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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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umpire decision review system (UDRS)

Sports; Cricket

A system which allows the fielding captain or the batsmen to request the third umpire to review the standing umpires' previous decision using technological aids, in the hope of ...

decision review system (drs)

Sports; Cricket

A system which allows the fielding captain or the batsmen to request the third umpire to review the standing umpires' previous decision using technological aids, in the hope of ...

bodyline

Sports; Cricket

A tactic (now suppressed by law changes restricting fielders on the leg side) involving bowling directly at the batsman's body, particularly with close fielders packed on the leg ...

hot spot

Sports; Cricket

A technology used in television coverage to evaluate snicks and bat-pad catches. The batsman is filmed with an infrared camera, and friction caused by the strike of the ball shows ...

drop-in pitch

Sports; Cricket

A temporary pitch that is cultivated off-site from the field which also allows other sports to share the use of the field with less chance of injury to the players.

first-class cricket

Sports; Cricket

The senior form of the game; usually county, state or international. First-class matches consist of two innings per side and are usually played over three or more days.