"without troubling the scorers" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-without troubling the scorers.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} without troubling the scorers, {{en-PP}} without troubling the scorers
  1. (informal, cricket) Describing the manner of the dismissal of a batsman who is out without scoring any runs Tags: informal Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-without_troubling_the_scorers-en-prep_phrase-KMhWneuC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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