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(cricket) A cricket team of eleven players.
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
n
(cricket) A swing across the line of the ball (resembling a scything motion) played without much technique, often resulting in a chunk of the pitch being dug up by the bat.
adj
(cricket) The state of a side having no more men to bat, thus ending its innings.
n
(cricket) A player who is skilled in both batting and bowling.
n
(cricket) A four scored by the two batsmen running four times between the wickets
v
(intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
v
(cricket, informal) To make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.
n
(baseball, slang) A hard-hit batted ball hit straight at a fielder in the air for an out.
n
(cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
n
(cricket) the number of balls faced by a batsman
n
(cricket) The batsman's foot closest to the wicket
n
(cricket) A shot played by the batsman with most of his weight on the back foot.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
n
(cricket) The lifting of the bat in preparation for hitting the ball.
n
(cricket) A ball bowled with backspin
n
(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
adj
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
n
(UK) Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
n
(cricket) A weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.
n
(cricket, dated) A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them.
n
(cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
adj
(cricket) Describing a commentary (especially on the radio) in which a commentator describes every ball bowled, every shot hit, and the positions of the fielders; normally assisted by a summarizer who describes the game as a whole and provides other comments and a scorer who keeps a record of all statistics
v
(cricket, informal, of the Bangladesh national cricket team) To whitewash.
n
(cricket) An organised group of cricket fans which arranges touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours.
n
(cricket) A player who blocks every ball.
v
(idiomatic) To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.
v
(cricket) to continue batting (normally to prevent what would otherwise result in losing a match)
n
(cricket, informal) A fielding position very close to the batsman, square on the leg side, designed to catch the ball from a misplaced defensive shot.
n
(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
n
(cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
n
(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
n
The act of someone who bats.
n
(cricket) A succession of batsmen or batswomen getting out without adding many runs to the team's score.
n
(cricket) Each of a pair of protective gloves worn by a batsman to prevent damage to the fingers and hands
n
(cricket) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or bat-pad.
n
(cricket, informal) An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket.
n
(cricket) A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but reaches the batsman above the waist.
n
(cricket) The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour.
n
(cricket) The group composed of Indian cricket fans who travel, sporadically, around the world to watch and support the Indian cricket team in action.
n
(informal, cricket) An attacking batsman.
n
(cricket) A player for the New Zealand national cricket team
n
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
v
(intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
n
(cricket) A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
n
(cricket) The bodyline style of bowling.
adj
(cricket, now historical) Designating a form of bowling (now against the rules) characterised by fast, short-pitched balls aimed at the batsman's body or leg stump rather than the wicket.
n
(cricket) A bowler who uses bodyline tactics.
n
(cricket, obsolete) A googly.
n
(cricket) A deflection of a ball off of the bottom edge of a bat, onto the ground and potentially into the wicket.
n
(cricket) With a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.
n
(cricket) The batsmen, constituting the tail, who bat last - roughly in positions 8 to 11.
n
(cricket) A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.
n
(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
n
(cricket) A four scored by hitting the ball past the boundary (rather than an all-run four)
v
(transitive, idiomatic, UK, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
v
(cricket, of a bowler or batsman) To dismiss or be dismissed bowled.
n
(cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability.
n
(cricket) The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
n
(cricket) The number of runs conceded divided by the number of wickets taken, used as a statistic.
n
(cricket) The white line marked at each end of the pitch through the wicket and ending at the return creases. When bowling the bowler's front foot must not cross this line until after the ball has been delivered.
n
(cricket) Collectively the bowling figures for all the bowlers who bowled in an innings or match.
n
(cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”)
v
(cricket) To score one's first run in an innings.
n
(cricket) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
v
(cricket) To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.
n
(cricket) A ball that bounces off of the pitch immediately after being hit by the bat, and goes up in the air.
n
(cricket, informal, rhyming slang) A turner (a pitch on which the ball turns easily)
n
Alternative form of bush-cricket [(UK) Synonym of katydid]
n
Alternative form of bush-cricket [(UK) Synonym of katydid]
n
(cricket, slang) A run scored from an overthrow.
n
(cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
adj
(cricket, on a scorecard) Initialism of Caught and bowled.
v
(cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
v
(transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
n
(cricket) A tabular presentation of the key statistics of an innings or match: batsmen’s scores and how they were dismissed, extras, total score and bowling figures.
v
(cricket) To leave the wickets without having been put out.
v
(cricket) To bat throughout the whole of an innings, being one of the openers and remaining not out when 10 wickets have fallen.
n
(cricket, colloquial) The wicket.
v
(transitive, cricket) To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.
adj
(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
adj
(cricket) Out by being caught by the bowler.
n
(cricket) An instance of being out by being caught behind the wicket by the wicketkeeper.
n
(baseball) A player in the centerfield position.
n
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
n
(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
n
(cricket) The ten-minute interval between one side's innings ending and the other side's beginning.
v
(cricket, of a batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
v
(transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
n
(cricket, slang) A cricket ball.
n
(cricket) The Zimbabwe national cricket team.
n
(cricket, informal) A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin.
n
(cricket) A ball delivered with such an action
n
(cricket) Synonym of French cut
n
(cricket) A snick between the slips.
n
(cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
n
(cricket) A bowler who throws or chucks the ball rather than bowls it.
n
(cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.
v
(cricket) To bowl a batsman out with the ball hitting neither the bat nor the pads on the way to the stumps.
n
(cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo
n
(cricket) The end of a day's play
v
(idiomatic, cricket) To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
v
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
v
(cricket) For a batsman to knock the bowled balls to all parts of the field.
n
(cricket, slang) A professional cricketer during his first season.
v
(cricket, of a batsman) To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
v
(cricket, baseball) To have one's turn at bat.
n
(cricket) A type of practice cricket ball made of cork and rubber.
v
(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.
v
(transitive, cricket) To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
n
(cricket) The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully. [from 20th c.]
n
(baseball) The portion of the infield consisting of first base and third base.
n
(cricket) The area near the batsman's off stump where, if a ball passes that area, the batsman is unsure whether to play it (and risk an edge) or leave it (and risk being bowled).
n
(cricket) A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.
n
(cricket, lacrosse) a fielding position between cover and point, about 15° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
n
(cricket) The tarpaulins or other devices used to cover the wicket during rain, in order to prevent it getting wet.
n
(cricket, slang) A region of the field, roughly between deep midwicket and long on.
n
(cricket, slang) A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.
n
(cricket) One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
n
(cricket) A ball that travels low, near ground level.
n
(US, slang, humorous, in the plural) In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
n
A hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available.
n
(cricket) a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket
n
The area of grass (within the boundary) on which a cricket match is played.
n
An arena in which a cricket match is played; a cricket field plus the viewing areas, pavilion etc.
n
The twenty-two yard strip between the two wickets, where the batsman faces the bowler.
n
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, sports apart from cricket) A very high score.
n
(cricket) The traditional clothing worn by cricketers, consisting of white trousers, shirt and optionally sweater.
n
(India) The promotion of the sport of cricket as a glamorous entertainment event.
n
(cricket) Items relating to the game of cricket, especially collectibles.
n
(dated) A cricketer; a player of cricket.
adv
(rare) With regards to cricket.
adj
(cricket) Of a shot played with a cross bat.
n
(cricket) A catch of a ball which was played into the ground near the batsman and bounced up to a fielder. Spectators who could not see from a distance that it was played into the ground may incorrectly think that the batsman is out.
n
(cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
adj
(cricket) Abbreviation of declared. [Openly avowed.]
n
(cricket) A ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
n
(cricket) A rectangular protected area of the pitch on which bowlers may not run in their follow through so as to avoid damage.
n
(cricket) a limited overs cricket match that starts in the afternoon and continues into the evening under floodlights
v
(transitive, cricket) To play (the ball) with a dead bat.
n
(cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
v
(intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
n
(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
n
(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 30° forward of square and near the boundary; a fielder in that position.
n
(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, about 30° forward of square and near the boundary; a fielder in that position.
n
(cricket) a fielder in that position.
n
(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, square of the batsman's wicket; a fielder in that position.
adj
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
n
(cricket) A field set with fielders in positions designed to prevent runs rather than take wickets.
n
(cricket) A ball bowled.
n
(baseball) A ball hit up the middle of the diamond over the pitching mound reaching the outfield.
n
(cricket) Synonym of platinum duck (“score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings”)
n
(cricket) A slow-paced bowler.
n
(cricket) The state of a player who did not bat in an innings played by his side. Abbreviated DNB.
v
(transitive, cricket) To block a yorker with the bottom of the bat, at the last second.
n
(cricket) A kind of batting stroke, aiming to go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast- or medium-paced bowler and 'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicketkeeper, straight towards the boundary.
v
(pickleball) To play a soft drop shot at or near the non-volley zone.
v
(transitive, cricket) To get a batsman out.
n
(cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
n
In the game of bowls, a bowl that rolls off the green into the outer ditch.
v
(cricket) Initialism of did not bat.
n
(cricket, dated) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
n
(cricket) A pitch of the ball that aims to land it on the stumps from as great a height as possible, preferably with the ball descending behind the batsman standing at the crease.
n
(cricket) A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.
n
(cricket, informal) A dot ball.
n
(cricket) A ball off which no runs are scored.
n
(cricket) A score of 222
v
(cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
v
(cricket, of the umpires) To declare an end to the day's play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
n
(cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
n
(cricket) A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.
n
(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
v
(cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
n
(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
n
(cricket) Duckworth-Lewis method
n
(cricket) A mathematical algorithm for generating revised target scores for the side batting second in a rain-affected one-day match.
n
(cricket) A bowler's statistic, being the average number of runs conceded per over.
n
(cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
n
(cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
n
(cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
n
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side, about 45° forward of square, between cover and mid off.
n
(cricket) The front surface of a bat.
v
(cricket, obsolete) To come on as a fielder at the behest of a senior student in British schools.
adj
(cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
n
(cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
n
(cricket) The side's total score when a particular batsman was out.
v
(cricket) To deliberately either score runs or decline to score runs so as to allow the best batsman to face the majority of the balls as the striker.
n
(cricket) A bowler who specialises in bowling the ball fast in cricket; as opposed to a spin bowler.
n
Alternative form of fast bowler [(cricket) A bowler who specialises in bowling the ball fast in cricket; as opposed to a spin bowler.]
n
A cricket of the subfamily Gryllinae, found in fields and gardens.
n
(cricket) A rule governing the placement of fielders (within an oval drawn on the pitch) at certain times during the innings of a one-day match.
n
(cricket) A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring.
n
(sports) The role of a fielder.
n
(cricket, in a one-day match) A line, marked on the field, consisting of two semicircles around each wicket joined by parallel lines, outside of which there may be no more than two fielders
n
(cricket, baseball) Any of many named parts of the field of play at which fielders traditionally stand
n
(cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder
n
(cricket) The slip fielding position beyond the fourth slip.
n
(cricket) A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
adj
(cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
n
(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, behind square and near the boundary.
n
(cricket) A style of bowling in which the bowler imparts spin to the ball by running his fingers down its side as he releases it; off spin for a right handed bowler and left arm orthodox spin for a left-handed one.
n
(cricket) A bowler who specializes in finger spin
adj
(cricket) Of, or relating to a first class match.
n
(cricket) A three- or five-day cricket match, with two innings per side, played under a set of conditions specified and officially recognised by an official governing body of cricket.
n
(cricket) The session of a day's play between start of play and lunch.
n
(cricket) The slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper
v
(intransitive, cricket) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
n
(cricket) The feat of a bowler taking five wickets in one innings
n
(cricket, informal) A fast ball.
n
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
n
(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
v
(cricket, of a team) To bat their second innings immediately after their first innings.
n
(cricket) A hole in a cricket pitch made by the bowler's foot during the runup.
n
(cricket, countable) An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
n
(cricket) A fielding position to the off side of the third slip.
n
(cricket) Initialism of fall of wicket. [(cricket) The side's total score when a particular batsman was out.]
n
An informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands.
n
(cricket) A batsman's shot in which the ball deflects off the inside edge of the bat and travels fine down the leg side behind the batsman and often travels to the boundary.
n
(cricket) Synonym of Chinese drive
n
(cricket) The batsman's foot farthest from his wicket.
n
(cricket) A shot played by the batsman with most of his weight on the front foot.
n
(cricket) A ball that does not bounce on the pitch before reaching the batsman.
n
(baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
n
(cricket) The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with his bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps
n
(cricket) The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.
n
(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
n
(cricket) A stroke in which the ball is deflected to one side.
v
(cricket) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
n
(cricket) A wicketkeeper.
n
(sports) Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.
v
(intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
v
(cricket, informal) Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out.
v
(cricket, of an umpire) To request a decision by the third umpire (traditionally by making a sign of a TV set with the hands)
n
(cricket) the score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball faced
adj
(cricket) Describing a ball so pitched
v
Of a cricket ball: to move as in a googly.
n
(cricket) A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
n
(countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
n
(cricket) A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.
n
(cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
n
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
n
(cricket) A delivery that bounces just short of the blockhole
n
(cricket) A score of 50 runs by a single batsman
n
(cricket) A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, ie. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.)
n
(cricket) Three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive balls.
n
Alternative spelling of hat trick [(cricket) Three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive balls.]
n
Alternative spelling of hat trick; three goals in one game. [(cricket) Three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive balls.]
n
(cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
n
(cricket) The heavier of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings.
n
(cricket, slang) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.
v
(cricket) To hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs
v
To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs.
v
(cricket) To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.
n
(cricket) A rule ("law" in cricket) which when invoked results in the dismissal of a batsman (out), whereby the batsman has deliberately hit the ball with his bat a second time for a reason other than to protect his wicket.
adv
(cricket) Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball.
v
Alternative spelling of hoik [(cricket) To play such a shot.]
n
(cricket, countable) A wild hook shot played without style.
n
(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
n
(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height; a hook.
n
(cricket) A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.
n
A cricket of the species Acheta domestica.
n
(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
n
(cricket) Amateur Australian and English cricket clubs.
adj
(cricket) Currently batting.
n
(cricket) a delivery that curves towards the batsman.
n
(cricket) The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
n
(cricket, baseball) A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.
n
(cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
n
(cricket) One side's (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out) or individual player's turn to bat or the runs scored during those durations.
n
(cricket) A deflection of a ball off of the inside edge of a bat, sometimes to the wicket keeper for a catch.
adv
(cricket) Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.
n
(cricket) The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.
n
(cricket) the governing body that organizes world cricket
n
(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play
n
(cricket, slang) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
n
(cricket) A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch
v
(intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
v
(cricket, intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper.
adj
(cricket) Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly).
n
A variant of cricket, originating in Samoa and now played throughout Polynesia, with three-sided wooden bats and teams of no fixed size.
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(South Africa) An insect of the family Anostostomatidae.
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(cricket) The score of zero runs, having been out on the first ball faced in each innings of a two-innings match; a golden duck in each innings
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(cricket) the thick part of a batsman's pads that protects the knee
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(cricket) A batsman's innings.
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Alternative form of hit someone for six. [(cricket) To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.]
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(UK, cricket, rugby) A player from an overseas country, such as South Africa or the Caribbean.
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(colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
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(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
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(cricket) A style of bowling used by a left-handed bowler in which finger spin is used to move the ball from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman).
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(cricket) A style of bowling used by a left-handed bowler in which wrist spin is used to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
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(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
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(cricket, colloquial) Leg before wicket.
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(cricket) Describing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's legs or more rarely another part of the batsman's body without first hitting the bat or a hand holding the bat.
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(cricket) a normal ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, moving from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)
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(cricket) A run scored by a batting side arising from the ball striking any part of the batsman's body (other than the hand) without touching the bat. Leg byes are recorded as extras and do not affect the batsman's individual score. A leg bye can only be scored if the batsman was genuinely attempting to play a shot, or genuinely tried to avoid being hit by the ball.
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(cricket) a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)
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(cricket) A shot played by a batsman with a vertical bat, deflecting the ball behind the square leg area of the field.
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(cricket) The side of the pitch on the same side as the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
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(cricket) a fielding position on the leg side of the wicket-keeper, designed to catch a ball after it hits the bat and deflects by a small amount
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(cricket) A style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after bouncing, it moves from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman).
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(cricket) A bowler who bowls leg spin.
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(cricket) The stump on the leg side of the batsman's wicket.
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(cricket) A sweep shot played to the leg side
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(cricket, dated) The tactic of bowling at or near the line of leg stump, so as to cramp the batsman.
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(cricket) A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.
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Alternative spelling of leg spinner [(cricket) A bowler who bowls leg spin.]
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Alternative form of leg break [(cricket) a normal ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, moving from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)]
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(cricket) A leg spin bowler, ie. leg spinner.
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(cricket) On the leg side
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Alternative spelling of leg spinner [(cricket) A bowler who bowls leg spin.]
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(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
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(baseball) Initialism of left field, Initialism of left fielder. [(baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.]
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(cricket) Initialism of left-handed batsman.
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(cricket) A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.
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(cricket) The lighter of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings.
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(cricket) One-day cricket.
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(cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
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(cricket) The direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular bowler's deliveries.
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(baseball) The batting order.
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(cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team.
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(cricket) A drive that sends the ball flying through the air, instead of along the ground, thus increasing the possibility of a catch.
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(cricket) An easy catch.
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(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
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(cricket) Forceful batsmanship.
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(cricket) a relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit
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(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives
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(cricket) a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives
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(cricket) A fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position
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(cricket, dated) A fielder some distance behind and on the right of the batsman.
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(intransitive, cricket) To field in the role of long stop.
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Alternative spelling of long stop [(cricket) A fielding position, now confined to the amateur game, behind the wicket-keeper (so as to retrieve balls that the wicket-keeper misses); a fielder in this position]
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(cricket) A usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over.
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(cricket) Lord's Cricket Ground, a cricket ground in London.
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(cricket) The batsmen, constituting the tail, who bat last - roughly in positions 8 to 11.
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(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.
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(cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
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(cricket) A maiden over.
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(cricket) An over in which no runs are scored.
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(cricket) the front blade of a cricket bat
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(cricket) a bar chart representing the number of runs scored each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
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(cricket) A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves his crease too early; thought by some to be ungentlemanly, but is within the rules of the game.
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(sports, especially in cricket) A player whose skill enables their team to win matches.
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(colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
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(cricket) describing a style of bowling, intermediate in speed between spin and pace, in which the bowler uses swing or seam to take wickets
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(cricket) a medium pace bowler
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(cricket) The India national cricket team.
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(simile, rare) Very merry or cheerful.
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(cricket) a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the off side, between cover and the bowler's wicket; a fielder at this position
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(cricket) a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the leg side, between midwicket and the bowler's wicket; a fielder at this position
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Alternative form of midwicket [(cricket) A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.]
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(cricket) The middle stump.
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(cricket) the batsmen who bat in positions 5 to 7; often the poorer batsmen, the wicket-keeper and the bowlers who can bat best
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(cricket) the stump in the middle of the batsman's wicket
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(cricket) A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.
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(cricket) Straight, medium pace (bowling).
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(cricket) A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
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(cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
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(cricket) A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion.
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(cricket) Initialism of no ball. [(cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.]
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(cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
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(cricket) The set of individual scores between 90 and 99, when a batsman may play badly due to feeling pressure to convert the score into a century.
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(cricket) A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.
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(cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
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(cricket) The last batsman in a three or five day game to play on a particular day and thus carry over the batting to the following day.
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(cricket) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day's play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen.
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(cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.
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(cricket) The result of a one-day match in which a side fails to complete their innings, or to bat the minimum number of overs, because of bad weather.
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(cricket, of a batsman at the end of an innings) not dismissed and having not retired.
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(Australia, slang, cricket) Someone who an obsessive fan of a sport, particularly of cricket.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats eighth.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats last; usually the worst batsman in the side.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats fifth.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats fourth.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats ninth.
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(cricket) The batsman who opens the batting.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats seventh.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats sixth.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats tenth.
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(cricket) The batsman who bats third.
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(cricket) The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery.
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(cricket) The number of overs bowled.
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(cricket) To get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).
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(cricket) Initialism of one-day international. [(cricket) a one-day match played between teams representing the Test nations; a similar match in a tournament such as the World Cup]
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(baseball) Abbreviation of outfield. [(baseball, softball) The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.]
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(cricket) In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
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(cricket) A normal ball bowled by a off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
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(cricket) a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman)
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(cricket) To play such a shot.
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(cricket) The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
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(cricket) A style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after pitching, it moves from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).
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(cricket) A bowler who bowls off spin.
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(cricket) The stump on the off side of the batsman's wicket.
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(intransitive, cricket, of the umpires) To ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.
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Alternative form of off spin [(cricket) A style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after pitching, it moves from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).]
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Alternative form of off spinner [(cricket) A bowler who bowls off spin.]
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(Australia, cricket, slang) An off spinner.
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(cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
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(cricket) a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid on.
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(cricket, of a batsman) Due to face the next delivery from the bowler.
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(cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
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(cricket) The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).
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(cricket, colloquial) A doosra.
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(cricket) A form of cricket, played on one day, in which each side bats only once. Each side's innings finishes when either their allotted number of overs has been completed, or all ten wickets have been lost.
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(cricket) a game of cricket played on one day; each side batting once
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(cricket, informal) A one-day match.
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(cricket) Of a bowler: to bowl one of the first two overs.
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(idiomatic) By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket).
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(rugby) the portion of the field which is larger as measured from a scrum or breakdown to the touchline
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(cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
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(figuratively) The first of a series, usually a chronological series.
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(cricket) A finger spinner.
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(cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
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(cricket) The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
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(cricket) A player in the outfield.
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(cricket) The edge of a bat farthest from the body of the batsman.
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(cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
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(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
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(cricket) Moving with outswing
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(cricket) A cricket ground in South London.
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(informal) A 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test Match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball.
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(cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
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(cricket) The average number of overs completed per hour.
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(cricket) bowling the ball from the side of the wicket that puts the bowler's bowling hand closer to the wicket
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(cricket) To bowl excessively
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(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
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(cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
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(cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
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(cricket, Australia, India) A fast bowler; one who specialises in bowling fast.
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(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
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(cricket) To put on batting pads preparatory to taking the field to bat.
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(cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
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(cricket) Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”)
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(cricket) a batsman who has limited bowling ability; asked to bowl under special circumstances
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(cricket) A part-time bowler
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(cricket) The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period,
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(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
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A game played with hexagonal pencils marked by hand on each side so they can be tossed like dice — or sometimes with conventional dice — in which players generate scores and attribute them to imaginary cricket players and teams by compiling a scorecard.
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(bowling) A game in which the highest score possible is achieved, entailing a strike in every frame.
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(cricket) To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
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(baseball) An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base.
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(sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
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(cricket) An especially badly bowled ball.
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(cricket, informal) A bowler who has no control over the movement of the ball
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(cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.
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(intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
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(cricket) The score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings.
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(cricket, reflexive, play oneself in) Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.
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(cricket, of a batsman) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled
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(cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.
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(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
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(cricket) Either of two white lines, each drawn on the pitch in front of a wicket, between which the batsmen run, and from where the bowler may legally bowl.
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(sports) A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw.
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(cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
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(cricket) The South African cricket team
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(cricket) the central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through
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(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
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(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side.
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(cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
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(cricket) A fast bowler.
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(cricket) A fast bowler.
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(cricket) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
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(cricket, journalism, metonymically, uncountable) first-class cricket, as distinct from limited overs cricket (or "white ball")
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(informal, cricket) A not out batsman (whose score is recorded in red ink)
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(cricket, transitive) To dismiss a batsman.
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(intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
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(intransitive, cricket) To stop batting because of having sustained an injury.
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(cricket) A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
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(cricket) One of the white lines, perpendicular to the popping crease, within which the bowler's back foot must land.
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(cricket) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling.
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(cricket) Sideways movement of the old ball through the air in the opposite direction to normal swing.
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(cricket) Alternative form of RHB
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(cricket) The Bangladesh national cricket team.
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(baseball, slang) run batted in, RBI.
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(informal, cricket) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
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(cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
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(cricket) An obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.
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(England, Ireland) A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.
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(cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
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(cricket) the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win
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(cricket) A lengthy bout of scoring many runs.
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(cricket) to be got out in this way.
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(cricket) The number of runs scored by a side divided by the number of overs taken to score them.
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(cricket) Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.
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(cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.
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(informal, cricket) A match in which a large number of runs are scored
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Alternative form of run chase [(cricket) the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win]
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(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
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(cricket) A run out, a running out. The method of getting out in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
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(cricket) Someone who scores runs.
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(cricket) The scoring of runs
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(cricket) The number of runs scored by two batters in a partnership
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Alternative spelling of run-up [(cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.]
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(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
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(cricket) A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.
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(cricket) A similar board that also displays each batsman's score, and many statistics and pieces of information.
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(cricket) An enclosed structure in which the scorers sit; often behind the scoreboard
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(cricket) A tabular representation of the most important statistics of an innings or match.
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(UK, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
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(sports, cricket) A difficult catch.
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(cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
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(cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
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(cricket) A bowler skilled at making the ball seam.
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(cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
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(cricket) The first replacement new ball in an innings; in Test cricket, usually taken after 80 overs.
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(cricket) the session of a day's play between lunch and tea
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(cricket) The fielding position between first slip and third slip.
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(cricket) An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
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(cricket) to send (a batsman) on to the field to bat.
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(cricket) Any of the three scheduled two hour playing sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from tea to the close of play.
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(cricket) The Pakistan national cricket team.
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(cricket) a batsman who provides dependable defence while a series of other batsmen score rapidly
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(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
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(cricket) A pitch that is easy to bat on.
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(cricket, of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
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(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.
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(idiomatic, cricket) of a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.
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(cricket) Deliveries that bounce relatively far from the batsman or batswoman.
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(intransitive, cricket) To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket.
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(intransitive, cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
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(cricket) A large screen, at each end of a cricket field, coloured to provide visual contrast to the cricket ball, to aid the batsman in seeing its movement through the air.
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(cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
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(cricket) a fielding position, on the off side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position
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(cricket) a fielding position, on the leg side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position
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(cricket) A fielding position, on the off side, square of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position.
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(cricket) A score of one run.
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(cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
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(cricket) A regulation cricket ball.
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(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded 6 runs; a six.
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(cricket) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
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(transitive, cricket) (sometimes with out) To rapidly bowl out a succession of batsmen.
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(cricket, transitive) To dismiss (batsmen) quickly.
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(cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
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(chiefly cricket, Australia) An instance of sledging.
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(cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
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(cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate.
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(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
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(cricket) a shot played, on one knee, with a horizontal bat, hitting the ball hard into the air on the leg side
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(cricket) A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
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(cricket) A ball that is deliberately bowled slower than normal in an attempt to deceive the batsman into making a mistimed shot.
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(cricket) a bowler who specializes in bowling (pitching a ball in cricket) relatively slowly, especially a spin bowler
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(baseball) To pitch a slowball.
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(obsolete, cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
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(cricket) A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch.
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(cricket) a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.
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(cricket) A grip on the bat that merely stops the ball moving towards the wicket
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(cricket) The Australia women's national cricket team.
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(cricket) Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”)
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(cricket) A fast bowler.
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(cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
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(cricket, of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
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(cricket) A bowler who bowls the ball (in cricket) relatively slowly, with spin on it, such that the ball moves in an irregular manner after it bounces; as opposed to a fast bowler.
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(cricket) A spin bowler.
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(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
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(cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
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(cricket) A shot played by swinging the bat down through the line of the ball, hitting it along the ground in the direction of point.
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(cricket) A fielding position on the leg side, square of the batsman's wicket, between leg gully and midwicket; a fielder in that position.
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(cricket) The umpire who stands at or near square leg to rule on decisions at the batsman's end of the wicket. In some circumstances, the umpire may stand at the equivalent position on the opposite side of the batsman (between gully and point), but is still referred to as the square leg umpire in these circumstances.
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(cricket) A partnership.
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(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler
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(intransitive, cricket, of a wicket-keeper) To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
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(cricket) A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.
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(cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets.
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(cricket) The bat when held vertically, or when swung through a vertical arc.
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(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
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(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
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(cricket) A bowler having the ability to take wickets, though often concedes runs.
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(cricket) The number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced; the number of balls bowled by a bowler divided by the number of wickets taken.
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(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
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(cricket) Batting, especially excellent batting.
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(cricket) Lack of strokes.
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(cricket) A skilled batsman.
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(cricket, tennis) A player who hits the ball excellently.
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(cricket) One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.
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(cricket) a small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman
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(cricket, transitive) To put (a player) out by knocking down the stump or wicket.
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(chiefly Australia, cricket) Synonym of extra (“a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat”)
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(cricket) An over, typically involving a chosen subset of a team, used in some game formats, if a match would otherwise end in a tie
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(cricket) In non-standard cricketing rules, a substitute player who is able to come on and replace any player at any point during the game, and to take over the other player's batting and bowling duties.
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(cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
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(cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
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(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
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Alternative form of switch-hit [(cricket) An instance of switch-hitting.]
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(cricket) To face the bowler with a left or right-handed batting stance, and then switch to the opposite stance as the ball is bowled.
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(cricket) A batsman who performs switch-hits.
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(cricket) Initialism of Twenty20. [(cricket) A fast form of cricket in which each side bats for just twenty overs.]
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(baseball) Of a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.
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(cricket) The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.
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(cricket) One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.
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(transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
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(cricket) To get a batsman out.
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(idiomatic, cricket) (For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.
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(cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
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(cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.
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(cricket) The feat of a bowler taking ten wickets in a match.
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(cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
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(cricket) The highest level of international cricket, where Test sides compete against each other in five-day matches.
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(cricket) A five-day first class match between sides representing the official Test nations.
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(cricket) Any of the officially recognised nations who play Test cricket: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Zimbabwe.
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(cricket) Any national cricket team that is authorized to compete in Test cricket.
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(cricket) A series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia.
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(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, behind square, near the boundary; a fielder in that position
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(cricket) the session of a day's play between tea and close of play
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(cricket) A match official who uses TV replays to assist the two umpires in the case of close decisions.
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(cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
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(cricket, dated) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.
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(cricket, informal) A light tap of the ball.
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(cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
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(cricket) Describing a wicket that has fallen by this means.
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(cricket, Australia, Victoria) A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.
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(cricket) Of a delivery, directed at the feet of the facing batsman.
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(cricket) One hundred runs.
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(cricket, colloquial) A resounding strike of the ball; a powerful hit of the ball with the bat.
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(cricket) A deflection of a ball off of the top edge of a bat, into the air and potentially for a catch.
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(cricket) The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.
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(cricket) the batsmen who bat in the first few positions
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(cricket) a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down
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(cricket, slang, derogatory, uncountable) Easy bowling
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(cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
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(cricket) a cricket match played between a touring side and a local side
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(cricket) the visiting side on a tour
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(cricket) the group of players who go on a tour as a pool from which teams are selected for individual matches
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(cricket) three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings, or by two batsmen in a partnership
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(cricket) A score of 333
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(cricket, informal, almost always in the negative) To score a run.
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(cricket) A bowler (player throwing the ball).
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(intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
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(cricket) A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
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(cricket, rare in the plural) A designated substitute player who may field but not bat or bowl.
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(cricket) A fast form of cricket in which each side bats for just twenty overs.
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(baseball) A twi-night doubleheader.
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(cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
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(cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
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(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
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(cricket) A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.
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(cricket, of a shot) In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught.
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(cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
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a team sport with elements of cricket, played mainly by women in Australia
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(cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
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(intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
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(cricket) A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
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(Australia, cricket) Someone who plays for the Australia women's national rugby union team.
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(cricket) A Federation of Caribbean states which, together with Guyana, play Test matches as if they were a single nation.
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(cricket, journalism, metonymically) limited overs cricket, as distinct from first-class cricket
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(cricket) The New Zealand women's national cricket team.
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(cricket) Cricket whites.
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(croquet) Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven.
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Alternative form of wicketkeeper [(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.]
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(cricket) a maiden over in which a bowler gets a batsman out
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(cricket) A person who takes a wicket in the game of cricket
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(cricket) protective gloves worn by a wicket keeper to cushion the hands when repeatedly catching balls
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(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
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(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
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(cricket) Having failed to gain a single wicket
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(sports, cricket, colloquial, Britain) A wicketkeeper.
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(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
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(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
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(cricket, colloquial) A cricket bat.
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(cricket) The West Indies.
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(cricket) Abbreviation of wicket keeper.
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(cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
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(cricket) A style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by releasing it from the back of the hand, running his/her fingers down the side of the ball as it is released.
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(cricket) A bowler who specializes in wrist spin
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(cricket) Alternative form of wrist spinner [(cricket) A bowler who specializes in wrist spin]
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(cricket) A cricket team of eleven players.
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(cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
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(cricket) a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease
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(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg break bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
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