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 foot shot

Sports; Cricket

A shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot furthest from the bowler).

Front-foot shot

Sports; Cricket

A shot played with the batsman's weight on his front foot (i.e. the foot nearest the bowler).

Snick

Sports; Cricket

A slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat.

Given man

Sports; Cricket

Given men were players in the early history of cricket who did not normally play for a particular side but were included, for a particular fixture, to strengthen it. Early first-class matches were ...

Cap

Sports; Cricket

Headwear traditionally worn by cricketers in the field.

Retire

Sports; Cricket

For a batsman to voluntarily leave the field during his innings, usually because of injury. A player who retires through injury/illness ("retired hurt/ill") may return in the same innings at the fall ...

Back foot

Sports; Cricket

In a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released; the other foot is the back ...