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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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strike rate

Sports; Cricket

1. (batting) a percentage equal to the number of runs scored by a batsman divided by the number of balls faced. 2. (bowling) the average number of deliveries bowled before a ...

seam

Sports; Cricket

A ball that deviates off the pitch because it has bounced on its seam.

opener

Sports; Cricket

1. A batsman skilled at batting at the beginning of an innings, when the ball is new. 2. One of the bowlers who open the innings, usually the fastest bowlers in the side.

dibbly dobbly

Sports; Cricket

1. A bowler of limited skill. 2. A delivery that is easy to hit.

chest on

Sports; Cricket

1. A chest on bowler has chest and hips aligned towards the batsman at the instant of back foot contact. 2. A batsman is said to be chest on if his hips and shoulders face the ...

unorthodox

Sports; Cricket

1. A shot played not in the accepted "textbook" manner, often with a degree of improvisation. 2. A left arm spin bowler who spins the ball with his wrist. This imparts spin in ...

side on

Sports; Cricket

1. A side on bowler has back foot, chest and hips aligned towards the batsman at the instant of back foot contact. 2. A batsman is side on if his hips and shoulders are facing ...