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- in the batting stance, the foot that is closest to the bowler and furthest from the stumps. (en)
- A shot has carried if the ball is hit in the air and reaches a fielder without touching the ground . If the ball touches the ground before reaching the fielder, it has not carried. Slow-motion television replays are sometimes required to determine whether the ball carried or bounced a few inches in front of the fielder. (en)
- A group of cricketers, from which one or more teams are formed. (en)
- an imaginary line extending the crease to the boundary on the leg side; it is illegal to have more than two fielders behind square. (en)
- The ground a bowler runs on during their run up; e.g.: "Play was delayed because the bowler's approaches were slippery." (en)
- a result in timed matches where the team batting last are not all out, but fail to exceed their opponent's total. Not to be confused with a tie, in which the side batting last is all out or run out of overs with the scores level. (en)
- the call of the umpire when turning down an appeal for a wicket. (en)
- When bowling, the foot which contacts the ground before the front foot i.e. the back foot is the second contact before the ball is released. Usually the back foot is also the bowling foot, unless the bowler's action is off the wrong foot. (en)
- An ironic term for a bowler who has conceded over 100 runs in an innings. (en)
- a batter who is in and has not yet been dismissed, particularly when play has ceased. (en)
- A type of soft material hat, traditionally worn by fielders. (en)
- The distance which a delivery bounces through to the wicketkeeper if the batter does not play a shot. The wicketkeeper must position themselves at an appropriate distance behind the stumps for the carry, which depends on the hardness of the pitch, height of the bowler, the length they are bowling etc. (en)
- A low-trajectory delivery in which the ball bounces twice, or rolls along the ground, before reaching the batter. A type of no ball. (en)
- The spherical object which the bowler propels towards the batter, who may attempt to hit it with the bat. Constructed of leather stitched around a cork core. A red ball is used in timed matches , whilst a white ball is used in limited overs cricket. (en)
- A shouted announcement by a fielder while the ball is in the air, usually the word "mine", indicating that they are about to attempt a catch. Considered good practice, to avoid two fielders colliding if both attempt to take the same catch. (en)
- the number of continuous overs a bowler bowls before being relieved. (en)
- A player who specialises in bowling. (en)
- A single delivery. Each over contains six balls. (en)
- An appearance for a national team. (en)
- of the ball, to bounce before reaching the batter after delivery. (en)
- A bowler whose chest and hips are aligned towards the batter at the instant of back foot contact. (en)
- The batter's safe area on the pitch. The batter is 'in their ground' when a part of the body or the bat is touching the surface behind the popping crease. They have 'left their ground' if they have advanced down the pitch in the action of taking a shot or starting a run. The batter has 'made their ground' if able to ground their bat or touch the surface behind the popping crease with a part of the body before a fielder can break the wicket for a run out. (en)
- Slang term for a red ball, especially in Australia. (en)
- A waterproof assembly or tarpaulin used by the ground staff to protect parts of the field from rain . (en)
- Sometimes incorrectly used in place of bowled. (en)
- a left arm spin bowler who spins the ball with their wrist in a similar manner to a right-arm leg-spin bowler. This imparts spin in the same direction as a right-handed off-spin bowler. See: Left-arm unorthodox spin. (en)
- The player who is currently bowling. (en)
- an unmarked, loosely defined V-shaped area on the ground at which the batter stands at the apex. The two sides of the "V" go through the mid-off and mid-on regions, similar to the fair area of a baseball field, or the area where fielders "on the drive" are placed. Most shots played into this region are straight-batted shots, which do not involve the risks associated with playing across the line. (en)
- a bowler who uses this type of delivery as their stock ball. (en)
- Wicket-keeper's gloves, webbed catching gloves worn by a wicket-keeper. The padding is on the inside, to absorb the impact of a caught ball. No other member of the fielding team is allowed to use gloves. (en)
- a large grass turf area on which the sport is played, forming part of the wider ground. Typically oval, but a wide variety of other shapes are permitted provided they are at least in diameter. At the centre of the field is the pitch, and the edge of the field is the boundary, marked by a boundary rope. (en)
- a leg break delivery (en)
- a leg spin bowler (en)
- a person who fields at that position (en)
- a rope that demarcates that perimeter (en)
- a set of stumps and bails; (en)
- an opening batter (en)
- an opening bowler (en)
- A fielding position on the off side, forward of point and squarer than mid-off. A cover fielder situated closer to point than usual is known as cover point, whilst one which is closer to mid-off is known as extra cover. The plural term 'the covers' refers to all these variants collectively. (en)
- The Hundred, a domestic competition in England that uses the 100-ball format, introduced in 2021. (en)
- the raised stitching running around the circumference of the ball. (en)
- the state of play between deliveries, during which batters may not score runs or be given out. There are numerous situations where play becomes dead, see dead ball. (en)
- a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batter (en)
- the dismissal of a batter. Numerous phrases exist using this definition, such as "throwing away one's wicket", which means to get out too easily, or "valuing/putting a price on one's wicket", which is largely the opposite (en)
- close to the batter, but not so close as '; the opposite of '. (en)
- see . (en)
- the act of fielding. (en)
- the perimeter of the field (en)
- the pitch; or (en)
- the plural of stump (en)
- the spot where the ball pitches . (en)
- the state of a batter who has been dismissed. (en)
- played with the batter's weight primarily on that foot. (en)
- for a ball to deviate off the pitch because it has bounced on its seam. (en)
- the accidental "dropping" of a ball that was initially caught by a fielder, thus denying the dismissal of the batter; when such an event occurs, the batter is said to have been "dropped". (en)
- The sides of the bat. If the bat is held vertically, they are known as the inside and outside edges; if held horizontally, they are the top and bottom edges. Not to be confused with the toe end. (en)
- To strike the ball gracelessly, but with great force. A weaker form of slog. (en)
- Batting gloves, hand protection worn by a batter as part of their kit. Padding is mostly on the outside, to defend against impacts by the ball while gripping the handle of the bat. (en)
- A red mark left on a bat by the impact of a red ball, most commonly a new ball . (en)
- The motion of the bowler before bowling the ball; also known as the run-up. (en)
- A shot in which the ball travels on a low trajectory, bouncing just above the grass. This retains more speed than a rolling ball, while being very difficult to catch. (en)
- A fielder placing themselves on the far side of the wicket from a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the stumps to attempt a run out. The fielder who is backing up can then recover the ball if the throw misses the stumps, thereby preventing overthrows. (en)
- A side on bowler has back foot, chest and hips aligned towards the batter at the instant of back foot contact. (en)
- the number of dismissals which occur in a team's innings before a given batter goes in to bat; a batter batting at 'first drop' is batting at number three in the batting order, going in after one wicket has fallen. (en)
- A deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, usually slight and unintentional. A large deflection is known as a thick edge; the opposite is a thin edge. The change in direction is sometimes so small that it isn't visible, but the edge can be detected by the distinct snicking sound it makes. Any edge counts as hitting the ball, so the batter can score runs, but usually gives a chance for a catch in the slips or for caught behind. It can also result in playing on. See also leading edge. (en)
- a shot which reaches the boundary rope. If the ball touches the ground before reaching the boundary, the shot scores four runs. If it does not touch the ground before reaching the rope, the shot scores six runs. (en)
- the act of excluding a player from selection in a squad even when they were included in the most recent prior selection. (en)
- of a position on the field, perpendicular to the line of the pitch; the opposite of fine. (en)
- A batter is side on if their hips and shoulders are facing at ninety degrees to the bowler. (en)
- a signal given by the umpire to indicate a state of dead ball. Used only if the state is not obvious to the players. (en)
- a percentage equal to the number of runs scored by a batter divided by the number of balls faced. (en)
- in a timed match lasting more than one day, the end of a day's play if the match is not yet complete. For example, 'at stumps, Team A were leading by...'. See also draw stumps. (en)
- the area in the middle of the ground where the pitches are prepared. (en)
- the rectangular surface in the centre of the field where most of the action takes place, usually made of earth or clay. It is 22 yards in length. Also known as the "deck", as used in the phrase "hit the deck", which is when a bowler makes the ball bounce more off the pitch. (en)
- Touch the ball with a batting glove while the glove is in contact with the bat. In that circumstance, the rules consider the glove to be part of the bat, so the batter can score runs or be caught if they glove the ball. (en)
- A particularly poor batter, who is, invariably, a specialist bowler. While most lower-order batters would be expected to occasionally score some useful runs, a rabbit is expected to be dismissed cheaply almost every time. Another term, ferret, refers to a batter even worse than a rabbit. The term comes from hunting with ferrets where the hunter "sends in a ferret after the rabbits". (en)
- A score of at least 100 runs by a single batter; considered a substantial personal achievement. (en)
- shots played in the accepted "textbook" manner, and batters who play in this manner. (en)
- a medium pace delivery, neither fast nor slow, with no special variation. (en)
- A shouted, normally single word, instruction from a batter to their partner, indicating whether to attempt a run. Only one batter makes a call, to avoid confusion that could lead to a run out. Responsibility for making the call is held by whichever batter has the better view of the ball and can see whether any fielders are close to it. This is most often the striker for a shot in front of square, and the non-striker for a shot behind square. Common possible calls include yes, no, wait, push, one, two or three. (en)
- a delivery that is easy to hit, but difficult to score quickly from. (en)
- The non-striking batter leaving their crease during the bowler's action, before the ball is released. This shortens the distance the non-striker will need to cover to score a run, if the striker completes a shot. Backing up too far or too early risks a run out, either by one of the fielders, or by the bowler in a mankad. (en)
- the average number of deliveries bowled before a bowler takes a wicket. (en)
- a shot played not in the accepted "textbook" manner, often with a degree of improvisation. (en)
- the word sometimes spoken while raising the index finger by the umpire when answering an appeal for a wicket in the affirmative. (en)
- When batting, the foot that is closest to the stumps. For a right-hand batter's stance, the back foot is the right foot; for a left-hand batter it is the left foot. (en)
- an antiquated stroke that has fallen into disuse, it was originally a deliberate shot that resembled the French cut – the ball being played between one's own legs. (en)
- A collective term for the pitch, field, pavilion and any associated amenities, such as seating for spectators. Large grounds with substantial spectator facilities may be referred to as stadiums. (en)
- A batter whose hips and shoulders face towards the bowler at the moment of release. (en)
- during the bowling action, the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released. (en)
- A higher order batter who is out frequently to the same bowler is referred to as that bowler's rabbit or bunny. (en)
- the V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat . (en)
- Turn and touch the bat onto the ground surface behind the popping crease after the batter has left the crease in the action of taking a shot or starting a run; to run the bat in the process of completing a run in order to be safe. (en)
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