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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fine leg

Sports; Cricket

The fielding position behind the wicket and close to the longitudinal axis of the pitch, it includes the Short Fine Leg and Deep Fine Leg.

flipper

Sports; Cricket

This is a ball that is bowled so that when it hits the ground the ball stays low to the ground and gains speed when it hits. It is a deceptive pitch and this makes it hard to hit.

inswinger

Sports; Cricket

A bowled ball that moves into a batsmen. The bowler's objective is to pass the inside edge of the bat and hit the batsmen's leg for an lbw (leg before wicket), or else the wicket itself.

jaffa

Sports; Cricket

An unplayable ball, typically one that bounces and leaves the bat late in its trajectory.

kit

Sports; Cricket

The name for the gear and clothes cricket players are suppose to wear. White or cream color clothing is what cricket players are normally required to wear, however in some situations colored clothing ...

knocking in

Sports; Cricket

This involves conditioning the blade of a new bat by continuously hitting it with an old ball or a wooden mallet. A bat that hasn't been suitably conditioned may splinter under the impact of a new ...

last over

Sports; Cricket

This is when the bowler throws the final over before the game ends or there is a break in play. The last over can be started if the umpire gets in position at the bowler's end of the pitch and time ...