Meaning | A game / game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs. |
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Category of | bowl | Hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end |
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bowling | (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman |
cricket equipment | sports equipment used in playing cricket |
duck, duck's egg | (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman |
hat trick | (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game / game / game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.) |
maiden over, maiden | (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored |
over | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch |
round-arm | With the arm swung round at shoulder height |
snick | hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat |
stump | (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket |
Parts | innings | The batting turn of a cricket player or team |
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snick | A glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat |
Broader | field game | An outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions |
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Spanish | criquet, críquet |
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Catalan | criquet, críquet |
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Verbs | cricket | play cricket |
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