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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Off_spinOff spin - Wikipedia

    Off spin is a type of finger spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called an off spinner.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Types_of_bowlers_in_cricketTypes of bowlers in cricket - Wikipedia

    A right-arm finger spinner is known as an off-spinner and their mode of bowling is known as off break. The ball will appear to move just as the left-arm unorthodox ball does, from off to leg for a right-handed batsman.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Glossary_of_cricket_termsGlossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

    So called because the stock delivery is an off break. Common variations include the arm ball and doosra. Off the mark when the first run is scored by a batter, it is said that the batter is off the mark. If a batter gets out without scoring, it is said that the batter failed to get off the mark. Off theory

  4. www.espncricinfo.com › story › a-glossary-of-cricketA glossary of cricket terms | ESPNcricinfo

    Mar 6, 2006 · Off-break/spin - A ball turning into the right hander- from off to leg (from left to right)

  5. news.bbc.co.uk › sportacademy › hiBBC Sport Academy | Cricket | Skills | Off spin

    Off spin is the most popular method of spin in cricket. An off break delivery turns from the off side to the leg side when bowled at a right-handed batsman. The spin is generated by the first...

  6. isport.in › off-breakOff break - what does the term mean in cricket - iSPORT.in

    Jun 4, 2022 · If you look from the bowler’s side, the ball will deviate to the right side after the bounce from the pitch. It turns out that for a player with a bat, the ball breaks off from the off side and flies towards the on (leg) side. Actually, this is why the serve is called off break.

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  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › off-break_noff-break, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun off-break is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for off-break is from 1866, in a paper by Walter Gregor, folklorist. off-break is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: off- prefix, break n., off adj. See etymology.