Editing Googly (section)

== Explanation ==
[[File:Reggie Schwarz c1905.jpg|thumb|right|[[Reggie Schwarz]], known for using the googly as his stock delivery]]
While a normal [[leg break]] spins from the leg to the [[Fielding (cricket)#Off and leg side fields|off side]], away from a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]], a googly spins the other side, from off to leg, into a right-handed batter (and is distinct from an [[off break]] delivery). The bowler achieves this change of spin by bending the wrist sharply from the normal leg break delivery position. When the [[Cricket ball|ball]] rolls out of the hand (from the side near the [[little finger]], as in a normal leg break), it emerges with a clockwise spin (from the bowler's point of view). A googly may also be achieved by bowling the ball as a conventional leg break, but spinning the ball further with the fingers just before it is released.<ref name=Warner>{{cite book |last=Warner |first=P. F. |author-link=Pelham Warner |date=1920 |title=Cricket: A New Edition |location=London |publisher=Longmans, Green, and Co. |page=76}}</ref>

The change of wrist action can be seen by a skilled batter and the change of spin allowed for when playing a shot at the ball.<ref name=Warner/> Less skilled batters, or ones who have lost their concentration, can be deceived completely, expecting the ball to move one direction off the [[Cricket pitch|pitch]], only for it to move the other direction. If the batter is expecting a leg break, he or she will play outside the [[line and length|line]] of the ball after it spins. This means the ball can strike the pads for a potential [[leg before wicket]] (lbw) appeal, fly between the bat and the pads and hit the [[wicket]], or catch the edge of the bat.

The googly is a major weapon in the arsenal of a leg spin bowler, and can be one of the bowler's most effective most important wicket-taking balls. It is used infrequently, because its effectiveness comes mostly from its surprise value.

[[Left-arm unorthodox spin]]ners can bowl with the googly action using the left arm. This delivery turns away from a right-handed batter, like a leg break or [[left-arm orthodox spin]]ner. This type of delivery was known historically as a "chinaman".

The googly is similar in principle to the [[doosra]], the ball from an [[off-spin]]ner that turns the opposite way from his stock ball.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/skills/newsid_3639000/3639179.stm |title=What is the 'doosra'? |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2004-08-14 |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>{{sfnp|Rundell|2006|p=50}}

''[[Chambers Dictionary]]'' describes the whole etymology of the word as "dubious".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pz2ORay2HWoC&pg=PA692 |title=The Chambers Dictionary |publisher=[[Allied Chambers]] |isbn=9788186062258 |page=692 |year=1998 |access-date=2020-01-17 |via=Google Books}}</ref>