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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backing up

Sports; Cricket

1. The non-striking batsman leaving his crease during the delivery in order to shorten the distance to complete one run. A batsman "backing up" too far runs the risk of being run out, either by a ...

spell

Sports; Cricket

1. The number of continuous overs a bowler bowls before being relieved.

out

Sports; Cricket

1. The state of a batsman who has been dismissed. 2. The word sometimes spoken while raising the index finger by the umpire when answering an appeal for a wicket in the affirmative.

pair

Sports; Cricket

A "pair of spectacles" (0–0) or a "pair of ducks". A batsman's score of nought (zero) runs in both innings of a two-innings match (see this list of Pairs in test and first class cricket).

rib tickler

Sports; Cricket

A ball bowled short of a length that bounces up higher than expected and strikes the batsman in the midriff (usually the side) and hits several ribs.

mullygrubber

Sports; Cricket

A ball that doesn't bounce after pitching. This term was coined by legendary player and commentator Richie Benaud.

unplayable delivery

Sports; Cricket

A ball that is impossible for the batsman to deal with; used to imply that the batsman was out more through the skill of the bowler than through his own error.