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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stumped

Sports; Cricket

If the wicketkeeper breaks the wicket with the ball, while the batsmen is out of his ground, or crease, but not attempting a run, the batsmen is out. Only the wicketkeeper is allowed to perform a ...

stumps

Sports; Cricket

The three posts that hold up the two bails. The bails rest in grooves at the top of the stumps. Together, the stumps and bails make up a wicket. The three stumps are known as the Off Stump, the Leg ...

substitutes

Sports; Cricket

Each team is allowed to bring a player into the game for a player who gets hurt or becomes ill. This substitute player can only play in the field and are not allowed to bat or bowl.

tail-ender

Sports; Cricket

Batsmen, who is usually a bowler, who bats late in the order.

tea

Sports; Cricket

Of course with any game of English origin, there must be a tea break. So about halfway through the afternoon session the teams leave the field for a 20-minute break for tea. Iced or hot we are not ...

teams

Sports; Cricket

Each team is allowed to have 11 players on a team. The positions on the team consist of bowlers, wicketkeepers, batsmen and all-rounders.

test match

Sports; Cricket

The highest level of cricket. A Test is a match played between two international teams over five days, usually as part of a series of three, five or six matches. There are nine Test-playing countries ...