Half Century
1. n. fifty runs scored by a single batsman in one innings; synonym for fifty.
2. n. fifty runs scored by two batsmen together in a partnership.
3. adj. describing an innings or partnership in which fifty runs have been scored. There was a half century partnership for the third wicket. |
Half Volley
1. n. the rising part of the trajectory of a ball immediately after it bounces.
2. v.t. to hit the ball as it rises immediately after bouncing. |
Hand Grenade
1. n. colloquially, a ball, usually bowled by a spinner, that deviates off the pitch so much that it is very difficult for a batsman to play successfully, thus making the batsman extremely circumspect and afraid of getting out. |
Handled The Ball
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which a batsman deliberately touches the ball with a hand not holding the bat. |
Hang The Bat Out To Dry
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump with the bat and miss it. cf. fish. |
Hat Trick
1. n. the feat (of a bowler) of taking three wickets in three of his own successive balls in a single match, the balls may be separated by overs bowled by other bowlers or even the other side's innings. |
High Score
1. n. a statistic representing the most valuable batsman's innings in a given set - either over an individual's career, or a comparison between batsmen - being the highest number of runs scored in an individual batsman's innings. |
Hit The Ball Twice
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which the striker deliberately hits the ball with his bat a second time for a reason other than to protect his wicket. |
Hit Wicket
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which the striker hits his own wicket while attempting to play the ball or set off for a first run.
2. n. a wicket that fell by the method of hit wicket. |
Hook
1. n. a type of batsman\'s shot played by standing and swinging the bat in a hoizontal arc across the body, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, usually played to balls which bounce around head height.
2. v.i. to play a hook shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a hook. |
Howzat
1. interj. cry used by the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire, requesting a decision on whether a batsman is out, abbreviated from the query "How is that?" |
Hundred
1. n. a hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings.
2. n. a hundred runs scored by two batsmen together in a partnership.
3. adj. describing an innings or partnership in which a hundred runs have been scored. There was a hundred partnership for the third wicket. |
