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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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rest day

Sports; Cricket

A non-playing day in the middle of a multiple day game. These were once common, but are seldom seen in the modern era.

limited overs match

Sports; Cricket

A one-innings match where each side may only face a set number of overs. Another name for one-day cricket.

free hit

Sports; Cricket

A penalty given in some forms of cricket when a bowler bowls a front foot no-ball. The bowler must bowl another delivery, and the batsman cannot be dismissed by the bowler from ...

session

Sports; Cricket

A period of play, from start to lunch, lunch to tea and tea until stumps.

negative bowling

Sports; Cricket

A persistent line of bowling down the leg-side of a batsman to stymie the batsman from scoring (particularly in Test matches).

groundsman

Sports; Cricket

A person responsible for maintaining the cricket field and preparing the pitch.

curator

Sports; Cricket

A person responsible for maintaining the cricket field and preparing the pitch.