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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Cross-bat shot

Sports; Cricket

A shot played with the bat parallel with the ground, such as a cut or a pull. Also known as a horizontal-bat shot.

Five-wicket haul

Sports; Cricket

Five or more wickets taken by a bowler in an innings, considered a very good performance. The term five-for is an abbreviation of the usual form of writing bowling statistics, e.g. a bowler who takes ...

Flat throw

Sports; Cricket

A ball thrown by the fielder which is almost parallel to the ground. Considered to be a hallmark of good fielding if the throw is also accurate because flat throws travel at a fast pace.

Flat-track bully

Sports; Cricket

A batsman high in the batting order who is very good only when the pitch is not giving the bowlers much help.

Flash

Sports; Cricket

To wield the bat aggressively, often hitting good line and length deliveries indiscriminately.

Out

Sports; Cricket

1. The state of a batsman who has been dismissed. 2. The word sometimes spoken while raising the index finger by the umpire when answering an appeal for a wicket in the affirmative.

Call

Sports; Cricket

1. The act of a fieldsman in announcing to other fieldsmen that he is in a position to take a catch, usually by shouting the word "mine". This is considered good practice, as it prevents two ...