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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Hoodoo

Sports; Cricket

A bowler is said to 'have the hoodoo' on a batsman when they have got them out many times in their career. (See rabbit II.)

Knock

Sports; Cricket

A batsman's innings. A batsman who makes a high score in an innings can be said to have had a "good knock".

Stonewaller

Sports; Cricket

A batsman who plays defensively rather than trying to score.

Belter

Sports; Cricket

A belter of a pitch is a pitch offering advantage to the batsman.

Street

Sports; Cricket

A pitch which is easy for batsmen and difficult for bowlers. Sometimes called a road, highway, and various other synonyms for street.

Selector

Sports; Cricket

A person who is delegated with the task of choosing players for a cricket team. Typically the term is used in the context of player selection for national, provincial and other representative teams ...