Cricket

Cricket

Terms of or pertaining to the bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on a roughly circular field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes it in turn to bat, in which they attempt to accumulate as many runs as possible, while the other team fields, attempting to prevent the batting team scoring runs.

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peach

Sports; Cricket

A delivery bowled by a fast bowler described as unplayable, usually a really good delivery that a batsman gets out to, or one that is too good that the batsmen cannot even edge.

dipper

Sports; Cricket

A delivery bowled which curves into or away from the batsman before pitching.

dot ball

Sports; Cricket

A delivery bowled without any runs scored off it, so called because it is recorded in the score book with a single dot.

half yorker

Sports; Cricket

A delivery intentionally bowled at the base of the stumps. Similar to half volley being a slightly over-pitched yorker.

half-volley

Sports; Cricket

A delivery that bounces just short of the block hole. Usually easy to drive or glance away.

short-pitched

Sports; Cricket

A delivery that bounces relatively close to the bowler. The intent is to make the ball bounce well above waist height (a bouncer). A slow or low-bouncing short-pitched ball is known as a long hop.

bump ball

Sports; Cricket

A delivery that bounces very close to the batsman's foot, after he has played a shot, such that it appears to have come directly from the bat without ground contact. The result is often a crowd ...