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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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paddle sweep
Sports; Cricket
A very fine sweep, almost just a tickle of the delivery pitched on or outside leg stump.
heavy roller
Sports; Cricket
A very heavy cylinder of metal used by the ground staff, to improve a wicket for bowling.
walking wicket
Sports; Cricket
A very poor batsman, particularly tail-end batsmen, who are usually specialist bowlers.