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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twelfth man

Sports; Cricket

A substitute fielder (and drinks waiter) for the chosen eleven. If called upon to play, he is permitted to field wherever he is needed, but can neither bat nor bowl.

umpire

Sports; Cricket

One of the two officials who control the game on the field. At first-class level, these are usually respected ex-players with a detailed knowledge of the game. This is true of some club umpires too, ...

whites

Sports; Cricket

It is traditional for cricket players to wear all white clothing although in one day matches colored clothing can sometimes be worn.

wicket

Sports; Cricket

(1) The three vertical stumps and two horizontal bails, which is 28 inches high by nine inches wide, at both ends of the pitch. This is what the batsmen is trying to defend and what the bowler is ...

wicket keeper

Sports; Cricket

The wicket keeper is similar to the catcher in the game of baseball. The wicket keeper also uses a glove or mitt to catch the ball. He is positioned behind the batsmen wicket, like a baseball catcher ...

wide

Sports; Cricket

A Wide ball is signaled by the umpire, if in his judgment, the ball is so wide off the wicket that a striker or batsmen can't reach it while batting from his normal position. A penalty of one run is ...

yorker

Sports; Cricket

A ball bounced very close to the batsmen's crease. This is difficult to score from and often gets batsmen out, but is difficult to bowl without accidentally bowling a full toss.