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The phrase "slow bowler" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of cricket to refer to a bowler who delivers the ball at a slower pace, often with the intention of deceiving the batsman. Example: "The team's strategy relied heavily on their slow bowler to outsmart the opposing batsmen."
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slow bowler
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A bowler who specializes in bowling relatively slowly, especially a spin bowler
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Even as a slow bowler, Rohit offers a better partnership-breaking option than Pathan.
The selectors might also consider that 32 isn't over-the-hill-and-far-away for a slow bowler.
And while it could be argued that extra batsman Bopara came in handy, another slow bowler might have kept the target to much more manageable proportions.
8th over: England 46-2 (target 149; Wright 14, Morgan 4) New Zealand have brought on a third slow bowler, the part-time offspinner Rob Nicol.
The Somerset slow bowler Horace Hazell, who had always idolised Hammond, swore that he tried to encourage him with half-volleys.
One of the first plays I ever wrote, with my mate Dave Harmer, was called Slow Bowler and it was about the 19th-century Yorkshire cricketer Ted Peate.
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Or even better slow bowlers?
Since 2000, India have seldom played three slow bowlers together.
The two front-line slow bowlers – Harbhajan and Amit Mishra – managed 29.
It's hard for new batters to come in on a slow pitch against slow bowlers.
Hick took five for 28 in the match; India's slow bowlers took 17 between them.
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