"reverse swing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-reverse swing.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} reverse swing (uncountable)
  1. (cricket) Sideways movement of the old ball through the air in the opposite direction to normal swing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-reverse_swing-en-noun-O3R~Bce- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 5 7 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Audio: en-au-reverse swing.ogg Forms: reverse swings [present, singular, third-person], reverse swinging [participle, present], reverse swung [participle, past], reverse swung [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|reverse swing<,,swung>}} reverse swing (third-person singular simple present reverse swings, present participle reverse swinging, simple past and past participle reverse swung)
  1. (of a bowler) To make the ball so behave.
    Sense id: en-reverse_swing-en-verb-L~-GQGBJ
  2. (of the ball) To swing in this manner.
    Sense id: en-reverse_swing-en-verb-dR~4nW1U
     
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