What is Chinaman?

Answer 1

In cricket, a delivery from a left arm spinner which goes from off to leg, ie into a right handed batsman. It is rare to see this type of Bowling for a number of reasons:

1. It needs a very complex movement of the wrist for it to succeed.
2. There are fewer left handed people than right handed people.
3. It is pointless, as the delivery which spins into a batsman is much easier to hit than the one which turns way, which the left arm spinner bowls normally.

The term is thought to have originated in 1933 test match (5 day) between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester. Englishman Walter Robbins was dismissed by a ball spinning the other way from West Indian spinner Ellis Achong, who had Chinese ancestry, hence being dismissed by a Chinaman. The most notable current Chinaman bowler is the West Indian Spinner Dave Mohammed.

(NB a Chinaman can also refer to a person from China)

Answer 2

"Chinaman" is an outdated and offensive term used to refer to a Chinese person. It is derogatory and considered racially insensitive. It is important to use respectful and appropriate language when referring to people from different backgrounds.