Left-arm unorthodox spin also known as Slow Left Arm Chinaman, is a type of Left Arm Wrist Off spin bowling in the sport of cricket. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns from off to legside of the cricket pitch. The direction of turn is the same as that of a traditional right-handed off spin bowler; however, the ball will usually turn more sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the wrist. Some left-arm unorthodox bowlers bowl a leg spinner's "googly" (or "wrong'un"), which turns from right to left on the cricket pitch. The ball turns away from the batsman, as if the bowler were an orthodox left-arm spinner.
Origin of the term chinaman
In cricketing parlance, the word "chinaman" is used to describe the stock delivery of a left-arm "unorthodox" spin bowler (though some reserve it for the googly delivery. The name has its origins in a Test match played between the West Indies and England at Old Trafford, Manchester, in the year 1933. Elliss "Puss" Achong, a player of Chinese origin, was a left-arm orthodox spinner, playing for the West Indies at the time. According to folklore, Achong is said to have had Walter Robins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right-hander from outside the off stump. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robins said to the umpire, "fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman!",[1] leading to the popularity of the term in England, and subsequently, in the rest of the world.
Some of the Left arm Chinaman bowlers in world cricket are..
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| Simon Katich of Australia |
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| Kuldeep Yadav of India |
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| Bradd Hogg of Australia |
Out of all left arm Chinaman bowlers Bradd Hogg of Australia has been very successful. He played a crucial role in Australian victories, espically in the shorter formats. At the age of 43 he is still playing International T20's
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