Shane Warne and television made the flipper, the leg spinner's delivery that goes fast and straight to claim a lot of LBW decisions, a household term.

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</p><p class='TableClas'>Sri Lanka seems to be a fertile ground for mystery bowlers, but other countries, too, have had a few. Colin Croft had a weird bowling action and stepped very wide. Ramadhin bowled with his sleeves 

A season of mystery bowlers

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