Finger spin is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the mechanical technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, used to spin the ball in the opposite direction, is wrist spin. A professional cricket match In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Seam bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Swing bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ... A left-arm unorthodox spin, more commonly known as a slow left-arm Chinaman (SLC), is a type of delivery used in cricket by a left arm bowler. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling used in cricket. ... Off spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner and refers to a right-handed spin bowler who uses his fingers to spin the ball from a right-handed batsmans off side towards the leg side (that is... An arm ball is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... For other uses, see Bouncer (disambiguation). ... A doosra is a particular type of delivery by an off spin bowler in the sport of cricket. ... The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. ... A full toss is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... A beamer in cricket terminology is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes dangerously close to the batsmans head. ... In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a leg spin bowler. ... An inswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... A leg cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... The mystery ball (or wrongun) is a type of cricket bowling delivery developed by Saqlain and Muralitharan. ... An off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... An off cutter is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... The slower ball is a delivery in the sport of cricket which is delivered by fast bowlers. ... In cricket, a topspinner is a delivery where the ball comes out the top of the bowlers hand, causing it to spin in the direction of travel. ... In cricket, a yorker is a delivery where the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsmans popping crease. ... Round arm bowling was a precursor to over arm bowling. ... In the sport of cricket, an underarm delivery is a ball bowled by a bowler to a batsman in which the bowlers arm does not rise above the level of the shoulder. ... A professional cricket match In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. ...

Finger spin is bowled by releasing the ball from the front of the hand, so that it passes over the index finger. Done by a right-handed bowler, this imparts an anticlockwise rotation to the ball, as seen from the bowler's perspective; a left-handed finger spinner rotates the ball clockwise. The Index finger The index finger or forefinger is the second digit of a human hand, located between the thumb and the middle finger. ... A person who is right-handed is more dextrous with their right hand than with their left hand: they will write with their right hand, and probably also use this hand for tasks such as personal care, cooking, and so on. ... A clockwise motion is one that proceeds like the clocks hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. ... People who are left-handed are more dextrous with their left hand than with their right hand: they will probably also use their left hand for tasks such as personal care, cooking, and so on. ...

Although the biomechanical details of finger spin are the same for right- and left-handed bowlers, such bowlers are often discussed separately, as the direction in which the ball deviates as it bounces on the cricket pitch is different: A cricket pitch is the central strip of the playing area between the wickets. ...

• Right-handed finger spin is more commonly known as a off spin.
• Left-handed finger spin is more commonly known as a left-arm orthodox spin.