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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Arm ball

Sports; Cricket

A deceptive delivery bowled by an off spin bowler that is not spun, so, unlike the off break, it travels straight on (with the bowler's arm). A particularly good bowler's arm ball might also swing ...

Around the wicket or round the wicket

Sports; Cricket

A right-handed bowler passing to the right of the stumps during his bowling action, and vice-versa for left-handed bowlers.

Asking rate

Sports; Cricket

The run rate at which the team batting second needs to score to catch the opponents score in a limited overs game.

Attacking field

Sports; Cricket

A fielding configuration in which more fielders are close in to the pitch so as to take catches and dismiss batsmen more readily, at the risk of letting more runs get scored should the ball get past ...

Attacking shot

Sports; Cricket

A shot of aggression or strength designed to score runs.

Average

Sports; Cricket

A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowler (including wides and no-balls) divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler. A batsman's batting ...

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 ...