Left-arm unorthodox spin stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right-hander from outside the off stump. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robins reportedly said to the umpire, "fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman!", leading to the popularity of the term in England, and subsequently, in the rest of the world. However, it has been suggested that the term originated earlier than this, in Yorkshire. Among noted players who have bowled the chinaman is Denis Compton, who specialised in the delivery when bowling. Although better known for fast bowling and orthodox slow left arm, Garfield Sobers could also use
"Five stars rise in the East" arm protector South Qiang" (討南羌) refers to the area that was first mentioned in a sentence in the "Western Han Essentials"'s (西漢會要) scroll 46 in relation to the four ancient commandery. The four are geographically today's Gansu Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei. When the two pieces are combined, it forms the phrase "Five stars rising east benefit China put down South Qiang" (五星出東方利中國討南羌), though the meaning is up for debate. "Five stars rise in the East" arm protector The "Five stars rise in the East" arm protector (“五星出东方”护膊) is an Eastern Han (25–220) to Western Jin (265–316) era brocade armband embroidered with