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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bumper

Sports; Cricket

Old-fashioned name for a bouncer.

wearing wicket

Sports; Cricket

On a turf pitch, typically consisting of dry/dead grass on the top, the soil can be loosened because of the players, stepping on it during play, and rough, abrasive patches can form. This means that ...

bail

Sports; Cricket

One of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket.

xavier tras

Sports; Cricket

Or X.Tras. Slang for the total number of extras (sundries) in an innings. It implies that the scorer of these extra runs is a hypothetical batsman of this name, thus including him on the scorecard.

castled

Sports; Cricket

Out bowled often by a full length ball or a Yorker.

glove

Sports; Cricket

Part of a batsman's kit worn to protect the hands from accidental injury. When a hand is in contact with the bat it is considered part of the bat and so a player can be given out caught to a ball ...