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Which bowling style in cricket was named after a West Indian bowler of Chinese origin?

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Answer: Option B — Chinaman

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"Chinaman" is the traditional name for left-arm wrist spin (left-arm unorthodox spin). The delivery spins from off to leg for a right-handed batsman, that is, into the right-hander, the opposite of a left-arm orthodox spinner's normal ball.

Origin of the name:

The term is linked to Ellis "Puss" Achong, a West Indian left-arm spinner of Chinese descent, who played Test cricket in the 1930s.

During the Test against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1933, Achong dismissed England batsman Walter Robins with this type of delivery. Robins is said to have remarked as he walked back, "Fancy being out to a bloody Chinaman!", and the name stuck.

Change in terminology:

Because the term is now considered offensive, Wisden and many broadcasters dropped it in 2021 and use "left-arm wrist spin" instead.

Famous left-arm wrist spinners:

  • Kuldeep Yadav (India) is a leading modern left-arm wrist spinner and took a hat-trick in ODIs.
  • Brad Hogg (Australia), Paul Adams (South Africa), Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) and Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan).
  • Garfield Sobers also bowled wrist spin in addition to pace and orthodox spin.

Other spin bowling terms:

Googly (wrong 'un): a leg-spinner's delivery that turns the opposite way, from off to leg for a right-hander. It was invented by Bernard Bosanquet of England around 1900.

Doosra: an off-spinner's delivery that turns away from the right-hander; popularised by Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan.

Carrom ball: a delivery flicked with the middle finger and thumb, made famous by Ajantha Mendis and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Flipper: a leg-spinner's delivery that skids on low, used by Shane Warne.

Teesra: a variation claimed by Saeed Ajmal.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Googly was invented by Bernard Bosanquet, an Englishman.
  • ✗Doosra is linked with Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan.

Carrom ball is linked with Ajantha Mendis and R. Ashwin.

Quick tip

Remember: Chinaman (left-arm wrist spin) = named after Ellis Achong (West Indies, Chinese origin, 1933); googly = Bosanquet; doosra = Saqlain Mushtaq; carrom ball = Mendis and Ashwin.

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