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reverse sweep

n. (context cricket English) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling. vb. (context cricket English) To play such a shot.

Usage examples of "reverse sweep".

Druss leapt to his right, sending Snaga crashing through a wooden helm, and braining the second man with a reverse sweep.

Dazed, the Rigante tried to turn, but Snarri's reverse sweep smashed his skull to shards.

She \expndtw-8 leapt and spun, killing a man with a reverse sweep across \expndtw-6 the neck, then jumped from the battlement into a wagon \expndtw-8 loaded with sacks of wheat.

She leapt and spun, killing a man with a reverse sweep across the neck, then jumped from the battlement into a wagon loaded with sacks of wheat.