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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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zoota

Sports; Cricket

A variation of the flipper bowled by a leg-break bowler. Typically 'Zoots' along the ground without much bounce. This ball is possibly a myth made up by Shane Warne to create ...

fall

Sports; Cricket

A verb used to indicate the dismissal of a batsman, e.g "The fourth wicket fell for the addition of only three runs".

dolly

Sports; Cricket

A very easy catch.

paddle sweep

Sports; Cricket

A very fine sweep, almost just a tickle of the delivery pitched on or outside leg stump.

road

Sports; Cricket

A very hard and flat pitch, good for batting on. Synonyms such as street, highway, etc. may sometimes be used in the same context.

heavy roller

Sports; Cricket

A very heavy cylinder of metal used by the ground staff, to improve a wicket for bowling.

walking wicket

Sports; Cricket

A very poor batsman, particularly tail-end batsmen, who are usually specialist bowlers.