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of the terminology used in the sport of

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. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology are explained in more detail in

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and the naming of fielding positions is explained at

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England Cricket Board The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body of cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, field at the centre of which is a ...

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. 2. Can also refer to a bowler ''pushing the ball through'', meaning they bowl it quicker (usually said of a spinner). See ''darting the ball in''.

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References

Printed sources: * * Booth, Lawrence ''Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket'', pub. 2006, Penguin. * Rundell, Michael ''The Wisden Dictionary of Cricket'', Third edition, A & C Black, London, 2006. * Piesse, Ken ''the Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket'',Penguin,Australia. Websites:
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Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, field at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cricket), bai ...