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
The Rise of the Green Left described as 'passionate, concise and lively'. The Rise of the Green Left The Rise of the Green Left: Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist Movement is a 2010 book by British political activist Derek Wall. The book documents the rise of Ecosocialism, from the UK to Latin America. The book is described as documenting 'indigenous protest in the Peruvian Amazon to the green transition in Cuba to the creation of red-green parties in Europe' and noting that 'ecosocialism is defining the future of left and green politics globally' and the support given to ecosocialism by Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez. The author