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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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follow through

Sports; Cricket

A bowler's body actions after the release of the ball to stabilise their body.

average

Sports; Cricket

A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowler (including wides and no-balls) divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler. A ...

stock delivery

Sports; Cricket

A bowler's standard delivery; the delivery a bowler bowls most frequently. Bowlers usually have one stock delivery and one or more variation deliveries.

stock ball

Sports; Cricket

A bowler's standard delivery; the delivery a bowler bowls most frequently. Bowlers usually have one stock delivery and one or more variation deliveries.

swing

Sports; Cricket

A bowling style usually employed by fast and medium-pace bowlers. The fielding side will polish the ball on one side of the seam only; as the innings continues, the ball will ...

seam bowling

Sports; Cricket

A bowling style which uses the uneven conditions of the ball – specifically the raised seam – to make it deviate upon bouncing off the pitch. Contrast with swing bowling.

kookaburra

Sports; Cricket

A brand of turf cricket ball that has been used for Test matches in Australia, New Zealand and South African since 1946, and for all limited overs internationals worldwide.