon was reported as "the first specialist left-arm wristspinner" to play for New Zealand.[11] In the women's game, Kary Chan of Hong Kong uses left-arm wrist spin deliveries.[12]
CricInfo suggests that left-arm wrist-spin bowlers are uncommon because it is "difficult to control left-arm wrist spin. And ... the ball coming in to a right-hander is considered less dangerous than the one leaving him".[a][1] Instances of left-arm unorthodox spinners taking ten wickets in a Test match are, therefore, rare. Examples where this has occurred include Chuck Fleetwood-Smith against England in 1936–37,[13] Michael Bevan against the West Indies in 1996–97,[14] and Paul Adams against Bangladesh in 2002–03.[15]
Historical use of the name Chinaman
Historically the term "chinaman" was sometimes used to describe the googly delivery or other unusual deliveries, whether bowled by right or left-arm bowlers.[16] The left-arm wrist spinner's delivery that is the equivalent of the googly eventually became known as the "chinaman".
The origin of the term is unclear, although it is known to have been in use in Yorkshire during the 1920s and may have been first used in reference to Roy Kilner.[b][9][19] It is possible that it is a guarded reference to Charlie Llewellyn, the first left-arm bowler to bowl the equivalent of the googly.[c][21] It is first known to have been used in print in The Guardian in 1926 in reference to the possibility of Yorkshire bowler George Macaulay bowling a googly,[d] but the term became more widely used after a Test match between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in 1933. Ellis Achong, a player of Chinese origin who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin, had Walter Robins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right-hander from outside the off stump. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robins reportedly said to the umpire, "fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman!",[9][22][23] leading to the more widespread use of the term.[2]
In 2017, Australian journalist Andrew Wu, who is of Chinese descent, raised concerns about the use of the term as "racially offensive",[22] arguing the term itself "has historically been used in a contemptuous manner to describe the Chinese".[22]Wisden formally changed their wording of the term to slow left-arm wrist-spin in the 2018 edition of the Almanack, describing chinaman as "no longer appropriate".[2][21][24]CricInfo followed suit in 2021, noting that although some argued that its use in cricket "was not meant to be derogatory", that its continued use was inappropriate.[25] Some writers continue to use the term.[e]
Notes
^A left-arm wrist spin bowler's standard delivery will turn towards a right-handed batsman, as opposed to a right-arm leg spin bowler who will turn the ball away from them. The majority of batters are right-handed.
^Llewellyn had a white father and a mother who had been born on St Helena.[20] She was described as "black" by historian Rowland Bowen, although it is possible that she was from a Madagascan or Indian background. Andy Carter has suggested that there could be a link between Llewellyn's mixed-race heritage and the use of the term "chinaman".[21]
^Macaulay was a right-arm bowler who did not bowl wrist spin deliveries.
^ abcdefghLeggie in the mirror, CricInfo, 22 November 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ abcdRubaid Iftekhar (25 June 2020) The 'Chinaman mystery': Racism and left-arm leg-spin, The Business Standard. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ abCarter A (2019) Beyond the Pale: early black and asian cricketers in Britain 1868–1945, p.74. Leicester: Troubador. ISBN9781838592028 (Available online. Retrieved 14 August 2021.)
^Fleetwood-Smith, Leslie O'Brien, Obituaries in 1971, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1972. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Arlott J (1988) The great entertainer, Wisden Cricket Monthly, May 1988. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Dorries B (20 March 2014) Aussie spinner Brad Hogg admits he didn’t know what wrong-un was early in his career, The Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Kuldeep Yadav, CricInfo. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ abcdBull A (18 March 2017) Isn't it about time cricket consigned 'chinaman' to the past?, The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Liew J (23 July 2021) Jake Lintott reviving English left-arm wrist-spin after half a century The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^Michael Rippon becomes first left-arm wristspinner picked by New Zealand CricInfo, 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ abcAndrew Wu (26 March 2017) Australia v India Test series 2017: Does cricket really need to continue using the term 'chinaman'?, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^The Original Chinaman, CricInfo, 31 August 1995. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Wisden replaces Chinaman with slow left-arm wrist-spin bowlers, CricketCountry, 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^Bal S (16 April 2021) Why we're replacing 'batsman' with 'batter', CricInfo. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^Samyal SK (19 July 2021) Kuldeep Yadav finds his rhythm in opening Sri Lanka ODI win, Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^Sandip G (12 February 2021) India vs England: No room for Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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Left arm unorthodox spin also known as slow left arm wrist spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket Left arm unorthodox spin bowlers use wrist spin to spin the ball and make it deviate or turn from left to right after pitching 1 The direction of turn is the same as that of a traditional right handed off spin bowler although the ball will usually turn more sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the wrist Trajectory of a left arm unorthodox spin delivery Some left arm unorthodox bowlers also bowl the equivalent of a googly or wrong un which turns from right to left on the pitch The ball turns away from the right handed batsman as if the bowler were an orthodox left arm spinner The delivery was sometimes historically called a chinaman Contents 1 Notable left arm unorthodox spin bowlers 2 Historical use of the name Chinaman 3 Notes 4 ReferencesNotable left arm unorthodox spin bowlers EditThe first cricketer known to bowl the style of delivery was 19th century South African bowler Charlie Llewellyn 1 2 3 Llewellyn toured North America with Bernard Bosanquet the originator of the googly delivery and it is likely that Llewellyn learned the googly style of delivery from him bowling it with his left arm 3 Chuck Fleetwood Smith an ambidextrous Australian bowler notably used the delivery in the 1930s including in his 10 Test matches 1 2 4 Among noted players who have bowled the delivery are Denis Compton who originally bowled orthodox slow left arm deliveries but developed left arm wrist spin taking most of his 622 first class wickets using the delivery 5 6 Although better known for fast bowling and orthodox slow left arm Garfield Sobers could also use it to good effect 1 In cricket s modern era Australian Brad Hogg brought the delivery to wider notice 1 and had one of the most well disguised wrong uns 7 Kuldeep Yadav who debuted for India in March 2017 bowls left arm wrist spin 8 9 and Paul Adams played 45 Test matches and 24 One day internationals for South Africa between 1995 and 2004 using the delivery 1 9 Michael Bevan and Dave Mohammed are also considered to be among the better known bowlers to use the style 1 In 2021 The Guardian claimed that Kuldeep Tabraiz Shamsi of South Africa and the Afghan bowler Noor Ahmad were probably the foremost left arm wrist spinners in world cricket 10 while in 2022 Michael Rippon was reported as the first specialist left arm wristspinner to play for New Zealand 11 In the women s game Kary Chan of Hong Kong uses left arm wrist spin deliveries 12 CricInfo suggests that left arm wrist spin bowlers are uncommon because it is difficult to control left arm wrist spin And the ball coming in to a right hander is considered less dangerous than the one leaving him a 1 Instances of left arm unorthodox spinners taking ten wickets in a Test match are therefore rare Examples where this has occurred include Chuck Fleetwood Smith against England in 1936 37 13 Michael Bevan against the West Indies in 1996 97 14 and Paul Adams against Bangladesh in 2002 03 15 Historical use of the name Chinaman EditHistorically the term chinaman was sometimes used to describe the googly delivery or other unusual deliveries whether bowled by right or left arm bowlers 16 The left arm wrist spinner s delivery that is the equivalent of the googly eventually became known as the chinaman The origin of the term is unclear although it is known to have been in use in Yorkshire during the 1920s and may have been first used in reference to Roy Kilner b 9 19 It is possible that it is a guarded reference to Charlie Llewellyn the first left arm bowler to bowl the equivalent of the googly c 21 It is first known to have been used in print in The Guardian in 1926 in reference to the possibility of Yorkshire bowler George Macaulay bowling a googly d but the term became more widely used after a Test match between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in 1933 Ellis Achong a player of Chinese origin who bowled slow left arm orthodox spin had Walter Robins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right hander from outside the off stump As he walked back to the pavilion Robins reportedly said to the umpire fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman 9 22 23 leading to the more widespread use of the term 2 In 2017 Australian journalist Andrew Wu who is of Chinese descent raised concerns about the use of the term as racially offensive 22 arguing the term itself has historically been used in a contemptuous manner to describe the Chinese 22 Wisden formally changed their wording of the term to slow left arm wrist spin in the 2018 edition of the Almanack describing chinaman as no longer appropriate 2 21 24 CricInfo followed suit in 2021 noting that although some argued that its use in cricket was not meant to be derogatory that its continued use was inappropriate 25 Some writers continue to use the term e Notes Edit A left arm wrist spin bowler s standard delivery will turn towards a right handed batsman as opposed to a right arm leg spin bowler who will turn the ball away from them The majority of batters are right handed Kilner bowled slow left arm orthodox deliveries rather than wrist spin Although it is possible that the term was first used either by Kilner or in reference to his bowling it was not used by Wisden Cricketers Almanack in 1924 when he was one of their five Cricketers of the Year or in his 1929 obituary 17 18 Llewellyn had a white father and a mother who had been born on St Helena 20 She was described as black by historian Rowland Bowen although it is possible that she was from a Madagascan or Indian background Andy Carter has suggested that there could be a link between Llewellyn s mixed race heritage and the use of the term chinaman 21 Macaulay was a right arm bowler who did not bowl wrist spin deliveries For example the term remained in use to describe Kuldeep Yadav in the Hindustan Times 26 and The Indian Express in 2021 27 References Edit a b c d e f g h Leggie in the mirror CricInfo 22 November 2007 Retrieved 21 March 2021 a b c d Rubaid Iftekhar 25 June 2020 The Chinaman mystery Racism and left arm leg spin The Business Standard Retrieved 21 March 2021 a b Carter A 2019 Beyond the Pale early black and asian cricketers in Britain 1868 1945 p 74 Leicester Troubador ISBN 9781838592028 Available online Retrieved 14 August 2021 Fleetwood Smith Leslie O Brien Obituaries in 1971 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1972 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Denis Compton Obituary Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1998 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Arlott J 1988 The great entertainer Wisden Cricket Monthly May 1988 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Dorries B 20 March 2014 Aussie spinner Brad Hogg admits he didn t know what wrong un was early in his career The Courier Mail Retrieved 21 March 2021 Kuldeep Yadav CricInfo Retrieved 18 December 2019 a b c d Bull A 18 March 2017 Isn t it about time cricket consigned chinaman to the past The Guardian Retrieved 21 March 2021 Liew J 23 July 2021 Jake Lintott reviving English left arm wrist spin after half a century The Guardian Retrieved 2 August 2022 Michael Rippon becomes first left arm wristspinner picked by New Zealand CricInfo 21 June 2022 Retrieved 2 August 2022 Kary Chan CricInfo Retrieved 2 August 2022 Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 4th Test 1936 7 CricInfo Retrieved 21 July 2022 Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Australia 4th test 1996 97 CricInfo Retrieved 21 May 2022 Full Scorecard of Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st Test 2002 3 CricInfo Retrieved 21 July 2022 Carter op cit pp 75 76 Bowler of the Year Roy Kilner Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1924 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Roy Kilner Obituary Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1929 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Maurice Leyland Obituary Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1968 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Carter op cit pp 69 70 a b c Carter op cit p 76 a b c Andrew Wu 26 March 2017 Australia v India Test series 2017 Does cricket really need to continue using the term chinaman The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 23 March 2019 The Original Chinaman CricInfo 31 August 1995 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Wisden replaces Chinaman with slow left arm wrist spin bowlers CricketCountry 12 April 2018 Retrieved 23 March 2019 Bal S 16 April 2021 Why we re replacing batsman with batter CricInfo Retrieved 15 August 2021 Samyal SK 19 July 2021 Kuldeep Yadav finds his rhythm in opening Sri Lanka ODI win Hindustan Times Retrieved 15 August 2021 Sandip G 12 February 2021 India vs England No room for Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav The Indian Express Retrieved 15 August 2021 Cricket and Race by Jack Williams ISBN 1 85973 309 3 Wisden 1968 1987 and 2018 editions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Left arm unorthodox spin amp oldid 1144784024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
