Over the years, tweakers have spun deadly spells over the best of bats-men. The greatspinning duos such as Grimmett and O’Reilly, Ramadhin and Valentine, Laker and Lockand Bedi and Prasanna or individual terminators like Johnnie Wardle, Richie Benaud, HughTayfield, Lance Gibbs, Abdul Qadir and, more recently, Anil Kumble or Shane Warne havewoven magic around the world. The advent of one-dayers in the 1970s and their progressionthrough the razzmatazz of the Packer era to the intense excitement of the World Cup haveall combined to condense the role of the spinner, further increasing his significance.