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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perfect over

Sports; Cricket

For a bowler, it would be a Maiden over by scoring all 6 wickets within an over. For a batsman, it would be scoring 36 runs (or more by extras) by scoring all sixes off a single bowler in a single ...

top spin

Sports; Cricket

Forward rotation on the ball, causing it to increase speed immediately after pitching.

four wickets (4WI)

Sports; Cricket

Four or more wickets taken by a bowler in an innings, considered a good performance. Mostly used in One Day Internationals.

given man

Sports; Cricket

Given men were players in the early history of cricket who did not normally play for a particular side but were included, for a particular fixture, to strengthen it. Early first-class matches were ...

cap

Sports; Cricket

Headwear traditionally worn by cricketers in the field.

back foot

Sports; Cricket

In a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released; the other foot is the back ...

front foot

Sports; Cricket

In a batsman's stance the front foot is the foot that is nearer to the bowler. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released.