Flipper (cricket) Grimmett first began bowling the delivery, batsmen would listen for the telltale clicking sound of his fingers; to compensate, Grimmett would often click the fingers of his non-bowling hand when "not" bowling the flipper to confuse the batsman. Shane Warne is arguably the leading exponent of the flipper in recent times. Anil Kumble of India used the flipper well to his advantage. Brad Hogg of Australia has also used the flipper with great success in Limited Overs Cricket Flipper (cricket) The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In
Frank Beamer 1989, and 17 initial scholarships in 1989. The sanctions hampered the Hokies and Beamer went a combined 5-17 in 1987 and 1988. Beamer's record in his first six seasons was 24-40-2, a win percentage of .385. After the team went 2-8-1 in 1992, athletic director Dave Braine believed in Beamer and thought he deserved more time, which proved to be a wise decision. The Hokies had a combined record of 75-21 from 1993-2000. The peak year in this stretch was 1999, when the Hokies went 11-0 in the regular season earning a spot to the Sugar Bowl to play Florida