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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leg before wicket (LBW)

Sports; Cricket

A way of dismissing the batsman. In brief, the batsman is out if, in the opinion of the umpire, the ball hits any part of the batsman's body (usually the leg) before hitting the bat and would have ...

wicket-keeper/batsman

Sports; Cricket

A wicket-keeper who is also a very good batsman, capable of opening the batting or at least making good scores in the top order.

rough

Sports; Cricket

The area of a pitch that is scuffed up and loosened by the action of a bowler running through in his follow-through. Usually, this will be situated a foot or so outside leg stump, and consequently it ...

slider

Sports; Cricket

A wrist spinner's delivery where backspin is put on the ball.

projapoti

Sports; Cricket

A zero rotation slower or variation ball, which when bowled correctly, moves erratically in flight like a butterfly. So named by the Bangladesh bowling coach Ian Pont & fielding coach Julien Fountain ...