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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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Cricket
marillier shot
Sports; Cricket
A shot played with the bat held parallel to the pitch in front of the batsman, with the toe of the bat pointing towards the bowler. The batsman attempts to flick the ball over the wicket-keeper's ...
back foot shot
Sports; Cricket
A shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot furthest from the bowler).
front-foot shot
Sports; Cricket
A shot played with the batsman's weight on his front foot (i.e. the foot nearest the bowler).
paddle scoop
Sports; Cricket
A shot where the batsman scoops the ball over his/her shoulder in order to find a boundary either behind the wicketkeeper or in the fine leg region.
