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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fast leg theory

Sports; Cricket

A variant of leg theory in which balls are bowled at high speed, aimed at the batsman's body. See Bodyline.

featherbed

Sports; Cricket

A wicket which is considered to be good for batting on, offering little, if any, help for a bowler.

fer

Sports; Cricket

A suffix to any number, meaning the number of wickets taken by a team or bowler. (See also fifer/five-fer)

fill-up game

Sports; Cricket

When a match finished early a further game was sometimes started to fill in the available time and to entertain the paying spectators.

find the gap

Sports; Cricket

To play a shot or series of shots along the ground, between fielders. The least risky way of scoring runs quickly, but it requires good technique to be able to do consistently.

first change

Sports; Cricket

The third bowler used in an innings. As the first bowler to replace either of the opening pair this bowler is the first change that the captain makes to the attack.

first innings points

Sports; Cricket

In first-class competitions with a league table to determine standings, such as the Sheffield Shield, in addition to points awarded for winning or tieing a match, a team is also awarded points for ...