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This is a general
glossary of the terminology used in the sport of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
. 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
cricket statistics
Cricket is a sport that generates a variety of statistics.
Statistics are recorded for each player during a match, and aggregated over a career. At the professional level, statistics for Test cricket, one-day internationals, and first-class cric ...
and the naming of fielding positions is explained at
fielding (cricket)
Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the striking batter, to limit the number of runs that the striker scores and/or to get a batter out by either catching a hit ball befo ...
.
Cricket is known for its rich terminology.
[''Glossary of cricket terms'']
from the England Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board, ...
retrieved 13 May 2008[Cricket Academy – Glossary]
from BBC News
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retrieved 13 May 2008 Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.
[Eastaway, p. 1.]
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Such unintentional shots can frequently fool the wicket keeper and may often fortunately result in
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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:
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* Booth, Lawrence ''Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket'', pub. 2006, Penguin.
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* 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:
''A glossary of cricket terms''from
CricInfo
''Glossary of cricket terms''from the
England Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board, ...
Cricket Academy – Glossaryfrom
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ...
"fielding positions"from CricInfo
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Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...