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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short fine leg

Sports; Cricket

For a right-handed Batsman he plays to the Legside and behind the Batsmen.

short third man

Sports; Cricket

For a right-handed Batsman he plays to the Off Side and behind the Batsmen.

sightscreen

Sports; Cricket

A sightscreen is a large screen positioned on the boundary that forms a backdrop behind the bowler, so that the striker can see the ball clearly. Sightscreens are white when a red ball is used, and ...

silly point

Sports; Cricket

A fielding position indicating the player is really close in to the pitch. Silly Mid-On or a Silly Mid-Off.

six

Sports; Cricket

A batsmen hits a ball and it clears the boundary on the fly, this is worth six points. An umpire will signal by raising both arms straight over his head that a six has been scored.

slip

Sports; Cricket

This is a name of a fielding position. The fielder is in a catching position, behind the wicket positioned on the Off Side. At the professional level a tough position to play. The Leg slip is on the ...

spinner

Sports; Cricket

This is bowler who specialty is to bowl the ball at a slower pace but the ball spins so that when it bounces on the ground the batsmen is not sure which direction the ball will move.