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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googly

Sports; Cricket

This is a bowled ball that is meant to fool the batter. The bowling action is supposed to look like a leg-break ball but in reality the ball goes in the opposite direction.

ground, grounded

Sports; Cricket

For the batsmen to touch either his bat or body on the ground behind the popping crease. He is grounded and cannot be put out.

ground, out of his

Sports; Cricket

Either of the two batsmen is said to be 'Out of his Ground' when he does not have either his bat or his body grounded behind the popping crease. In this situation the batsmen is at risk of being run ...