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Stephen Doheny
Stephen Thomas Doheny (born 20 August 1998) is an Irish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 11 August 2017. Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Domestic career He made his List A cricket, List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 19 June 2018. He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 20 June 2018. He was the leading run-scorer for Munster Reds in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament, with 193 runs in six matches. International career In June 2019, he was named in the Ireland Wolves cricket team, Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team. In March 2020, Doheny was added to Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20, against Afghanistan in India. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Break
Off spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A bowler who uses this technique is called an off spinner. Off spinners bowl with their right-arm and a finger spin action. Their normal delivery is called an off break, which spins from left to right (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the pitch. For a right-handed batsman, the ball breaks towards them from the off side, hence the name 'off break'. Off spinners bowl mostly off breaks, varying them by adjusting the line and length of the deliveries. Off spinners also bowl other types of delivery, which spin differently. Aside from these variations in spin, varying the speed, length and flight of the ball are also important for the off spinner. The bowler with the most wickets in the history of both Test matches and ODIs, Muttiah Muralitharan, was an off spinner. History Although rare now, in the past there were bowlers who used the off-break action who deliberately did not impart any considerable spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |