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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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short fine leg

Sports; Cricket

For a right-handed Batsman he plays to the Legside and behind the Batsmen.

short third man

Sports; Cricket

For a right-handed Batsman he plays to the Off Side and behind the Batsmen.

sightscreen

Sports; Cricket

A sightscreen is a large screen positioned on the boundary that forms a backdrop behind the bowler, so that the striker can see the ball clearly. Sightscreens are white when a red ...

silly point

Sports; Cricket

A fielding position indicating the player is really close in to the pitch. Silly Mid-On or a Silly Mid-Off.

six

Sports; Cricket

A batsmen hits a ball and it clears the boundary on the fly, this is worth six points. An umpire will signal by raising both arms straight over his head that a six has been ...

slip

Sports; Cricket

This is a name of a fielding position. The fielder is in a catching position, behind the wicket positioned on the Off Side. At the professional level a tough position to play. The ...

spinner

Sports; Cricket

This is bowler who specialty is to bowl the ball at a slower pace but the ball spins so that when it bounces on the ground the batsmen is not sure which direction the ball will ...