You sound a bit confoodled

You're either a wrist spinner or you aren't. No spinners, right arm or left arm, suddenly switch from finger spin to wrist spin. So there's no such thing as a left arm spinner's wrist delivery. If he's a left arm finger spinner like Monty, he doesn't have a "wrist delivery". If he's a left arm wrist spinner like, ummm, Puss Achong, then ALL his deliveries are left arm wrist. It's just that some off them go the other way.

Some people do call that left arm wrist spinner's wrong un a Chinaman. But more usually, that whole style of bowling (ie left arm wrist spin) is called being a Chinaman, because of the original left arm wrist spinner, Puss Acong

Posted By: Old Git on April 9th 2013 at 09:59:07

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Honestly, these knee-jerk objections (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 08:37:51
- oh dear. not that old excuse again. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 9, 09:42:04
- Uh oh (Other Football) - norway, Apr 9, 08:50:33
  - who was it who reckoned "chinky" wasn't offensive as it was a food? (Other Football) - Tombs, Apr 9, 09:25:58
    - No. It should be chinamen. (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 9, 09:37:12
      - You aren't supposed to say Oriental according to the Judges' Guide to PC Language (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 09:42:25
      - left-handed googly, isn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 9, 09:38:45
        
        More usually a left arm leg spinner, not just his wrong un (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 09:46:41
        
        That's right.^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 9, 10:11:38
        
        I always thought a chinaman was a left-arm spinner's wrist delivery (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 09:50:20
        
        You sound a bit confoodled (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 09:59:07
        
        Puss Achong. My iPhone keeps correcting him to Puss Aching, which sounds a bit rude (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 10:00:43
        
        yup thats right. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 9, 09:53:26
        
        this is correct. (n/m) (Other Football) - Boris, Apr 9, 09:52:52
        
        It is...when OG said "leg spinner" he meant the wrist-spun ball (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 9, 09:52:05
        
        No I didn't, I meant the bowler himself (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 10:04:42
        
        well, I've just had a quick scan on line, (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 10:10:00
        
        Yes, although (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 10:23:34
        
        OIC. Yes. Sorry. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 09:52:55
        
        ^^^I like the idea of an American trying to understand this thread ^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 09:54:15
        
        "...you mean, you want to take my guns away? COMMIE BASTARD!!!!" (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 9, 10:03:06
        
        I ain't having no Chinaman pushing ME around, buddy!! (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 10:05:59
        
        lolz (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 10:10:22
        
        Ha, yes (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Apr 9, 10:00:58
        
        You are right, of course (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 9, 09:49:38
        
        unless he isn't (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 09:51:05
        
        (actually, strictly, you weren't (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 09:52:19
        
        Learn suffin new everyday on the roff. (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 9, 09:44:13
    - How very dare you (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Apr 9, 09:32:26
  - means 'pure', doesn't it? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 08:53:45

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