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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through the gate

Sports; Cricket

Bowled through the gate: dismissed with a ball that passes between the bat and the pads before hitting the wicket.

clean bowled

Sports; Cricket

Bowled, without the ball first hitting the bat or pad.

line and length bowling

Sports; Cricket

Bowling so that a delivery pitches on a good length and just outside off stump. This forces the batsman to play a shot as the ball may hit the stumps.