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OFF BREAK definition: 1. in cricket, an occasion where the ball is bowled (= thrown to the batter) slowly and after it…. Learn more.
BREAK (SOMETHING) OFF definition: 1. to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate: 2. to end a relationship: 3. to…. Learn more.
OFF BREAK meaning: 1. in cricket, an occasion where the ball is bowled (= thrown to the batter) slowly and after it…. Learn more.
The term refers to a delivery bowled specifically by the left-arm wrist spinner, whose stock ball is the off-break, spinning into the right-handed batsman. He was 5-4 ahead, having rattled off breaks of 114 and 85. He bowls medium-paced off-breaks that turn prodigiously.
What does the noun off-break mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun off-break . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
An off break is bowled by holding the cricket ball in the palm of the hand with the seam running across under all the fingers. [2] As the ball is released, the fingers roll down the right side of the ball (for a right-handed bowler), giving the ball a clockwise spin as seen from behind.
What does the verb off-break mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb off-break . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.