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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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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.
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 ...