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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Expensive

Sports; Cricket

A bowler who concedes a large number of runs from his over(s), i.e. has a high economy rate. The opposite of economical.

Economical

Sports; Cricket

A bowler who concedes very few runs from his over(s), i.e. has a low economy rate. The opposite of expensive.

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.

Fall

Sports; Cricket

A verb used to indicate the dismissal of a batsman, e.g "The fourth wicket fell for the addition of only three runs".

Economy rate

Sports; Cricket

The average number of runs scored per over in the bowler's spell.

Eleven

Sports; Cricket

Another name for one cricket team, which is made of eleven players.

Attacking field

Sports; Cricket

A fielding configuration in which more fielders are close in to the pitch so as to take catches and dismiss batsmen more readily, at the risk of letting more runs get scored should the ball get past ...