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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over the wicket

Sports; Cricket

A right-handed bowler bowling to the left of the stumps, and vice-versa for a left-handed bowler.

around the wicket or round the wicket

Sports; Cricket

A right-handed bowler passing to the right of the stumps during his bowling action, and vice-versa for left-handed bowlers.

silly nanny

Sports; Cricket

A rough streak of poor bowls, usually resulting in substitution or a chorus of dismay from the crowd.

sundry

Sports; Cricket

A run not attributed to any batsman; there are five types: byes, leg byes, penalties, wides and no-balls. The first three types are called 'fielding' extras (i.e. the fielders are determined to be at ...

extra

Sports; Cricket

Nelson

Sports; Cricket

A score of 111, either of a team or an individual batsman. According to an established superstition, the score is unlucky and at that point a batsman is likely to be dismissed. The traditional ...

devil's number

Sports; Cricket

A score of 87, regarded as unlucky in Australian cricket. According to Australian superstition, batsmen have a tendency to be dismissed for 87. The superstition is thought to originate from the fact ...