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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Back-spin

Sports; Cricket

Backward rotation on the ball, causing it to decrease speed immediately after pitching.

Grafting

Sports; Cricket

Batting defensively with strong emphasis on not getting out, often under difficult conditions.

Nurdle

Sports; Cricket

To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field. Also called milking around e.g.: "He milked the bowler around".

Flash

Sports; Cricket

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

Supersub

Sports; Cricket

Under experimental One-Day International rules introduced in July 2005, the twelfth man became a substitute, able to come on and replace any player, with the substitute able to take over the ...

Quick

Sports; Cricket

Traditionally, a quick bowler was one who completed his over in a short space of time. In more recent years, it has been used as a synonym for a fast or pace bowler. (Paradoxically, a quick bowler in ...

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Sports; Cricket

To play a shot or series of shots along the ground, between fielders. The least risky way of scoring runs quickly, but it requires good technique to be able to do consistently.