Flipper (cricket) Flipper (cricket) The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back spin ball. Squeezed out of the front of the hand with the thumb and first and second fingers, it keeps deceptively low after pitching and can accordingly be very difficult to play. The flipper is comparable to a riseball in fast-pitch softball. By putting backspin on the ball the Magnus effect results in air travelling over the top of the ball quickly and cleanly whilst air travelling under the ball is turbulent. The
Ruby Flipper Ruby Flipper Ruby Flipper were a multiracial, mixed-sex dance troupe who performed dance routines to songs in the UK Singles Chart on the BBC television series "Top of the Pops" in 1976. The original Ruby Flipper line-up consisted of four female dancers and three male dancers: The troupe made their "TOTP" debut on 6 May 1976, performing a dance routine to The Stylistics' version of "Can't Help Falling In Love". As a replacement for Pan's People, choreographer Flick Colby decided to put together a new troupe which would feature both male and female dancers. In a BBC interview, co-manager Ruth