Silly

Silly

A modifier to the names of some fielding positions to denote that they are unusually close to the batsman, most often silly mid-off, silly mid-on, silly midwicket and silly point.

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silly

Sports; Cricket

A modifier to the names of some fielding positions to denote that they are unusually close to the batsman, most often silly mid-off, silly mid-on, silly midwicket and silly point.

silly

Miscellaneous; Adjectives

To be humorous in manner, or lacking seriousness.

silliness

Language; Dictionaries

The quality or state of being silly.

silly

Language; Dictionaries

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

silly season

Language; Idioms

The silly season is midsummer when Parliament is closed and nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories.

silly nanny

Sports; Cricket

A rough streak of poor bowls, usually resulting in substitution or a chorus of dismay from the crowd.

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 ...