Finger spin
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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.
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 a clockwise rotation to the ball, as seen from the bowler's perspective; a left-handed finger spinner rotates the ball counterclockwise.
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:
- Right-handed finger spin is more commonly known as an off spin.
- Left-handed finger spin is more commonly known as a left-arm orthodox spin.
