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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over

Sports; Cricket

Six fairly pitched balls. A No Ball or a Wide results in an extra ball being bowled.

over the wicket

Sports; Cricket

When a bowler bowls the ball from his hand, which is closest to the stumps.

overthrow

Sports; Cricket

This is when extra runs are scored because a fielder throws the ball too far over the wicket after having fielded it.

pads

Sports; Cricket

The batter and wicket keeper wear protective pads on their legs to protect them from injury if the ball hits them.

partnership

Sports; Cricket

The runs scored while two batsmen, who are batting together, is called a partnership.

pitch

Sports; Cricket

The Pitch is in the middle of a Cricket oval. The Pitch is where the strikers and bowlers are and is the center of attention. The Pitch is 66 Feet (22 yards) long and 10 feet wide. The wickets and ...