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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Howzat

Sports; Cricket

The cry of a fielding team when appealing, notable because an umpire is not permitted to give the batsman 'out' unless the question is asked.

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

Sports; Cricket

The cricket club that owns Lord's cricket ground in London NW8. It is the custodian of the laws of cricket.

Line

Sports; Cricket

The deviation of the point along the pitch where a delivery bounces from the line from wicket-to-wicket (to the leg side or the off side).

Over

Sports; Cricket

The delivery of six consecutive legal balls by one bowler. Traditionally eight in Australia.

Loop

Sports; Cricket

The curved path of the ball bowled by a spinner.

Wrong foot

Sports; Cricket

When the bowling foot is the front foot the delivery is said to be bowled off the wrong foot. Such a bowler is said to bowl off the wrong foot.

Wrong footed

Sports; Cricket

When the batsman is initially moving either back or forward to a delivery and then has to suddenly change which foot he uses (back or front), he is said to have been wrong-footed. Usually applies to ...