Dead bat

Dead bat

The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

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dead bat

Sports; Cricket

The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

dead bat

Sports; Cricket

The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.

bat

Animals; Mammals

A small mammal with a body like a mouse and thin, leathery wings. Most bats eat insects or fruits.

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Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Rigid flat disc of wood, plastic, or plaster placed on wheel-head. When throwing is finished, bat is lifted off wheelhead, avoiding damage or warpage.

bat

Natural environment; Speleology

A member of the order Chiroptera, the only mammals capable of true flight as they have membranes between the toes of their forefeet.

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Sports; Horse racing

A jockey's whip.

bowling analysis

Sports; Cricket

A shorthand statistical notation summarising a bowler's performance.

bowling figures

Sports; Cricket

A shorthand statistical notation summarising a bowler's performance.

back spin

Sports; Cricket

A delivery which has a rotation backwards so that after pitching it immediately slows down, or bounces lower and skids on to the batsman.

under-spin

Sports; Cricket

A delivery which has a rotation backwards so that after pitching it immediately slows down, or bounces lower and skids on to the batsman.

nightwatchman

Sports; Cricket

In a first-class game, a lower order batsman sent in when the light is dimming to play out the remaining overs of the day in order to protect more valuable batsmen for the next ...