Assertion: ball | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: to a spinner
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Older balls tend to spin more as the roughness grips the pitch more when the ball bounces, so spin bowlers prefer to use a worn ball, though a ball of about 8–10 overs old is still useful to a spinner as it can get more drift in the air.