Hector protector

en-noun

Hector protector (plural Hector protectors)

Vaseline in the cricket shoes, chilli powder in his hector protector, that sort of thing is Australian cricket's natural method of correction.

2004 March 12, The Chaser, Sydney, page 20, column 3:

(cricket, slang) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.


strokemaster

(cricket, tennis) A player who hits the ball excellently.


pull shot

His stand-in [...] was felled by a pull shot struck with tremendus power by England pace bowler and tailend batsman, Dick Pollard.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 32:

(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side.


orthodox spinner

orthodox spinner (plural orthodox spinners)


pad up

en-verb

pad up (third-person singular simple present pads up, present participle padding up, simple past and past participle padded up)

pads up (present singular third-person)
padding up (participle present)
padded up (participle past)
padded up (past)

Normally only one batsman is padded up and Dean Jones was listed to bat next.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 201:

(cricket, intransitive) To put on batting pads preparatory to taking the field to bat.


The Hundred

(cricket) A short form of professional cricket that lasts for 100 balls.


leg sweep

(cricket) A sweep shot played to the leg side


IPL

Indian Premier League
w:Indian Premier League

(sports, cricket) Initialism of Indian Premier League.


collar the bowling

collar the bowling (third-person singular simple present collars the bowling, present participle collaring the bowling, simple past and past participle collared the bowling)

collars the bowling (present singular third-person)
collaring the bowling (participle present)
collared the bowling (participle past)
collared the bowling (past)

Heatley and Baines then got together, and succeeded in collaring the bowling, and put on 60 before they were separated, and, when Heatley was caught far out for 38, the score stood at 151.

The fact was that Mr. Bruce and Mr. Whitmore (who was stupidly run out in the first innings, else the same thing might not improbably have happened then) went in first, and collared the bowling in the first twenty minutes, […]

1872, Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, volume 22, page 166:

(cricket) (Of a batsman) to hit the bowled balls to all parts of the field.


runscoring

Philippe's innings, which included five fours and one six, moves him to the top of the runscoring charts for this summer's tournament with 261 from seven innings.

2021 January 4, Ed Jackson, “Aussie call-up matter of time for Philippe”, in The West Australian:


RRR

en-noun

RRR (countable and uncountable, plural RRRs)

required run rate
required run rate#English

(cricket) Initialism of required run rate.


Chevrons

(cricket) The Zimbabwe national cricket team.


Gorkhalis

(cricket) The Nepal national cricket team.


Rhinos

(cricket) The Bangladesh national cricket team.


White Ferns

(cricket) The New Zealand women's national cricket team.


Southern Stars

(cricket) The Australia women's national cricket team.


Men in Blue

(cricket) The India national cricket team.


Wallaroo

(Australia, cricket) Someone who plays for the Australia women's national rugby union team.


slingy

en-adj

slingy (comparative more slingy, superlative most slingy)

more slingy (comparative)
most slingy (superlative)

A right-arm fast bowler with a slingy action not unlike Lasith Malinga's, Rubel Hossain began by playing tapeball cricket in his home town of Bagerhat (in Khulna), […]

2011, Steven Lynch, The Wisden Guide to International Cricket 2012, page 144:

[…] who had forged a good reputation in the Lancashire League and also for Western Province in South Africa's Currie Cup cricket, where he batted middle-order and bowled brisk medium-pace with a slingy action.

2018, Alan Wilkins, Easier Said Than Done: A Life in Sport:

(cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate.


kastare

kastare (indefinite nominative singular)
kastares (genitive indefinite singular)
kastaren (definite nominative singular)
kastarens (definite genitive singular)
kastare (indefinite nominative plural)
kastares (genitive indefinite plural)
kastarna (definite nominative plural)
kastarnas (definite genitive plural)


Bazball

From Baz + ball, Baz being the nickname of New Zealand cricketer and coach Brendon McCullum.

BRENDON McCullum has referred to ‘Bazball’, the playful term coined in homage to England’s new Test head coach, as ‘silly’.

[2022 July 9, “England's McCullum dismisses ‘Bazball’ as ‘silly’”, in Manchester Evening News, Glasgow, page 41:

THE effects of Bazball can already be seen in the wider cricketing world, too. No sooner had Ben Stokes put out a call to arms telling county cricketers they had to play his way to get in the England team comes evidence of a response from Dom Sibley.

2022 July 13, Paul Newman, “World of Cricket”, in Daily Mail, London, page 70:

The focus on Bazball may have damaged England's chances at the World Cup – but it is "seemingly now also part of the solution".

2023 November 18, “Cricket: what the white-ball side can learn from Bazball”, in The Week, Bath, page 24:

The debate about ‘Bazball’ is absurd: for professional sport to survive it has to be entertaining, and aggressive cricket is undoubtedly far more entertaining than defensive cricket.

2024 April 6, Roger Alton, “County cricket needs Bazball”, in The Spectator, London:

(cricket, informal, slang, neologism) An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket.


KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders
w:Kolkata Knight Riders

(cricket) Initialism of Kolkata Knight Riders.


شتک

شَتَک (canonical)
śatak (romanization)
शतक (Hindi)


ulkopelaaja

ulkopelaaja (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajat (nominative plural)
ulkopelaaja (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajat (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajan (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajat (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajan (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajien (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajain (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaa (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajia (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassa (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissa (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajasta (elative singular)
ulkopelaajista (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaan (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiin (illative plural)
ulkopelaajalla (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajilla (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajalta (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajilta (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajalle (allative singular)
ulkopelaajille (allative plural)
ulkopelaajana (essive singular)
ulkopelaajina (essive plural)
ulkopelaajaksi (singular translative)
ulkopelaajiksi (plural translative)
ulkopelaajatta (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajitta (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
ulkopelaajani (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajani (nominative plural)
ulkopelaajani (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajani (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajani (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajani (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajani (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajieni (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajaini (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaani (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajiani (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassani (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissani (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajastani (elative singular)
ulkopelaajistani (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaani (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiini (illative plural)
ulkopelaajallani (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajillani (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajaltani (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajiltani (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajalleni (allative singular)
ulkopelaajilleni (allative plural)
ulkopelaajanani (essive singular)
ulkopelaajinani (essive plural)
ulkopelaajakseni (singular translative)
ulkopelaajikseni (plural translative)
ulkopelaajattani (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajittani (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajineni (comitative plural)
ulkopelaajasi (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajasi (nominative plural)
ulkopelaajasi (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajasi (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajasi (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajasi (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajasi (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajiesi (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajaisi (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaasi (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajiasi (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassasi (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissasi (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajastasi (elative singular)
ulkopelaajistasi (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaasi (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiisi (illative plural)
ulkopelaajallasi (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajillasi (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajaltasi (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajiltasi (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajallesi (allative singular)
ulkopelaajillesi (allative plural)
ulkopelaajanasi (essive singular)
ulkopelaajinasi (essive plural)
ulkopelaajaksesi (singular translative)
ulkopelaajiksesi (plural translative)
ulkopelaajattasi (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajittasi (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajinesi (comitative plural)
ulkopelaajamme (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajamme (nominative plural)
ulkopelaajamme (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajamme (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajamme (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajamme (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajamme (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajiemme (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajaimme (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaamme (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajiamme (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassamme (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissamme (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajastamme (elative singular)
ulkopelaajistamme (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaamme (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiimme (illative plural)
ulkopelaajallamme (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajillamme (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajaltamme (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajiltamme (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajallemme (allative singular)
ulkopelaajillemme (allative plural)
ulkopelaajanamme (essive singular)
ulkopelaajinamme (essive plural)
ulkopelaajaksemme (singular translative)
ulkopelaajiksemme (plural translative)
ulkopelaajattamme (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajittamme (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajinemme (comitative plural)
ulkopelaajanne (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajanne (nominative plural)
ulkopelaajanne (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajanne (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajanne (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajanne (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajanne (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajienne (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajainne (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaanne (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajianne (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassanne (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissanne (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajastanne (elative singular)
ulkopelaajistanne (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaanne (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiinne (illative plural)
ulkopelaajallanne (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajillanne (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajaltanne (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajiltanne (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajallenne (allative singular)
ulkopelaajillenne (allative plural)
ulkopelaajananne (essive singular)
ulkopelaajinanne (essive plural)
ulkopelaajaksenne (singular translative)
ulkopelaajiksenne (plural translative)
ulkopelaajattanne (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajittanne (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajinenne (comitative plural)
ulkopelaajansa (nominative singular)
ulkopelaajansa (nominative plural)
ulkopelaajansa (accusative nominative singular)
ulkopelaajansa (accusative nominative plural)
ulkopelaajansa (accusative genitive singular)
ulkopelaajansa (accusative genitive plural)
ulkopelaajansa (genitive singular)
ulkopelaajiensa (genitive plural)
ulkopelaajainsa (genitive plural rare)
ulkopelaajaansa (partitive singular)
ulkopelaajiaan (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajiansa (partitive plural)
ulkopelaajassaan (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajassansa (inessive singular)
ulkopelaajissaan (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajissansa (inessive plural)
ulkopelaajastaan (elative singular)
ulkopelaajastansa (elative singular)
ulkopelaajistaan (elative plural)
ulkopelaajistansa (elative plural)
ulkopelaajaansa (illative singular)
ulkopelaajiinsa (illative plural)
ulkopelaajallaan (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajallansa (adessive singular)
ulkopelaajillaan (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajillansa (adessive plural)
ulkopelaajaltaan (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajaltansa (ablative singular)
ulkopelaajiltaan (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajiltansa (ablative plural)
ulkopelaajalleen (allative singular)
ulkopelaajallensa (allative singular)
ulkopelaajilleen (allative plural)
ulkopelaajillensa (allative plural)
ulkopelaajanaan (essive singular)
ulkopelaajanansa (essive singular)
ulkopelaajinaan (essive plural)
ulkopelaajinansa (essive plural)
ulkopelaajakseen (singular translative)
ulkopelaajaksensa (singular translative)
ulkopelaajikseen (plural translative)
ulkopelaajiksensa (plural translative)
ulkopelaajattaan (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajattansa (abessive singular)
ulkopelaajittaan (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajittansa (abessive plural)
ulkopelaajineen (comitative plural)
ulkopelaajinensa (comitative plural)

(pesäpallo, baseball, cricket) outfielder


sisäpelaaja

sisäpelaaja (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajat (nominative plural)
sisäpelaaja (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajat (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajan (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajat (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajan (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajien (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajain (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaa (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajia (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassa (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissa (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajasta (elative singular)
sisäpelaajista (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaan (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiin (illative plural)
sisäpelaajalla (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajilla (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajalta (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajilta (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajalle (allative singular)
sisäpelaajille (allative plural)
sisäpelaajana (essive singular)
sisäpelaajina (essive plural)
sisäpelaajaksi (singular translative)
sisäpelaajiksi (plural translative)
sisäpelaajatta (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajitta (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
sisäpelaajani (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajani (nominative plural)
sisäpelaajani (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajani (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajani (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajani (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajani (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajieni (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajaini (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaani (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajiani (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassani (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissani (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajastani (elative singular)
sisäpelaajistani (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaani (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiini (illative plural)
sisäpelaajallani (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajillani (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajaltani (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajiltani (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajalleni (allative singular)
sisäpelaajilleni (allative plural)
sisäpelaajanani (essive singular)
sisäpelaajinani (essive plural)
sisäpelaajakseni (singular translative)
sisäpelaajikseni (plural translative)
sisäpelaajattani (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajittani (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajineni (comitative plural)
sisäpelaajasi (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajasi (nominative plural)
sisäpelaajasi (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajasi (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajasi (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajasi (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajasi (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajiesi (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajaisi (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaasi (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajiasi (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassasi (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissasi (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajastasi (elative singular)
sisäpelaajistasi (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaasi (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiisi (illative plural)
sisäpelaajallasi (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajillasi (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajaltasi (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajiltasi (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajallesi (allative singular)
sisäpelaajillesi (allative plural)
sisäpelaajanasi (essive singular)
sisäpelaajinasi (essive plural)
sisäpelaajaksesi (singular translative)
sisäpelaajiksesi (plural translative)
sisäpelaajattasi (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajittasi (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajinesi (comitative plural)
sisäpelaajamme (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajamme (nominative plural)
sisäpelaajamme (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajamme (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajamme (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajamme (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajamme (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajiemme (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajaimme (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaamme (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajiamme (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassamme (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissamme (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajastamme (elative singular)
sisäpelaajistamme (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaamme (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiimme (illative plural)
sisäpelaajallamme (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajillamme (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajaltamme (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajiltamme (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajallemme (allative singular)
sisäpelaajillemme (allative plural)
sisäpelaajanamme (essive singular)
sisäpelaajinamme (essive plural)
sisäpelaajaksemme (singular translative)
sisäpelaajiksemme (plural translative)
sisäpelaajattamme (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajittamme (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajinemme (comitative plural)
sisäpelaajanne (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajanne (nominative plural)
sisäpelaajanne (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajanne (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajanne (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajanne (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajanne (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajienne (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajainne (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaanne (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajianne (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassanne (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissanne (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajastanne (elative singular)
sisäpelaajistanne (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaanne (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiinne (illative plural)
sisäpelaajallanne (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajillanne (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajaltanne (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajiltanne (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajallenne (allative singular)
sisäpelaajillenne (allative plural)
sisäpelaajananne (essive singular)
sisäpelaajinanne (essive plural)
sisäpelaajaksenne (singular translative)
sisäpelaajiksenne (plural translative)
sisäpelaajattanne (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajittanne (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajinenne (comitative plural)
sisäpelaajansa (nominative singular)
sisäpelaajansa (nominative plural)
sisäpelaajansa (accusative nominative singular)
sisäpelaajansa (accusative nominative plural)
sisäpelaajansa (accusative genitive singular)
sisäpelaajansa (accusative genitive plural)
sisäpelaajansa (genitive singular)
sisäpelaajiensa (genitive plural)
sisäpelaajainsa (genitive plural rare)
sisäpelaajaansa (partitive singular)
sisäpelaajiaan (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajiansa (partitive plural)
sisäpelaajassaan (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajassansa (inessive singular)
sisäpelaajissaan (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajissansa (inessive plural)
sisäpelaajastaan (elative singular)
sisäpelaajastansa (elative singular)
sisäpelaajistaan (elative plural)
sisäpelaajistansa (elative plural)
sisäpelaajaansa (illative singular)
sisäpelaajiinsa (illative plural)
sisäpelaajallaan (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajallansa (adessive singular)
sisäpelaajillaan (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajillansa (adessive plural)
sisäpelaajaltaan (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajaltansa (ablative singular)
sisäpelaajiltaan (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajiltansa (ablative plural)
sisäpelaajalleen (allative singular)
sisäpelaajallensa (allative singular)
sisäpelaajilleen (allative plural)
sisäpelaajillensa (allative plural)
sisäpelaajanaan (essive singular)
sisäpelaajanansa (essive singular)
sisäpelaajinaan (essive plural)
sisäpelaajinansa (essive plural)
sisäpelaajakseen (singular translative)
sisäpelaajaksensa (singular translative)
sisäpelaajikseen (plural translative)
sisäpelaajiksensa (plural translative)
sisäpelaajattaan (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajattansa (abessive singular)
sisäpelaajittaan (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajittansa (abessive plural)
sisäpelaajineen (comitative plural)
sisäpelaajinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈs̠is̠æˌpe̞lɑ̝ːjɑ̝]

(pesäpallo, baseball, cricket) infielder


celebrappeal

(cricket) An overenthusiastic appeal in the form of a celebration, without waiting for the umpire to give the batter out.


celebrappeal

en-verb

celebrappeal (third-person singular simple present celebrappeals, present participle celebrappealing, simple past and past participle celebrappealed)

celebrappeals (present singular third-person)
celebrappealing (participle present)
celebrappealed (participle past)
celebrappealed (past)

(cricket) The act of making a celebrappeal.


D/L/S

Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method


Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method

An extension of the Duckworth-Lewis method by Australian statistician Steven Stern.

(cricket) A mathematical algorithm for generating revised target scores for the side batting second in a rain-affected one-day match.


چھکا

ur-noun

چَھکّا • (chakkā) m (Hindi spelling छक्का)

چَھکّا (canonical)
chakkā (romanization)
छक्का (Hindi)
چَھکّا (direct singular)
چَھکّے (direct plural)
چَھکّے (oblique singular)
چَھکّوں (oblique plural)
چَھکّے (singular vocative)
چَھکّو (plural vocative)

/t͡ʃʰək.kɑː/

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit षट्क (ṣáṭka), but influenced by Northwestern Indo-Aryan, for which compare Punjabi چھکا (chakkā) and the other playing card numbers. *chākā would be the expected reflex in Urdu. Cognate with Nepali छक्का (chakkā).


गेंदबाज़

hi-noun

गेंदबाज़ • (gendbāz) m (Urdu spelling گیند باز)

gendbāz (romanization)
گیند باز (Urdu)
गेंदबाज़ (direct singular)
गेंदबाज़ (direct plural)
गेंदबाज़ (oblique singular)
गेंदबाज़ों (oblique plural)
गेंदबाज़ (singular vocative)
गेंदबाज़ो (plural vocative)

[ɡẽːn̪d̪.bäːz]

[ɡẽːn̪d̪.bäːd͡ʒ]


नाबाद

नाबाद • (nābād) m

Borrowed from Classical Persian نابود (nābād). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) + बाद (bād)


timeless Test

(cricket) A match of cricket which is played under no limitation of time, until one side wins or the match is tied.


Marillier shot

Named after Zimbabwean batsman Dougie Marillier, said to have developed the shot.


paddle scoop

(cricket) An unorthodox modern cricketing shot in which the player's body is positioned square-on with the ball, both feet pointing towards the bowler, and the player uses the bat to deflect the ball over the batter's leg side shoulder, thus guiding it towards the fine leg region.


بلہ باز

ur-adj

بلّہ باز • (balle-bāz) (Hindi spelling बल्लेबाज़)

بلّہ باز (canonical)
balle-bāz (romanization)
बल्लेबाज़ (Hindi)


ગોલંદાજ

Borrowed from Classical Persian گولنداز (golandāz). The cricket sense is a semantic loan from English bowler.


چوکا

چَوکا (canonical)
caukā (romanization)
चौका (Hindi)
چَوکا (direct singular)
چَوکے (direct plural)
چَوکے (oblique singular)
چَوکوں (oblique plural)
چَوکے (singular vocative)
چَوکو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).


দোসরা

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দোসরা • (dōśora)

bn-noun

দোসরা • (dōśora)

Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा ~ दूसरी (dūsrā ~ dūsrī), from Sanskrit *দ্ৱিঃসর (dviḥsara, “two-stringed”), from দ্ৱিঃ (dviḥ, “two”) + সর (sara, “string, cord”). Cognate with Assamese দোছোৰা (düsüra).

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दूसरा ~ दूसरी


দোছোৰা

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দোছোৰা • (düsüra)

as-noun

দোছোৰা • (düsüra)

Derived from Sanskrit *দ্ৱিঃসৰ (dbiḥsara, “two-stringed”). Cognate with Bengali দোসরা (dōśora).


bat deep

en-verb

bat deep (third-person singular simple present bats deep, present participle batting deep, simple past and past participle batted deep)

bats deep (present singular third-person)
batting deep (participle present)
batted deep (participle past)
batted deep (past)

I thought they were a brilliant side to watch. They might have been a bit regimented in the way they went about things but they had pace with the ball and in the field, and they batted deep, with guys like Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock often coming in at numbers seven, eight and nine.

2010 October 28, Hachette New Zealand, Shane Bond - Looking Back, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

(cricket, of a team) To have a significant number of talented batters, even batting low in the order.


gwiced

gwicedau (plural)
gwiced
wiced (soft)
ngwiced


odds match

(cricket) A match in which one side has more players than the other.


beer match

(cricket) A friendly cricket match to fill time after a scheduled game that ends early, sometimes played with unusual variations of the rules.


drinks waiter

(cricket, humorous) Synonym of twelfth man


SENA

(cricket) Abbreviation of South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia.


required run rate

en-noun

required run rate (plural required run rates)

Coordinate term: net run rate

(cricket) The average number of runs per over that the batting side must achieve in order to win the present match.


walking wicket

(cricket, slang) A batter who performs very badly.


toe-crusher

(cricket, slang) A delivery directed at the feet of the facing batsman.


pie thrower

(cricket, informal) Synonym of pie-chucker


net run rate

Coordinate term: required run rate

(cricket) The average run rate scored by a team minus the average run rate scored against them.


sun ball

sun in his eyes
have the sun in one's eyes

(baseball, cricket) A high ball that is difficult to hit because the batter has the sun in his eyes.


nipbacker

(cricket, slang) A delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.


quarter seam

(cricket) A small join that runs around a cricket ball at 90 degrees to the main seam, and has no stitching.


beat the bat

(cricket, informal) Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.

(cricket, informal) Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.


buffet bowling

cafeteria bowling
cafeteria bowling#English

(cricket, slang) Synonym of cafeteria bowling


cafeteria bowling

Referring to the practice of selecting food from a counter in a cafeteria.

(cricket, slang) Poor-quality bowling which is easy to hit, allowing the batters to help themselves to runs.


fourth stump

(cricket) A position or line one stump's width outside the off stump, i.e. where the wicket's fourth stump would be positioned if it existed.


pea roller

(cricket) A now-illegal delivery where the ball is rolled along the ground rather than bowled overarm.


fast bowling

(cricket) The kind of bowling done by a fast bowler.


perfume ball

From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

(cricket, slang) A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.


declaration bowling

(cricket) Deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.


pad play

(cricket) A style of play in which the pads, rather than the bat, are deliberately used to deflect the ball away from the wicket.


fly slip

fly slip (countable and uncountable, plural fly slips)

(uncountable) A position deeper than the conventional slips, between the slips and third man.


given man

(cricket, chiefly historical) A skilled player given by the stronger team in a match to the weaker team, as a form of handicap.


daddy hundred

England scored 537 courtesy of a daddy hundred by Len Hutton and Godfrey Evans.

2022, Yashaswee Raman, Test of Times: Reliving Indian Cricket History:

(cricket, slang) A batter's individual score that is substantially higher than a century (100).


full pint

(cricket, slang) The situation where a stump is knocked completely out of the ground by a delivery.


Natmeg

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.

Just as the World Cup did more to raise the profile of women's cricket than years of hard graft by those before it, the Natmeg elevated Sciver on to a platform almost overnight.

2018, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2018:

(cricket, slang) A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.


check upstairs

The third umpire is typically seated high in the stadium, with replays displayed on elevated screens.

(cricket, informal) To invoke the Decision Review System.


flamingo shot

(cricket) A type of shot whereby the batter flicks the delivery from outside off stump through midwicket.


teesra

2021, Neha Bedi, Sachin Bajaj, The Sardar of Spin
I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'

(cricket) A backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.


devil's number

(cricket) A score of 87 runs, sometimes regarded as unlucky because it is 13 runs short of a century.


day/night cricket

(cricket) Day-nighter matches generally.


stock bowler

Coordinate term: strike bowler

(cricket) A bowler whose role is to restrict scoring rather than to take wickets.


arm ball

(cricket) A type of delivery, the finger spin equivalent of a wrist spinner's slider or zooter.


fast leg theory

(cricket) The bodyline approach to bowling.


straight up and down

(cricket) Bowling at a medium or fast pace without swing or seam.


helicopter shot

helicopter shot (plural helicopter shots)

So called from the flourish completing the stroke, with the bat circled overhead like the blades of a helicopter.

(cricket) The act of hitting the ball with a wristy flick, using the bottom hand as the dominant force.