Result of pace bowling? Bats broken in American season (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

fast ball

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'result of pace bowling?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'bats broken in american season' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'american season' becomes 'fall' (alternative name for autumn. I am not sure about the 'american' bit.).
'bats' with letters rearranged gives 'astb'.
'astb' placed into 'fall' is 'FAST BALL'.

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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