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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playing back

Sports; Cricket

When batting, a striker may try to play a ball off his back foot, a good strategy against a short-pitched ball.

playing forward

Sports; Cricket

When batting, a striker may try to play a ball off his front foot, a good strategy against an over-pitched ball.

playing on

Sports; Cricket

This is when a batsman accidentally knocks the ball into his own wicket with the result that the bails fall off the wicket. When this happens the batsmen is out.

point

Sports; Cricket

This is a fielding position. The player stands to the Off Side of the pitch about 40-45 feet from the batsmen. See also Silly Point.

popping crease

Sports; Cricket

A transverse line four feet in front of the bowling crease. The striker (batsmen) must ground (see Ground) his body or bat behind this line to complete a run or to not get stumped by the ...

rabbit

Sports; Cricket

A rabbit is a player, usually a bowler, but sometimes a wicketkeeper, who is a very poor batsman.

retired hurt

Sports; Cricket

This is an entry in the scorebook noting that a batsman was hurt during his innings. Such a batsmen is not considered out of the game and if he recovers is allowed to complete his innings.