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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single

Sports; Cricket

Denotes a run scored by the batsman in the game of cricket.

run out

Sports; Cricket

When a batsman, while trying to score a run, does not get to the crease before a member of the fielding team breaks the wicket.

runner

Sports; Cricket

A player who is called upon by a batsman who might otherwise need to retire hurt. He is required to wear the same padding and stands at square leg or the non-striker's end to perform the duty of ...

score

Sports; Cricket

A batting side's score is expressed as a total of runs scored for wickets lost. So the score might look like 176 for 5. To make it more difficult in New Zealand and Australia, they reverse the order ...

shooter

Sports; Cricket

A ball that, after being pitched, travels along the ground. This is practically impossible for a bowler to do intentionally, but, when straight and fast, incredibly difficult to hit.