seam pitch
1Seam bowling — is a phrase used for a cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers .Seam bowling is generally classed as a subtype of fast bowling, although …
2Pitch (baseball) — In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play. The term comes from the Knickerbocker Rules. Originally, the ball had to be literally pitched underhand, as with pitching horseshoes. Overhead throwing was… …
3seam bowler — /ˈsim boʊlə/ (say seem bohluh) noun Cricket a bowler who relies on the movement off the pitch, caused by the seam of the ball striking the ground, to deceive the batter. Compare swing bowler. –seam bowling, noun …
4pitch seam — noun or pitch streak Etymology: pitch (I) : a pitch filled shake or check in lumber …
5pitch streak — noun see pitch seam …
6Cricket pitch — (not to scale) …
7Four-seam fastball — A four seam fastball, also called a rising fastball or a cross seam fastball, is a pitch in baseball. It is a member of the fastball family. This pitch is gripped across the seams, in contrast to the two seam fastball which is gripped along the… …
8Two-seam fastball — A two seam fastball is a pitch in baseball and a variant of the straight fastball. It is similar to the sinker. The pitch has the speed of a fastball, but the general movement of a screwball.Throwing mechanicsThe pitcher grabs a baseball and… …
9Off-speed pitch — In baseball, an off speed pitch is a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball. Colloquially, off speed pitches are known as junk. Breaking balls and changeups are the two most common types of off speed pitches. Other more rarely thrown… …
10two-seam fastball — noun A pitch thrown with a grip in the horseshoe orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less as compared to a four seam fastball since only two of the balls seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered… …
