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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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test series

Sports; Cricket

This is a number of Test Matches played between two countries. Usually the best 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5.

third man

Sports; Cricket

This is a fielding position on the boundary, behind the wicket on the Off Side.

third official

Sports; Cricket

This is similar to instant replay review in American Football. There is an official who sits in a designated area and if there is a close play and a dispute on the field regarding ...

all out

Sports; Cricket

The batting team is "All Out" when ten of its eleven batsmen are out. Because you have two batsmen in Cricket, the eleventh batsmen cannot continue without a partner, and ...

all-rounder

Sports; Cricket

A player who is both a good bowler and a good batsmen.

appeal

Sports; Cricket

The fielding side's appeals to the umpire to call a batsman out. Usually answered with a call of 'not out'. Any member of the fielding team can make an appeal, but if the fielding ...

average, batting

Sports; Cricket

The same concept as baseball. The total of a batsmen's runs during a certain time frame, divided by the number of his completed innings, that is, the number of times he was out in ...