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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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perfect over

Sports; Cricket

For a bowler, it would be a Maiden over by scoring all 6 wickets within an over. For a batsman, it would be scoring 36 runs (or more by extras) by scoring all sixes off a single ...

top spin

Sports; Cricket

Forward rotation on the ball, causing it to increase speed immediately after pitching.

four wickets (4WI)

Sports; Cricket

Four or more wickets taken by a bowler in an innings, considered a good performance. Mostly used in One Day Internationals.

given man

Sports; Cricket

Given men were players in the early history of cricket who did not normally play for a particular side but were included, for a particular fixture, to strengthen it. Early ...

cap

Sports; Cricket

Headwear traditionally worn by cricketers in the field.

back foot

Sports; Cricket

In a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released; the other ...

front foot

Sports; Cricket

In a batsman's stance the front foot is the foot that is nearer to the bowler. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released.