"half-tracker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-trackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-tracker (plural half-trackers)
  1. (cricket) A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, ie. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.) Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-half-tracker-en-noun-0I~V3oot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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