Against The Spin
kirjeldab palli löömist vastassuunas sellele suunale millega pall väljaku pinnalt peale pallija käest lahkumist ning väljaku pinna puutumist üles tõuseb nagu näiteks lüüa off break off side poole või leg break leg side poole ehk spinnile vastassuunas. |
Agricultural
(battimisel) oskamatu löök mis tihti saadab palli leg side poolele õhku. |
All Out
selline olukord kus ühel meeskonnal ei ole enam lööjaid väljakule saata, mis omakorda lõpetab nende inningu isegi hoolimata sellest kui neil on lööjaid kuid need on vigastuste tõttu mängust väljas. |
All-rounder
Universaal-mängija, kes on ühtviisi tugev nii löömises kui ka pallimises ning kes teeb mängudes tihtipeale mõlemat. |
Appeal
väljakumängu poolel oleva meeskonna tungiv nõudmine kohtunikule kes peaks üle vaatama otsuse selle kohta kas vastasmeeskonna lööja on väljas või mitte. Sellist nõudmist esitama. |
Arm Ball
pall mida pallinud off spinn pallija kusjuures pallil on vähe vinti või üldse mitte. vaata ka zooter. |
Around The Wicket
kirjeldab pallimise meetodit kus pallija pallib nii, et palliga käsi jääb wicketist eemale mis on vastupidine over the wicket stiilile. |
Ashes
Karikas, mille võitmiseks mängitakse Test matshid Austraalia ja Inglismaa vahel iga kahe aasta tagant. Seda Test turniiri tuntakse ka Ashes nime all. |
Attack
1. kollektiivselt kogu hetkel pallivate mängijate rühm.
2. panna väljakumängijad sellistesse positsioonidesse või pallida selliselt, et saada wicketeid.
3. agressiivselt lüüa selleks, et kiirelt jookse saada.
4. sihtida pallid lööja wicketi suunas. Pallija ründas lööja stumpse. |
Attacking
1. pallimise taktika mis mõeldud wicketite saamiseks.
2. kirjeldab löömise taktikat mis mõeldud kiireks jooksude skoorimiseks. |
Attacking Field
mängijate asetus mänguväljakul - mõeldud spetsiaalselt wicketite saamiseks ning tehes seda vastasmeeskonnale võimalike jooksude andmise hinnaga. |
Average
1. batting average ehk löömise keskmine tulemus.
2. bowling average ehk pallimise keskmine tulemus. |
Away swing
outswing. |
Back Foot
batsmani jalg, mis on wicketile kõige lähemal, kutsutakse ka dominant foot. Vastupidine termin: front foot. |
Back Foot Defencive
sellist tüüpi löök batsmani poolt kus ta astub sammu tagasi viies keharaskuse wicketile lähemal olevale jalale ning hoides kurikat vertikaalselt palli teel ilma, et kurikat löögiks liigutaks. Pall põrkab vastu maad, põrkab vastu kurikat ning kaotab kiiruse - see kaitsev löök on mõeldud wicketi ja lööja säärekaitsete kaitsmiseks palli eest. |
Back Foot Shot
batsmani poolt sooritatud löök, kusjuures keharaskus toetatakse "tagumisele" (wicketile lähemal olevale) jalale. |
Back Up
Lööja poolt tehtud mõned sammud sel ajal kui pallija palli teele saadab. Seda teeb see lööja kes ei hetkel palli vastu ei võta ja selleks, et valmistuda jooksu tegemiseks.
Väljakumängija puhul tähendab see seda, et ta julgestab oma meeskonnakaaslast kes on võtnud sisse positsiooni wicketi taga, oodates palli viskamist just selle wicketi suunas. Julgestamine toimub täpselt palli wicketi poole viskajaga vastassuunas ehk kui pall visatakse wicketi suunas kirdest peab julgestaja olema edela suunal, et pall vajadusel peatada ning vältida "üle" viskamisi mis annaksid vastasmeeskonnale lisajookse. |
Backyard Cricket
1. mitteametlik kriketi variant millel puuduvad kindlad reeglid ja mida mängitakse koduõuedes ja tänavatel. |
Bad Light
1. selline olukord kus looduslikku valgust on liiga vähe ning väljas on hämar ja kohtunike arvates on tingimused mängu jätkamiseks liiga kehvad kuna risk vigastusteks suureneb. Mäng kas katekestatakse selle hetke seisuga või kasutatakse kunstlikku valgust mängu jätkamiseks. |
Bail
1. üksik puidust pulk, mis on asetatud kahele stumbile (püstine puust kepp mis torgatakse maasse ning mille peal on süvend bails'i jaoks. Kokku on kaks bails'i ning need kõik koos (2 bails'i + kolm stump'i) moodustavad wicketi. |
Ball
1. kriketi pall, mis on valmistatud korgist ning kaetud nahaga.
2. pallimise sünonüüm ehk see kui pallija palli lööja suunas viskab. |
Ball Tampering
1. kriketipalliga manipuleerimine ehk taoline tegevus kus kriketipalli konditsiooni muudetakse mängija/mängijate poolt kas selle pinda karedamaks muutes, õmbluse osa rebides/tõstes või määrides palli mõne muu ainega peale sülje või higi. |
Bat
1. puidust valmistatud (paju) kurikas mida kasutatakse kriketipalli löömiseks.
2. kriketipalli lööma. |
Bat-Pad
1. väljakumängija positsioon mis on 90 kraadise nurga all löögil oleva batsmani selja taga, wicketi lähedal mis on mõeldud selleks, et püüda kinni need pallid mis kaitselööke tehes selles suunas liiguvad. Sünonüüm short leg'ile.
2. väljakumängija nimetus sellel positsioonil. |
Batsman
1. hetkel väljakul olev lööja.
2. löögipositsioonil olev batsman ehk straiker.
3. mängija, kes valitud kriketimeeskonda peamiselt või ainult oma battimisoskuse pärast.
4. iga kriketimängija kes on löömas ja jookse kogumas. |
Batting Average
1. lööjatele mõeldud statistika mis näitab löödud jooksude arvu (runs scored) mis jagatud mängust välja minemiste korraga (times out); keskmine jooksude arv mida batsman lööb enne mängust välja minemist. |
Batting For The Average
1. konservatiivselt bättima selleks, et pigem oma wicketit kaitsta kui jookse koguda. Seda väljendit kasutatakse peamiselt selleks, et kirjeldada sellist lööjat kes mängib enda karjääri ja hea statistika mitte meeskonna nimel. |
Batting Gloves
1. lööja poolt kantud kaitsvad, pehmendustega kindad mis mõeldud selleks, et kaitsta lööja käsi ning sõrmi kriketipalli eest. |
Batting Order
1. ühe meeskonna kindlaksmääratud järjekord mille järgi lööjad väljakule lähevad. |
Beamer
1. selliselt pallitud pall mis ei põrka maast üles vaid on kogu aeg õhus ning möödub lööjast enam-vähema pea kõrguselt. |
Behind
1. löögil oleva bastmäni selja taga olev väikene ala. |
Benefit Of The Doubt
1. selline põhimõte mis on kohtunike poolt kasutusele võetud millal iganes nad ei ole kindlad lööja võimaliku mängust väljas olemise kohta ning sellisel juhul tehakse otsus lööja, mitte väljakumängus oleva meeskonna kasuks. |
Best Bowling
1. statistika mis näitab mingi kindla ajaperioodi jooksul (kas kogu mängija karjääri või näiteks pallijate võrdlemiseks loodud statistika) seda kui palju on mängija wicketeid võtnud kusjuures võrdsete tulemuste korral on oluline see kes vähem jookse ära andis. |
Block
1. sellist tüüpi löök, mida tehakse kurikat palli teel vertikaalselt hoides ilma, et kurikat ettepoole liigutataks. Eesmärk on palli teekond peatada nii, et ta kaotaks kiiruse ja jääks lööja ette murule pidama. Mõeldud lööja jalakaitsmete ning wicketi kaitsmiseks palli eest; front foot defensive ehk wiketist kaugema jalaga sammu ettepoole tehes palli kurikaga peatama ning maha suruma.
2. blokk-lööki tegema.
3. palli blokkides lööma.
4. tähistab ka plastikust kubemekaitset. |
Blockhole
1. lohk, mis on lööja ette murule tekkinud seal kuhu ta kurikas lööki tehes maad puutus. |
Board
1. mingis kindlas riigis tegutsev rahvuslik kriketit koordineeriv organisatsioon. |
Bodyline
1. taktika milles väljakumängu tegev meeskond asetab mängijad väljakule nii, et nad on batsmani selja taga (leg side) oleval alal ja pallijad pallivad kiireid palle mis kõrgele põrgates on suunatud batsmani tabama, pannes viimase kaitselööke tegema ning andes võimaluse väljakumängijaile pall õhust kinni püüda ja niiviisi lööja mängust välja saada. Esimest korda kasutati Inglismaa meeskonna poolt 1932-1933 Austraalia tuuri ajal ning on nüüdseks reeglitega keelatud. Sünonüüm "leg theory" mõistele kusjuures seostatakse rohkem ebaausa mänguga. |
Bosie
1. vanamoodne nimetus "googly'le". |
Bottom Edge
1. kriketikurikat horisontaalselt hoides on see kurika alumine külg.
2. löögil oleva batsmani kurika alumiselt servalt löögi saanud pall mis tavaliselt liigub otse lööja juurest maha, võimalik, et isegi otse tema wicketisse. Võrdle: inside edge, outside edge, top edge
3. palli kurika alumise servaga lüüa. |
Bottom Hand
1. batsmani domineeriv käsi mida kutsutakse niimoodi sellepärast, et see on standardse käte positsiooni korral kurika varrel kõige allpool olev käsi. |
Bottom Order
1. batsmanid kes tavaliselt lähevad lööma löögijjärjekorras 8-11 positsioonil (the tail).
2. omadussõna tähistamaks seda lööjat, kes tavaliselt on löögijärekorras viimaste seas. |
Bounce
1. batsmani suunas sedasi pallima, et pall lendab lööja peast veidi mööda. Kaitselööki tegema panev pallimisviis. |
Bouncer
1. nö. lühikese palli põrkamine nii, et ta löögil oleva batsmani peast või pea kohalt veidi möödub. |
Boundary
1. kriketiväljaku äär mis on märgistatud lipukeste või köiega.
2. nelja punkti löök, mis tähendab seda, et pall ületab väljaku ääre maad mööda või kuue punkti löök, mis tähendab seda, et pall ületab väljaku ääre õhust.
3. lööja löök mis ületab väljaku ääre. |
Bowl
1. kriketipalli löögil oleva batsmani poole heitma, tehes seda õigete reeglite järgi pallides.
2. pallima asuma, tehes seda mitu vooru (over) järjest.
3. kriketipalli viskama.
4. batsmani välja pallima. |
Bowl Out
1. ühe inningu jooksul kõik vastase wicketid võtma ja ühtlasi sellega inningu lõpetama, sealjuures ei pea wicketeid pallides võtma. "The side need to bowl out their opposition quickly." |
Bowled
1. kirjeldab sellist lööja mängust välja langemise meetodit kus pallija pallib sellise palli mis läheb väravale pihta ja lööb sellelt pulgad maha.
2. pallija poolt lööja välja saamine. |
Bowled Out
1. olukord kus lööja on mängust välja pallitud.
2. selline olukord kus kõik ühe meeskonna lööjad on mängust väljas ning meeskond on kaotanud kõik oma wicketid, inning on lõppenud kusjuures wicketid ei pea olema saadud pallides. "The side was bowled out for 200 runs."
3. olukord kus kõik meeskonna lööjad on juba mängust väljas peale kõigi wicketite kaotamist. "The side bowled out their opposition for 200 runs." |
Bowler
1. mängija kes parasjagu väljakumängu teostava meeskonna poolel pallib.
2. mängija kes kriketimeeskonda valitud kas peamiselt või ainult oma hea pallimisoskuse pärast.
3. ükskõik milline kriketimängija kes pallib või wicketeid võtab. |
Bowling Average
1. statistiline näitaja pallijate jaoks kus loovutatud jooksude arv jagatakse võetud wicketite arvuga; keskmine ära antud jooksude arv iga wicketi kohta mida pallija võtab. |
Bowling Crease
1. valge joon pallimisalal, mis jokoseb läbi wicketite ning paralleelselt iga wicketiga ja lõpeb vastas oleva wicketi juures. |
Bowling Figures
1. ühe inningu jooksul tehtud pallija tegevuse põhjal koostatav statistika sellises järjestuses: pallitud voorude arv, jooksudeta pallitud voorude arv (maiden over), ära antud jooksude arv, võetud wicketite arv.
2. kollektiivselt - kõikide pallijate poolt koostatud inningu jooksul tehtud tulemuste põhjal koosnev statistika. |
Box
1. plastikust tugev kubemepiirkonna kaitse mida lööja kannab kas pükste sees. |
Break
1. vkas ühe või mõlemad pulgad väravalt (wicketilt) maha lööma. Juhul kui pulgad on juba maas peab väljakumängija maas oleva stumbi käes oleva palliga nii maha võtma, et see oleks maapinnast eraldatud.
2. oma trajektoorilt küljele kalduv pall peale seda kui ta on väljakult põrganud. Võrdle: off break, leg break. |
Broken
1. selline wicketi seis kus kas üks või mõlemad pulgad on väravalt maha löödud/kukkunud. |
Bump Ball
1. pall, mis põrkab koheselt peale kurika puutumist maha ning lendab seejärel õhku, kusjuures vahetevahel jääb mulje nagu oleks pall otse õhku lennanud mis jätab omakorda pealtvaatajatele mulje justkui võiks batsmani löäödud palli õhust kinni püüda ja nii ta mängust välja saada. |
Bumper
1. "bouncer" ehk väga kõrgele põrkav pall. |
Bunny
1. kõnekeelne väljend väga kehva batsmani kohta, kes meeskonda valitud peamiselt oma pallimisoskuse pärast; sünonüüm "rabbit"-ile. võrdle "ferret".
2. kõnekeelne väljend batsmani kohta kes ei pruugi kehva olla kuid kes kipub mängust välja löödama kui tema vastu mängib kindel pallija. N. Jones oli Smith'i "bunny". |
Bye
1. lisajooks, mis antakse löögil olevale meeskonnale selle eest kui pall möödub löögil olevast batsmanist nii, et ei puutu tema kurikat ega keha. |
Call
1. batsmani poolne hüüe (või valju häälega ütlemine) juhendite andmiseks oma partnerile, et nad teaksid, kas proovida jooksu kirja saada või mitte. Tavaliselt "yes", "no", "wait" ehk "jookse", "ei", "oota".
2. väljakumängijate omavaheline suhtlus selleks, et oleks kindel, et nad teavad kes palli püüab jne. |
Cap
1. müts mida kriketimängija kannab kaitseks päikese vastu.
2. müts mis antakse mängijale tähistamaks seda, et ta esimest korda koondise/meeskonna eest mängib. |
Captain
1. mängija kes meeskonda juhtima valitud, kes teeb kõik strateegilised ja taktikalised otsused oma meeskonnas selleks, et mäng võita.
2. kaptenina tegutsema.
3. meeskonna kaptenina tegutsema. |
Carry The Bat
1. terve inningu vältel battima ilma, et mängijat välja löödaks. Olla üks avapaari bastmanidest ning terve mängu vältel mängus püsima kuni selle hetkeni mil vastased on võtnud 10 wicketit. |
Carry The Drinks
1. meeskonnas kaheteistkümnenda mehena olema, kutsutakse nii ka sellepärast, et kaheteistkümnenda mehe ülesannete hulka kuulub ka oma meeskonna mängijatele jookide viimine joogipauside ajal. |
Caught
1. kirjeldab ühte võimalust lööja mängust välja saada - väljakumängija püüab bastmani poolt löödud ning veel mitte maad puudutanud palli õhust kinni.
2. väljakumängija kohta tehtud märkus skoorilehel - võttis lööja mängust välja palli õhust kinni püüdes.
3. batsmani kohta tehtud märkus skoorilehel - löödi mängust välja peale õhust palli kinni püüdmist. |
Caught And Bowled
1. kirjeldab olukorda kus pall püütakse õhust kinni pallija enda poolt (seda peale batsmani lööki).
2. batsmani kohta tehtud märkus skooriraamatusse - palliti ja püüti kinni sama mängija poolt. |
Caught Behind
1. kirjeldab olukorda kus batsmani sooritatud löögist lendav pall püütakse kinni wicket-keeperi poolt. |
Century
1. 100 jooksu mis löödud ühe batsmani poolt ühe inningu jooksul; sünonüüm sajale jooksule.
2. 100 jooksu mis kahe batsmani koostöös löödud.
3. kirjeldab inningut või koostööd kahe batsmani vahel milles on löödud sada jooksu. |
Change Of Innings
1. olukord kus ühe meeskonna inning lõpeb ja teise oma algab.
2. 10-minutiline vaheaeg mängu jooksul üksteisele järgnevate inningute vahel. |
Charge
1. batsman teeb mitu sammu oma partneri suunas enne seda kui pallija pallib või samal ajal selleks, et endale löögiks paremat positsiooni saada või katkestada palli teekond enne seda kui see üles põrkab. |
Chase
1. matshi viimases inningus battida ja proovida lüüa rohkem jookse kui vastased selleks, et mängu võita. Teine meeskond battis enne ning meil oli vaja võitmiseks x jooksu.
2. Katse saada võiduks vajalik arv jookse. |
Cherry
1. kõnekeelne nimetus kriketipallile, eriti just punast värvi pallile.
2. punane plekk mis jääb kriketi kurikale peale löögi tegemist. |
Chinaman
1. vasakukäeline unorthodox spin bowler.
2. pall, mis pallitud sellise pallija poolt, kusjuures tegemist on nö. randmespinniga ja pall lendab paremakäelise batsmani suunas nii, et enne puudutab maad off poolel ning liigub seejärel leg side poolele. |
Chuck
1. pallimisel palli mitte sirge käega pallima vaid küünarnukist kõvera käega viskama - see ei ole reeglitega lubatud.
2. palli viskama. |
Chucker
1. halvustav nimetus sellise pallija kohta kes ei palli vaid viskab kriketipalli batsmani suunas. |
Circle
1. väljakule märgitud ovaal, mis koosneb kahest poolringist, raadiusega 27.34m (30 jardi) mille keskmeks on wicketid. Kasutatakse selleks, et ühe-päeva kriketimängus väljakumängijate positsioonidele piiranguid seada. |
Clean Bowled
1. selline olukord kus batsman on mängust välja pallitud nii, et pall ei puutunud ei batsmani kurikat ega kaitsemeid enne wicketini jõudmist. |
Close The Face
1. kurikat niiviisi pöörama, et selle "näo" pool on suunatud ´keha poole, suunates/lüües palli niimoodi "leg side" poolele. |
Collapse
1. selline olukord kus mitu batsmani järjest kiirelt mängust välja lähevad. |
Come Out
1. tähistab seda hetke mil batsman väljakule läheb. (The new batsman came out to bat) |
Concede
1. näitab seda kui palju jookse pallija oma pallimisvoorudes kokku "ära andis". (The bowler conceded 50 runs in the innings). |
Cordon
1. nö. mängijatest moodustatud kaar "off side" poolel, batsmani taga oleval alal ning kuhu kuuluvad sellised positsioonid nagu slips ja gully. |
Corridor of Uncertainty
1. see ala batsmani juures mis algab koheselt tema "off stump'i" juurest. Pall mis selles alas lööjast möödub on selline mille löömist või mitte löömist batsman otsustama peab (olles tihti kahtleval seisukohal). |
Cover
1. väljakumängija positsioon "off side" poolel, ligikuaud 30 kraadi "square" positsioonist edasi mis on mõeldud selleks, et taksitada "cover drive" lööke tehes jookse skoorimast ning kaitselöökide tegemisest "off side" suunas; väljakumängija positsioon "point" ja "mid off" vahel.
2. nimetus sellisele väljakumängijale kes selles positsioonis väljakul mängib. |
Cover Drive
1. sellist tüüpi batsmani löök milles kurikas liigub kaarjalt vertikaalsel joonel, kusjuures pall suunatakse "cover" väljaku poolele.
2. sellist lööki tegema.
3. palli sedasi lööma. |
Cover-Point
1. väljakumängija positsioon "off side" poolel ca. 15 kraadi "square" positsioonist edasi asudes "cover" ja "point" positsiooni vahel.
2. väljakumängija kes sellel positsioonil asub. |
Covers
1. ala väljakul "cover" ning "extra-cover" positsiooni lähedal.
2. presentkate või plastikkate millega kaetakse pallimisala vihma ajaks, et see märjaks ei saaks. |
Cow Corner
1. kõnekeelne termin sellele alale mis asub koheselt "deep square leg" positsiooni selja taga mille suunas kogenematud batsmanid tavatsevad palli kõvatsi õhku lüüa, proovides sedasi 4 või 6 punkti teenida. |
Cow Shot
1. kõnekeelne termin sellisele löögile mille tagajärjel lendab pall "cow corner" suunas. |
Crease
1. üks valgetest joontest millega märgitakse väljakul erinevad mänguväljaku alad; kas siis pallimisala, põrkamisala või "return crease".
2. palli põrkamise ala. |
Cricket
1. nimetus spordialale; meeskondlik spordiala, milles kaks üheteistliikmelist meeskonda teineteise vastu mängivad, eesmärgiga saada vastasvõistkonnast rohkem jookse. |
Cross
1. kirjeldab olukorda kus batsmanid teineteisest mööduvad, üritades vastaswicketi juurde jõudes jookse skoorida. (The batsmen crossed just before the fielder caught the ball). |
Cross Bat
1. kurikas mida hoitakse horisontaalselt ning lüüakse horisontaalse kaarega. Vastand straight bat'ile.
2. kirjeldab sellist olukorda kus kurikat hoitakse või lüüakse horisontaalselt. (He played a cross bat shot at that ball). |
Cut
1. sellist tüüpi löök milles kurikas liigub horisontaalse kaarega kusjuures pall lüüakse "point" alale või selle ala taha.
2. sellist lööki tegema. (The batsman played a cut shot).
3. palli küljele liikumine batsmani poole teel olles tehes seda seetõttu, et pallija kes kiirelt pallis, liigutas pallimise ajal oma sõrmi palli külgedele andes nii pallile "vindi". (That ball had some cut on it).
4. eelpoolkirjeldatud stiilis pallima. (The bowler got movement by cutting the ball). |
Cutter
1. selline pall mis on "vindiga" pallitud. Näiteks leg cutter ja off cutter. |
Danger Area
1. pallimisala keskne osa millele pallija astuda ei tohi kuna tema spordijalanõud võivad selle pinda kahjustada ning seepärast battimise raskeks muuta; sünonüüm mõistele "protected area". |
Dead
1. selline pall, mida ei loeta üldse kõlblikuks jookse andma kusjuures sellise palliga ei saa batsman jookse skoordia ega ka mängust välja minna. |
Dead Ball
1. nö. surnud pall vt. "dead".
2. signaal, mille abil kohtunik näitab "surnud palli" puhul skoorijatele sellisel juhul kui ta palli "surnud palliks" loeb. |
Dead Bat
1. kriketi kurikat kätega lõdvalt kinni hoidma nii, et kui pall kurikat puudutab, annab kurikas veidi järgi ning pall kaotab kiiruse ning kukub peaaegu otse lööja ette maha.
2. selliselt kurikat hoides mängima.
3. selliselt kurikat hoides palli lööma. |
Declaration
1. inningute lõppu deklareerima - tehakse siis kui võistkond näeb, et vastastel ei ole väga suuri võimalusi võita. |
Declare
1. kapteni poolne teadaanne battimise lõpetamisest enne seda kui 10 batsmani on mängust väljas.
2. inningu lõppu deklareerima. |
Deep
1. kirjeldab väljakumängija positsiooni või väljakul asuvat positsiooni mis asub väljaku serval või sellele väga lähedal. Vastandpositsioon "short". |
Deep Cover
1. väljakumängija positsioon "off side" poolel, ligikaudu 30 kraadi "square" positsioonist edasi ja väljaku serva lähedal. Positsioon mis on mõeldud "cover drive" löökidega tekkida võivate jooksude ennetamiseks.
2. väljakumängija kes sellel positsioonil mängib. |
Deep Midwicket
1. väljakumängija positsioon "leg side" poolel, ligikaudu 30 kraadi "square" positsioonist edasi väljaku serva lähedal. Positsioon on mõeldud selleks, et ennetada jooksude ära andmist sel juhul kui batsman lööb palli "pull shot" tehnikat kasutades ning sellise tehnikaga löödud pallide õhust kinni püüdmiseks.
2. sellel positsioonil mängiv väljakumängija. |
Deep Point
1. väljakumängija positsioon "off" poolel, risti löögil oleva batsmani wicketiga, väljaku serva lähedal, positsioon mis mõeldud punktide andmise vältimiseks mida on võimalik saada "square drive" või "cut shot" lööke tehes.
2. väljakumängija kes sellisel positsioonil mängib. |
Deep Square Leg
1. väljakumängija positsioon "leg" poolel, risti lööja wicketiga, väljaku serva lähedal, positsioon mis mõeldud punktide ära andmise vältimiseks mis võivad tulla "pull" või "sweep" löökidest või siis selleks, et püüda kinni kõrged "pull" või "hook" löögi pallid.
2. väljakumängija kes sellel positsioonil mängib. |
Defend
1. väljakumängijad seada või pallida sedasi, et vähendada ära antavate punktide arvu.
2. ettevaatlikult lööma selleks, et pallivale poolele lööja mängust välja saamine võimalikult raskeks teha.
3. väravat (wicketit) palli tabamise eest kaitsma. |
Defensive
1. kirjeldab sellist pallimise või väljakumängu taktikat mis on välja töötatud selleks, et vältida punktide andmist vastasmeeskonnale.
2. kirjeldab löömise taktikat mis on välja töötatud selleks, et vältida mängust välja kukkumist. |
Defensive Field
1. selline väljakumängijate asetus väljal mis on tehtud selleks, et vältida vastastele punktide andmist, võibolla selle arvelt, et püüdjad on pandud kohtadele wicketite saamiseks. |
Did Not Bat
1. selline olukord kus üks/mitu lööjat ei saanudki väljakule nende meeskonna löögil olles. Märgitakse mängus statistikasse lühendiga DNB. |
Dismiss
1. lööja mängust välja saama. |
Dismissal
1. selline olukord kus lööja mängust välja saadakse; sünonüüm sõnale "wicket". "The next dismissal occurred at 200 runs." |
DNB
1. lühendatud vorm "did not bat" väljendi kohta. |
Dolly
1. selline lööja poolt tehtud löök mis lendab "pehmelt" väljakumängijani kes selle kergelt kinni püüab.
2. sellist palli lööma. "The batsman dollied that ball right to the fielder at mid off." |
Doosra
1. sellist tüüpi pall mille on pallinud "off spinn" pallija ning mis põrkab vindiga "leg" poolelt "off" poolele kui on tegu paremakäelise lööjaga ehk tegemist ei ole normaalse "off break" palliga. |
Dot Ball
1. pall millega ei löödud ühtki punkti (jooksu), nimetatakse sellepärast nii, et skoorilugejad märgivad selle skooriraamatusse punktina. |
Double
1. lüüa kriketipalli sedasi, et on võimalik teha kaks jooksu, kusjuures joostakse pesade vahel; sünonüüm mõistele "two". |
Double Century
1. kakssada jooksu mis löödud ühe lööja poolt ühe inningu jooksul; sünonüüm väljendile "double hundred"; võrdle väljendiga "century".
2. kakssada jooksu mille kaks lööjat on kahe peale partneritena löönud (partnership).
3. kirjeldab sellist inningut või partnerlust mille jooksul on löödud kakssada jooksu. "There was a double century partnership for the third wicket." |
Double Hundred
1. kakssada jooksu mis on ühe inningu jooksul ühe lööja poolt löödud.
2. kakssada jooksu mis on kahe lööja poolt partneritena löödud (partnership).
3. kirjeldab inningut või partnerlust mille jooksul on löödud kakssada jooksu. "There was a double hundred partnership for the third wicket." |
Double Ton
1. ühe batsmani poolt ühe inningu jooksul löödud 200 jooksu; sünonüüm mõistele "double hundred" vaata ka ton. |
Draw
1. selline kahe inninguga mängu tulemus milles kas üks või mõlemad pooled ei suutnud oma inningut lõpuni mängida enne kindlaks määratud ajalimiidi lõppemist. Võrdle välendiga "no result".
2. matshi viigis lõpetama. |
Draw Stumps
1. öelda, et selle päeva mängu osa kogu matshist on läbi ning väljakult lahkuda. |
Drift
1. palli õhus olles küljele liikumine sel ajal kui ta lööja poole liigub kui see on pallitud vindiga pallija poolt (spin bowler), võib olla põhjustatud tuule või siis vindiga pallitud palli ümber liikuvate õhuvoolude tõttu.
2 sellist liikumist saavutama. "The bowler drifted the ball in to the batsman." |
Drinks
1. lühike paus mängu jooksul mis annab mängijaile võimaluse juua. Joogipaus. |
Drive
1. sellist tüüpi löök mis tehtud sedasi, et kurikas liigub alla vertikaalses asendis moodustades kaare kujulise trajektoori kusjuures kurikas on palli liikumisega samal joonel. Pall suunatakse mööda maad liikuma, tavaliselt "cover" ja "midwicket" positsioonide vahele lüües. Võrdle "cover drive, square drive, off drive, on drive"
2. sellist lööki sooritama.
3. lüüa palli "drive" lööki kasutades. |
Duck
1. lööja läheb mängust välja ilma, et oleks ühtki punkti skoorinud. "The batsman got out for a duck." Võrdle väljendiga "golden duck". |
Duckworth/Lewis Method
1. matemaatiline algoritm selleks, et luua vastavad skoorid mille meeskond peab saavutama sellises ühepäevases mängus mille vihm katkestab. Nime saanud algoritmi väljamõtlejatelt. |
Economy Rate
1. statistika pallijatele milles jagatakse pallija vastu löödud punktide arv pallija poolt pallitud voorude arvuga; pallja vastu löödud keskmine jooksude arv pallitud vooru kohta. |
Edge
1. kriketi kurika serv.
2. löögil oleva batsmani kurikalt õrna löögi saanud pall mis tavaliselt liigub wicket-keeperile või "slips" positsiooni mängijaile kes selle kinni püüavad. Võrdle "inside edge, outside edge, top edge, bottom edge" väljenditega.
3. palli sedasi lüüa. |
Eleven
1. kriketimeeskond mis koosneb üheteistkümnest mängijast.
2. üksteist mängijat kes kriketimatshil mängivad v.a. kaheteiskümnes mees ja teised kindlaksmääratud vahetusmängijad. |
End
1. üks väljakul asuva "pitchi" lõpp.
2. üks osa kriketiväljakust mis on samal joonel ühe "pitchi" otsaga, kasutatakse selle väljaku osa nimetuse tähistamiseks. "The bowler ran in from the River End of the ground." |
Extra
1. punkt mis saadud ilma, et löögil olev batsman oleks palli kurikaga puutunud; sinna hulka kuuluvad no ball, wide, bye või leg bye; sünonüüm mõistele "sundry". |
Extra Cover
1. väljakumängija positsioon "off" väljaku poolel, ligikaudu 45 kraadi "square" positsioonist edasi "cover" ja "mid off" positsioonide vahel. |
Extras
1. "extra" mitmuses, sünonüüm mõistele "sundries".
2. kõik ühe inningu jooksul saadud ekstrad. |
Face
1. kriketi kurika esikülg.
2. olla löögil olev batsman.
3. olla löögil olev batsman kes ootab pallija viset.
4. olla löögil oleva batsman ning näha palli lähenemas peale seda kui pallija on selle käest lahti lasknud. "The batsman faced the ball and played it defensively." |
Fall
1. hetk mil wicket saadakse/maha lüüakse. "The next wicket fell at 200 runs." |
Fall Of Wicket
1. meeskonna hetke tulemus sel momendil kui mingi kindel lööja mängust välja läheb, lühend FOW. "The fifth fall of wicket was 300 runs." |
Farm
1. (batsmani poolne tegevus) kurikaga kergelt pallingualal koputama selleks, et muru pinnal olevaid ebatasasusi tasandada; sünonüüm mõistele "garden." |
Farm The Strike
1. (batsmani poolne tegevus) sihilikult jookse lööma või mitte lööma selle eesmärgiga, et paremate oskustega lööja oleks rohkem lööja positsioonis, võtab rohkem palle vastu kui teine väljakul olev batsman. |
Farming
1. lööja poolne tegevus kus ta kontrollib ja vajadusel üritab parandada pallimisalal olevaid vigu sellele kurikaga kergelt toksides/koputadesn; sünonüüm mõistele "gardening." |
Fast Bowler
1. selline pallija kes on spetsialiseerunud kiirele pallimisele, vastupidina vindiga pallijale (spin bowler). |
Fast Leg Theory
1. nimetus, mille võttis kasutusele Inglise meeskond kes Austraalias 1932-33 tuuril käis selleks, et kirjeldada enda poolt kasutusele võetud "Bodyline" taktikat. Võrdle mõistega "leg theory." |
Feather Bed
1. kõnekeelne väljend pallimisala kohta mis on pehme ja tasane, suhteliselt aeglane ning etteaimatav põrge mis muudab löömise lihtsaks. |
Ferret
1. kõnekeelne väljend väga kehvale lööja kohta, tavaliselt valitud meeskonda ainult pallimisoskuse pärast, nimetatakse nii sellepärast, et ta "comes in after the rabbits". Vaata ka mõistet "rabbit". |
Field
1. muruga kaetud ala väljakul kus kriketit mängitakse k.a. ääreväli; kriketiväljak.
2. kõik ühe meeskonna väljakumängijad kes platsil.
3. väljakumängijate poolt väljakul võetud positsioonid.
4. ühe meeskonna poolne pallimine ja väljakumäng, eesmärgiga vastasmeeskonna lööjad mängust välja saada ning samaaegselt hoida ära nende poolt löödavaid jookse (punkte) kindla inningu jooksul.
5. mängija kes tegutseb väljakumängijana.
6. palli väljakumängijana püüdma/kinni pidama. |
Field Restriction Circle
1. väljakule märgitud ovaalne joon mis koosneb kahest osast (poolring) raadiusega 27.34m (30 jardi) ning mille keskmeks on wicketid ja millel märgitud lisaks paralleelsed jooned. Mõeldud väljakumängijate asukohtade piirangute seadmiseks ühe päeva mängude jaoks. |
Field Restrictions
1. n. rules governing the placement of fielders at certain times during the innings of a one-day match. |
Fielder
1. n. one of the players assigned to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, either to catch the batsman out or to prevent him scoring runs. |
Fifth Slip
1. n. the slip fielding position four-removed from the wicket-keeper, just to the off side of fourth slip. cf. first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip. |
Fifty
1. n. fifty runs scored by a single batsman in one innings; synonym for half century.
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 fifty partnership for the third wicket. |
Figures
1. n. bowling figures. |
Fine
1. adj. describing a location on the field on or near the line running through the length of the pitch through both wickets, or nearer to this line than another location being compared to, usually behind the striker. cf. straight.
2. adj. describing a direction close to this line from the striker's position. |
Fine Leg
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, behind square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from leg glances.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the fine leg position. |
Finger Spin
1. n. a style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by running the first two fingers of his bowling hand down the side of the ball as he releases it; off spin for a right-handed bowler, left arm orthodox spin for a left-handed bowler. cf. wrist spin. |
Finger Spinner
1. n. a bowler who specialises in finger spin. cf. wrist spinner. |
First Class Match
1. adj. a game of cricket of three to five days duration, with two innings per side, played under a specified set of conditions and officially recognised by an official governing body of cricket. |
First Innings
1. n. the first innings of the first side to bat in a match; the first of the possibly four innings played by either side in a two-inninngs per side match. cf. second innings, third innings, fourth innings.
2. n. the first innings played by either side in a match, considered separately.
3. n. the first innings played by both sides in a match, considered together.
4. n. the innings of the first side to bat in a one-innings per side match. |
First New Ball
1. n. the new cricket ball used at the beginning of an innings. cf. second new ball and third new ball. |
First Slip
1. n. the slip fielding position closest to the wicket-keeper. cf. second slip, third slip, fourth slip, fifth slip. |
Fish
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump with the bat and miss it. He's gone fishing after that ball. |
Five
1. n. five runs scored as penalty runs.
2. n. five runs scored off a single ball, either by a single run plus an overthrow reaching the boundary or by running five runs between the wickets. |
Five-For
1. n. the feat of a bowler taking five wickets in one innings. cf. ten-for. |
Flight
1. n. the movement of a spinning ball through the air, encompassing speed, trajectory, and drift.
2. v.t. (of a bowler) to deliver a ball with notable flight. He flighted that ball well. |
Flipper
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards, making it skid off the pitch and move quickly and low after bouncing, without deviating sideways. cf. top-spinner. |
Follow On
1. n. the act of (a captain) forcing the other side to bat their second innings immediately after their first innings if they fail to score at least a certain number of runs less than the other team's first innings total (200 in a Test match, 150 in a three or four day match).
2. v.i. (of a side) to bat their second innings immediately after their first innings, because of the follow on(1) being enforced by the opposing captain. |
Follow Through
1. n. the act of a bowler continuing his run for a few steps after bowling the ball, usually turning away from the pitch to avoid running on the danger area.
2. v.i. (of a bowler) to run a few steps after bowling the ball. |
Footwork
1. n. the movement of the batsman's feet as he prepares to hit or evade the ball. |
Forward
1. adj. on the fraction of the field in front of the batsman's popping crease, from the batsman's perspective.
2. adj. further in the direction in front of the batsman's popping crease than something else being compared to. |
Four
1. n. four runs scored by hitting the ball to the boundary.
2. n. the act of hitting the ball to the boundary.
3. n. four runs scored off a single ball, either by a boundary or by running four runs between the wickets. |
Fourth Innings
1. n. the second innings of the second side to bat in a match if the second side did not follow on, or the second innings of the first side to bat if the second side did follow on; the fourth and last of the possibly four innings played by either side. cf. first innings, second innings, third innings. |
Fourth Slip
1. n. the slip fielding position three-removed from the wicket-keeper, just to the off side of third slip. cf. first slip, second slip, third slip, fifth slip. |
French Cut
1. n. a batsman's shot usually played accidentally when attempting to drive or block the ball, in which the ball deflects off the inside edge of the bat and travels fine down the leg side behind the batsman.
2. v.i. to play a French cut.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a French cut. |
Front Foot
1. n. the batsman's foot farthest from his wicket, his non-dominant foot. cf. back foot. |
Front Foot Defensive
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played on the front foot by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, without swinging the bat, so that the ball loses momentum and drops quickly to the pitch, designed to defend the batsman's wicket and pads from being hit by the ball; a block. |
Front Foot Shot
1. n. a shot played by the batsman with his weight mainly on his front foot. |
Full
1. adv. (of a ball's bounce) to bounce on the pitch relatively close to the batsman, so that the ball bounces low as it passes the batsman; synonym of up; opposite of short. The bowler pitched the ball full.
2. adj. describing a ball that bounced full(1). The ball was full. |
Full Toss
1. n. a ball that does not bounce on the pitch before reaching the batsman. |
Garden
1. lööja poolne tegevus kus ta toksib kurikaga mururibal olevaid ebatasasusi, et oleks võimalikult tasane pind selles kohas kuhu pall võib maanduda., sünonüüm mõistele "farm". |
Gardening
1. vaata mõistet "garden". |
Gate
1. väike vahe mis on lööja kurika ning tema säärekaitse vahel. "He was bowled through the gate." |
Give
1. välja saatma. Peale väljakul mängiva meeskonna protesti lööjat väljakult välja saatma (kohtuniku poolt). "Kohtunik saatis lööja välja LBW-ga." |
Gloves
1. lööjale mõeldud kindad.
2. wicket-keeperi (väravavahi) kindad. |
Go In
1.väljakule minema. See lööja kes läheb väljakule esimest korda lööma; sünonüüm - "come out". "Uus lööja läks väljakule lööma." |
Golden Duck
1. batsman ei saanud ühtki jooksu kusjuures ta löödi mängust välja esimese palliga mis tema vastu palliti. |
Good Length
1. n. a range of distance down the pitch from the bowler to the batsman considered to be the best place to pitch the ball to produce a delivery likely to get the batsman out or restrict him from scoring runs; the length at which the ball bounces on the pitch just too far away from the batsman for the ball to be comfortably played from either the front foot or back foot. That ball was pitched on a good length.
2. adj. describing a ball pitched on a good length. That was a good length delivery. |
Googly
1. sellist tüüpi palling mida teeb leg spin pallija kusjuures pall on vindiga ja liigub "off" poolelt "leg" poolele kui tegemist on paremakäelise lööjaga, mitte nii nagu tavaline "leg break". |
Green
1. kirjeldab väljakut kus rohi on veel silmnähtavalt roheline või milles on veel märkimisväärselt palju niiskust isegi siis kui seal eriti rohelist värvi enam näha ei ole. |
Green Top
1. väljak millel rohi on veel simnähtavalt roheline, näidates sellege seda, et platsil on veel palju niiskust mis võib anda väga imelikke põrkeid kiire pallija puhul, muutes löömise raskeks. |
Ground
1. see muru osa millel kriketimäng peetakse, kusjuures sinna kuulub kõik, k.a. ääreväli; kriketiväljak.
2. kogu spordiväljak millel kriketit mängitakse k.a. pealtvaatajate osad väljaspool äärevälja.
3. väljaku osa lööja ees, palli põrkamise ala taga; turvaline alal millest teda kergelt mängust välja lüüa ei saa. "The batsman made his ground so was not run out."
4. selline tegevus kus lööja asetab oma keha osa või kurika otsa enda selja taha jäävale alale. |
Grubber
1. pall mis põrkab väljaku pinnast tavalisest palju madalamale, muutes nii lööjale eduka löögi tihti väga raskeks. |
Guard
1. positsioon palli põrkamise alal kuhu lööja teeb väikese joone, et märkida oma kurika ja wicketi ühel joonel olemine, et teada kus wicket asub. |
Gully
1. väljakumängija positsioon, umbes 30 kraadi "square" positsiooni taga, püsiv palli püüdmiseks mõeldud positsioon selliste pallide jaoks mis tulevad kurika serva pealt ning põrkavad üsnagi kaugele, või siis kehvasti suunatud "cut" löögid; väljakumängija positsioon "slips" ja "point" positsioonide vahel.
2. mängija kes sellel positsioonil asub. |
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. |
ICC
1. International Cricket Council ehk Rahvusvaheline Kriketinõukogu. |
In
1. n. the state of a batsman who is currently batting. |
Infield
1. n. the region of the field within the rough circle bordered by the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, and square leg. cf. outfield. |
Inner
1. sisemine, peenest materjalist kinnas mida wicket keeperi või batsmani kinnaste sees kantakse. |
Innings
1. n. one side's turn to bat and score runs, completed when ten batsmen are out.
2. n. one innings of each side, considered together.
3. n. the total number of runs scored during one side's innings.
4. n. an individual's turn batting, from the time he begins batting until he gets out or the side's innings ends.
5. n. the number of runs a single player has scored during his innings.
plural innings. |
Inside Edge
1. n. the edge of a cricket bat closest to the body of the batsman, on the leg side as the bat is held vertically.
2. n. a deflection of the cricket ball off the inside edge of the striker's bat, usually travelling fine on the leg side behind square, sometimes to the wicket-keeper for a catch. cf. outside edge, top edge, bottom edge
3. v.t. to hit the ball with the inside edge of the bat. |
Inside Out
1. adv. describing the hitting of a ball pitched on or outside leg stump to the off side of the field. The batsman was forced to play inside out. |
Inswing
1. n. swing of the ball through the air inwards towards the batsman. That ball had some inswing on it.
2. adj. describing a bowler who uses inswing(1) to move the ball. He is an inswing bowler. |
Inswinger
1. n. a ball that swings through the air inwards towards the batsman.
2. n. a bowler who uses inswing. |
Jaffa
1. n. colloquially, a ball that moves through the air or off the pitch so much that it is very difficult for a batsman to play successfully. |
Keep
1. v.i. to act as a wicket-keeper. |
Keep Wicket
1. v.i. to act as a wicket-keeper. |
King Pair
1. n. a batsman's score of zero runs, after getting out on the first ball faced, in both innings of a two-innings match; a golden duck in each innings. cf. pair. |
Knee Roll
1. n. the thicker area of a batsman's pad that protects the knee. |
Knock
1. n. colloquial term for a batsman's innings. |
Late Cut
1. n. a cut (1) shot played well after the ball has passed the batsman's body, sending the ball finer than a normal cut. The batsman played a late cut at the ball.
2. adj. describing the type of shot used to play a late cut.
3. v.i. to play a late cut shot. The batsman late cut ferociously.
4. v.t. to hit the ball with a late cut. The batsman late cut the ball ferociously. |
Law
1. üks ametlikest kriketi reeglitest nii nagu ta on jõustunud Londoni Marylebone Cricket Club klubis. |
Laws, The
1. kriketi ametlikud reeglid nii nagu need on jõustunud Londoni Marylebone Cricket Club klubis. |
LBW
1. termin "leg before wicket" lühendatult.
2. see wicket mis saadi LBW-ga. |
Leading Edge
1. n. the edge of a cricket bat closest to the bowler's end of the pitch, as the bat is held with its face turned away from the bowler.
2. n. a deflection of the cricket ball off the leading edge of the striker's bat, sometimes lobbing gently in the air to the bowler, mid off, or mid on fielders for a catch. cf. outside edge, inside edge, top edge, bottom edge. |
Leave
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to deliberately not attempt to hit a ball. The bowler bowled outside off stump and the batsman decided to leave.
2. v.t. to leave a ball. The batsman left the last ball. |
Left Arm Orthodox
1. n. a style of bowling in which the (left-handed) bowler used finger spin to spin the ball so that when it bounces on the pitch it moves from the leg to the off to a right-handed batsman. cf. left arm unorthodox. |
Left Arm Orthodox Spinner
1. n. a (left-handed) bowler who specialises in bowling left arm orthodox spin. cf. left arm unorthodox spinner. |
Left Arm Unrthodox
1. n. a style of bowling in which the (left-handed) bowler used wrist spin to spin the ball so that when it bounces on the pitch it moves from the off to the leg to a right-handed batsman. cf. left arm orthodox. |
Left Arm Unrthodox Spinner
1. n. a (left-handed) bowler who specialises in bowling left arm orthodox spin. cf. left arm orthodox spinner. |
Leg
1. n. on or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance; synonym for on.
2. n. the leg stump. |
Leg Before Wicket
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which the bowler bowls a ball that would hits the striker's wicket, but it hits the striker instead without first hitting his bat; abbreviated LBW.
2. n. a wicket that fell by the method of LBW. |
Leg Break
1. n. the standard type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins from the leg to the off to a right-handed batsman. cf. off break. |
Leg Bye
1. n. an extra run scored by the batting side when the batsmen take runs after the ball hits the striker on the body without hitting his bat. |
Leg Cutter
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a fast bowler, using a finger action similar to a leg spin bowler, so that it moves off the pitch from the leg to the off to a right-handed batsman. cf. off cutter. |
Leg Glance
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by holding the bat vertically, and deflecting the ball off the line of the pads in the direction behind square leg.
2. v.i. to play a leg glance shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a leg glance. |
Leg Gully
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, about 30 degrees behind square, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects a long way, or for misplaced pull or sweep shots; fielding position between leg slip and square leg.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the leg gully position. |
Leg Side
1. n. the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance; synonym for on side. |
Leg Slip
1. n. fielding position just to the leg side of the wicket-keeper's position, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects only a small amount.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the leg slip position. |
Leg Spin
1. n. a style of bowling in which the (right-handed) bowler spins the ball so that when it bounces on the pitch it moves from the leg to the off to a right-handed batsman. cf. off spin. |
Leg Spinner
1. n. a (right-handed) bowler who specialises in bowling leg spin. cf. off spinner. |
Leg Stump
1. n. the stump on the leg side of the striker's wicket. |
Leg Theory
1. n. archaic name for a bowling tactic involving aiming at the batsman's leg stump. cf. off theory, fast leg theory. |
Leggie
1. n. a leg spin bowler.
2. n. a leg break. |
Length
1. n. the distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman. The length of that ball was very short. The bowler bowled a good length to the batsman. cf. line. |
Limited Overs Cricket
1. n. alternative term for one-day cricket. |
Line
1. n. the path of the ball towards the batsman, in the horizontal dimension running from the off to the leg side. The line of that ball was on off stump. The bowler bowled a good line to the batsman. cf. length. |
Line And Length
1. n. the line and the length of the ball considered as a whole. |
List-A One-Day Match
1. ühepäevane matsh mis mängitakse kahe, ametliku kriketiliidu poolt tunnustatud meeskonna vahel. |
Live
1. seisund (kriketipalli) milles mäng on pooleli kusjuures batsman võib jookse lüüa ning mängust välja minna. |
Live Ball
1. kriketipall "live" seisundis. Vt. mõistet "live". |
Lofted Drive
1. n. a drive played with the bat angled upwards rather than downwards when it hits the ball, sending the ball flying through the air rather than along the ground. |
Long
1. adj. describing a location on the field or a fielding position close to the boundary, or closer to the boundary than a position being compared to. cf. short. |
Long Hop
1. n. a ball that bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rises in the air relatively slowly, allowing the batsman to hit it easily. |
Long Off
1. n. fielding position on the off side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from off drives or catch long, lofted off drives. |
Long On
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from on drives or catch long, lofted on drives. |
Lunch
1. n. the 40-minute break between the first and second sessions of play during a first-class cricket match. |
Maiden
1. n. an over in which no runs are scored.
2. adj. describing an over in which no runs are scored. |
Man Of The Match
1. n. a player, from either side, chosen by an appointed official after a match as making the most outstanding achievements during the match, and usually awarded a small prize.
2. adj. describing the award given to a man of the match.
3. adj. describing a performance worthy of winning a man of the match award. |
Manhattan
1. n. a graphic representing the number of runs scored per over of an innings in a bar graph, so named because it frequently resembles a city skyline. |
Mankad
1. n. a run out of the non-striker performed by the bowler during his run up and before bowling the ball, if the non-striker happens to leave his crease too early when trying to back up.
2. v.t. to run out the non-striker in this method. |
Match
1. n. a game of cricket. |
Match Referee
1. n. the official who administrates a professional cricket match, deciding on penalties for unfair play and misconduct by the players. |
Medium Pace
1. adj. describing a bowler who bowls at a moderate speed, faster than a spin bowler, but not as fast as a pace bowler. He is a medium pace bowler.
2. adj. describing the style of bowling in which swing, seam, and/or cut is used to attempt to take wickets, but the ball is not bowled more slowly than the fastest pace bowlers. He is proficient at medium pace bowling. |
Medium Pacer
1. n. a medium pace bowler. |
Mid Off
1. n. fielding position on the off side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from off drives, and defensive strokes on the off side; fielding position between cover and the bowler's wicket.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the mid off position. |
Mid On
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from on drives, and defensive strokes on the on side; fielding position between midwicket and the bowler's wicket.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the mid on position. |
Middle
1. n. middle stump. |
Middle Order
1. n. the batsmen who normally bat in roughly positions 5-7 in the batting order.
2. adj. describing a batsman who normally bats in the middle order. |
Middle Stump
1. n. the stump in the middle of the striker's wicket. |
Midwicket
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, about 30-45 degrees forward of square, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced pull shot, or to prevent runs from on drives, and defensive strokes on the on side; fielding position between square leg and mid on.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the midwicket position. |
Minefield
1. n. a pitch which has dried out, crumbled, and deteriorated badly, usually after a few days of play, and which is conducive to very irregular and unpredictable spin(2), making it extremely difficult to bat against spin bowling. cf. turner. |
Nelson
1. n. a score of 111 runs, either by a single batsman or the total for the side. |
Net
1. n. a practice area for batting and bowling, consisting of a pitch closely surrounded by netting to restrict the ball from travelling too far.
2. n. a session of practice in a net. The batsman need to have a net to hone his skills. |
New Ball
1. n. a new cricket ball, never previously used in a cricket match.
2. n. a new cricket ball taken by the captain of the fielding side at a specific time during an innings to replace the old ball currently being used.
3. adj. describing a bowler who generally bowls with the new ball in an innings. He is their new ball bowler.
4. adj. describing a batsman in the context of facing a new ball. He is a good new ball batsman. |
Nick
1. n. a small deflection of the cricket ball off the edge of the striker's bat, usually not deviating much from the ball's trajectory, and often to the wicket-keeper for a catch; a snick.
2. v.t. to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a very fine deflection. The batsman nicked the ball to the keeper. |
Nightwatchman
1. n. a batsman sent in to bat above his normal batting position at the fall of a wicket a short time before the end of a day's play, as a tactic to protect better batsmen from having to begin their innings just before the end of play and then have to begin again the next day. |
No Ball
1. n. a ball delivered by the bowler in violation of any of several rule regarding the positions of his feet with respect to the creases, the action of his arm, or the trajectory of the ball.
2. n. an extra run credited to the batting side when a bowler bowls a no ball(1).
3. n. the arm signal of an umpire used to signal a no ball, with one arm outstretched horizontally. 4. v.i. (of a bowler) to bowl a no ball. 5. v.t. (of an umpire) to call and signal a bowler for bowling a no ball. |
No Result
1. n. the result of a one-day match in which one or both sides did not complete their innings or face a predetermined minimum number of overs, because of weather or other interruptions. cf. draw. |
Non-Striker
1. n. the batsman whose position is currently at the end of the pitch where the bowler will deliver the ball to the other batsman; he may not hit the ball. |
Not Out
1. adj. the state (of a batsman) of not having been dismissed by the fielding side in the innings in question. |
Number
1. n. used in combination with a number to indicate a batsman's position in the batting order. He is a number three batsman. |
Number Eleven
1. n. the eleventh position in the batting order.
2. n. the worst batsman in a cricket side, so called because he bats in the number eleven position.
3. n. a very poor batsman. |
Nut
1. n. colloquial term for cricket ball. |
Obstructing The Field
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which a batsman deliberately obstructs the field to prevent them taking a catch, making a run out, or prevent them from gathering the ball. |
ODI
1. n. abbreviation for one-day international. |
Off
1. adj. in or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance.
2. n. the off stump. |
Off Break
1. n. the standard type of ball bowled by an off spin bowler, which spins from the off to the leg to a right-handed batsman. cf. leg break. |
Off Cutter
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a fast bowler, using a finger action similar to an off spin bowler, so that it moves off the pitch from the off to the leg to a right-handed batsman. cf. leg cutter. |
Off Drive
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat down in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, hitting the ball along the ground, in the direction of mid off. cf. square drive, cover drive, on drive
2. v.i. to play an off drive shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with an off drive. |
Off Side
1. n. the half of the field away from the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance. |
Off Spin
1. n. a style of bowling in which the (right-handed) bowler spins the ball so that when it bounces on the pitch it moves from the off to the leg to a right-handed batsman. cf. leg spin. |
Off Spinner
1. n. a (right-handed) bowler who specialises in bowling off spin. cf. leg spinner. |
Off Stump
1. n. the stump on the off side of the striker's wicket. |
Off Theory
1. n. archaic name for a bowling tactic involving aiming at or outside the batsman's off stump. cf. leg theory. |
Offer The Light
1. v. (of the umpires) to ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in poor light conditions. |
Old Ball
1. n. a cricket ball after it has been used in a cricket match.
2. n. a cricket ball after it has been used for about 30-40 overs. |
On
1. adj. in or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance; synonym for leg. |
On Drive
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat down in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, hitting the ball along the ground, in the direction of mid on. cf. square drive, cover drive, off drive
2. v.i. to play an on drive shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with an on drive. |
On Side
1. n. the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance; synonym for leg side. |
On Strike
1. n. the state of a batsman of being the striker. |
One
1. n. one run scored off a single ball, by running between the wickets; synonym of single. |
One Short
1. n. when one of the batsman fails to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for an additional run.
2. n. the signal from the umpire indicating one short. |
One-Day Cricket
1. adj. a form of cricket in which each side bats only one innings, played on a single day; also called limited overs cricket. |
One-Day International
1. adj. a game of cricket of one innings per side, played on a single day, between sides representing one of the official Test nations, or other national sides in recognised tournaments such as the World Cup. |
One-Day Match
1. adj. a game of cricket of one innings per side, played on a single day. |
Open
1. v.i. to begin a side's innings as one of the initial two batsmen batting.
2. v.t. to open(1) a side's innings.
3. v. to open the attack. |
Open The Attack
1. v. to bowl one of the first two overs of an innings. |
Open The Face
1. v. to turn the face of the bat outwards away from the batsman's body, usually in order to hit the ball to the off side. |
Opener
1. n. a batsman who specialises in batting at position 1 or 2 in the batting order; a batsman who normally opens an innings. |
Opening
1. adj. describing the period of play at the beginning of an innings, often meaning up to the fall of the first wicket. The opening partnership was worth 100 runs.
2. adj. describing a batsman who opens the innings.
3. adj. describing a bowler who bowls one of the first two overs in an innings. He's a dangerous opening bowler. |
Order
1. n. the sequence in which a side's batsmen go in to bat; the batting order. |
Orthodox Spin
1. n. a synonym for finger spin. |
Out
1. adj. the state of a batsman having his innings ended by the fielding team and having to leave the field for the next batsman to bat. |
Outfield
1. n. the region of the field outside the rough circle bordered by the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, and square leg. cf. infield. |
Outside Edge
1. n. the edge of a cricket bat farthest from the body of the batsman, on the off side as the bat is held vertically.
2. n. a deflection of the cricket ball off the outside edge of the striker's bat, usually travelling fine behind square on the off side, and often to the wicket-keeper or slips fielders for a catch. cf. inside edge, top edge, bottom edge
3. v.t. to hit the ball with the outside edge of the bat. |
Outswing
1. n. swing of the ball through the air outwards away from the batsman. That ball had some outswing on it.
2. adj. describing a bowler who uses outswing(1) to move the ball. He is an outswing bowler. |
Outswinger
1. n. a ball that swings through the air outwards away from the batsman.
2. n. a bowler who uses outswing. |
Over
1. pallinguvoor, milles üks pallija viskab kuus järjestikust palli lööjale. |
Over The Wicket
1. adv. describing the method of bowling in which a bowler delivers the ball from the side of the wicket that puts his dominant hand closer to the wicket; opposite of around the wicket. He decided to bowl over the wicket to the batsman. |
Overpitch
1. v.i. (of a bowler) to bowl a ball so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
2. v.t. to overpitch the ball. |
Overthrow
1. n. when a fielder throws the ball back to the pitch area but it is not gathered there and continues into the outfield on the other side of the pitch.
2. n. a run scored by the batsmen because of an overthrow by the fielding side. |
Pace
1. n. a measure of the hardnes and bounciness of the pitch, such that bouncy pitches have a lot of pace since balls bouncing off them tend to maintain their speed, while less bouncy pitches have less pace as they tend to deaden and slow the ball somewhat.
2. n. a measure of the speed of a ball bowled by the bowler.
3. adj. describing a bowler who bowls at a relatively fast speed. He is a pace bowler.
4. adj. describing the style of bowling in which the ball is bowled fast, using pace(2), swing, seam, and/or cut to attempt to take wickets. He is proficient at pace bowling. |
Pad
1. n. a batsman's leg pad, designed to protect the leg from being hit by the ball.
2. v.t. to play the ball with the leg pad rather than the bat, by deliberately pushing the leg in the path of the ball while keeping the bat away from the ball. |
Pair
1. n. a batsman's score of zero runs, after getting out, in both innings of a two-innings match; a duck in each innings. cf. king pair. |
Par Score
1. n. the total number of runs that the side batting second in a one-day match would need to have scored by a particular over, with a particular number of wickets down, in order to win under the Duckworth/Lewis Method if the game were to be washed out at that point. |
Part-Time Bowler
1. n. a player in a side primarily for batting (or wicket-keeping) and who has moderate skill as a bowler, who is occasionally called on to bowl a few overs, often when none of the specialist bowlers are performing well. |
Part-Timer
1. n. a part-time bowler. |
Partnership
1. n. the period of batting in which two specific batsmen are batting, from the time the previous batsman was out until one of the specific two is out.
2. n. the number of runs scored during a partnership(1). |
Pavilion
1. n. traditional term for the building in which players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat meals, often used as the destination for batsmen who have just got out. The bowler sent that batsman back to the pavilion! |
Pick
1. v.t. (of a batsman) to perceive the particular type of ball being bowled by a bowler who changes his delivery action, by noting the position of the hand and arm as the bowler releases the ball. The batsman didn't pick that googly, and it almost bowled him. |
Pie
1. n. colloquial term for a poor delivery, which can be easily hit by the batsman for runs. |
Pie Chucker
1. n. colloquial term for a bowler who bowls many poor deliveries. cf. pie. |
Pinch Hitter
1. n. a batsman known for batting aggressively, who comes in to bat above his normal batting position expressly to score runs quickly, possibly at the expense of his own wicket. The term comes from baseball, but has been adopted for a different meaning. |
Pitch
1. n. the prepared rectangle of grass in the centre of a cricket field, which has a wicket at each end and along which the bowler bowls the ball to the batsman.
2. n. the bounce of a ball (usually on the pitch(1)).
3. v.i. (of a ball) to bounce (usually on the pitch(1)). The ball pitched short.
4. v.t. (of a bowler) to bounce the ball on the pitch(1). The bowler pitched the ball short. |
Play In
1. v. (of a batsman) to settle into his innings and get comfortable with the bowling and the qualities of the bounce off the pitch, when beginning to bat on a given day. The batsman refrained from aggressive batting until he'd played himself in. |
Play On
1. v. (of a batsman) to accidentally hit the ball (usually off the edge of the bat) on to one's own wicket, resulting in being out bowled. |
Plumb
1. adj. colloquial term describing an LBW or potential LBW in which the batsman is clearly hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket, and should obviously be given out. The fielders are appealing for LBW, and the batsman looks plumb! |
Point
1. n. fielding position on the off side, square of the striker's wicket, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced cut shot, or to prevent runs from cut shots, square drives, and defensive strokes square on the off side; fielding position between gully and cover.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the point position. |
Popping Crease
1. n. the white line marked on the pitch in front of each wicket, delineating the border between safe and unsafe territory for the batsmen when they take runs, and also the region where a bowler's front foot must land in order to bowl a legal delivery; also referred to simply as the crease. |
Protected Area
1. n. the central rectangle of the pitch, on which bowlers may not run in their follow-through as it may damage the pitch and make batting difficult; synonym for danger area. |
Pull
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by standing and swinging the bat in a horizontal arc across the body, hitting the ball to the leg side, usually played to balls which bounce around waist height.
2. v.i. to play a pull shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a pull. |
Puller
1. n. a batsman who is skilled at or frequently plays pull shots.
2. n. any batsman in the context of playing a pull shot. |
Put Up The Shutters
1. v. (of a side) to begin to bat defensively in the last innings of the match, in order to not lose wickets and force a draw, rather than to attempt to chase the victory target. |
Pyjama Game
1. n. pejorative term used to describe one-day cricket, as compared to first class cricket, referring to the coloured uniforms worn by the players. |
Pyjamas
1. n. pejorative term for the coloured uniforms worn by players in one-day cricket. |
Quick
1. n. a fast bowler. |
Rabbit
1. n. colloquial term for a very poor batsman, usually selected for a team solely on bowling ability. cf. ferret. |
Result
1. n. an expression of the final outcome of a match in the form "<side name> won by <margin>" or "Match drawn" or "Match tied".
2. n. a match in which one side wins, as opposed to a drawn or tied match. The sides drew the first match in the series, but got a result in the second. |
Retire
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to voluntarily stop batting and allow the next batsman in the batting order to bat. |
Retire Hurt
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to stop batting because of an injury sustained while batting and allow the next batsman in the batting order to bat. |
Retired Hurt
1. n. the state of a batsman who has had to leave the field because of an injury sustained while batting, the batsman is not out and may return to continue his innings later if recovered. |
Return
1. v.t. (of a fielder) to throw the ball from somewhere in the field back to the wicket-keeper or another fielder stationed near one of the wickets.
2. n. a throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or another fielder stationed near one of the wickets. |
Return Crease
1. n. one of the white lines marked on the pitch on either side of each wicket, delineating the region where a bowler's back foot must land in order to bowl a legal delivery. |
Reverse Sweep
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by kneeling, often putting the back leg's knee on the pitch, turning the bat over, and swinging the it in a horizontal arc across the body from the leg side to the off side, hitting the ball to the off side, usually played to balls from a slow bowler that pitch near the batsman. cf. sweep.
2. v.i. to play a reverse sweep shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a reverse sweep. |
Reverse Swing
1. n. sideways movement of the ball through the air in its trajectory towards the batsman, caused by differential air flow over the surfaces of the ball, that occurs in the opposite direction to the swing on a new ball, and only occurs with an old ball. cf. swing. The bowler is getting some reverse swing with the old ball.
2. v.t. to get the ball to move sideways through the air using reverse swing(1). The bowler reverse swung the ball a long way.
3. v.i. (of the ball) to move sideways through the air because of reverse swing(1). The ball reverse swung a long way.
4. adj. describing a bowler who uses reverse swing(1) to move the ball. He is a reverse swing bowler. |
Ring Field
1. n. a field arrangement consisting of the full ring of infielders square and in front of the wicket: point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, square leg. |
Rock
1. kriketipalli kõnekeelne nimetus. |
Roll
1. v.t. to go over the pitch with a heavy rolling device designed to flatten the surface. |
Roller
1. n. a heavy rolling device designed to flatten the surface of the pitch. |
Rope
1. n. a thick rope used to mark the boundary of the field. The ball ran through the outfield and hit the rope. |
Rough
1. n. a region of the pitch which has been scuffed and roughened by the action of bowlers' feet as they follow through their runs after bowling the ball, frequently used as a target by spin bowlers as it gives the ball more unpredictable spin and bounce. |
Run
1. n. the unit of scoring.
2. n. the act of the batsmen scoring a run, by running between the wickets.
3. v.i. to run between the wickets in an attempt to score a run. |
Run Chase
1. n. the situation in a match in which the side batting last needs to score a certain number of runs to win, especially if the time or overs available makes the target difficult to reach.
2. n. the effort made by the side batting last to score the runs required to win. |
Run Out
1. n. when a batsman is out because of being outside his popping crease attempting to score runs when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
2. adj. being out because of a run out.
3. v.t. to get a batsman out run out. To run out the batsman. or To run the batsman out. |
Run Rate
1. n. a statistic equal to the number of runs scored by a side divided by the number of overs taken to score them. |
Run Up
1. v.i. (of a bowler) to run or walk up to the bowling crease at the bowler's end as part of the process of bowling a ball.
2. n. the action of a bowler running up to bowl.
3. n. the area of the field behid the pitch used by a bowler for his run up. |
Runner
1. n. a player who wears batting gear and carries a bat, who goes into the field to run for a batsman who is batting but is too injured to run. |
Sandshoe Crusher
1. n. a yorker bowled directly at the batsman's feet, often with inswing.
2. n. a ball that actually hits the batsman on a foot. |
Score
1. n. a presentation of how many runs a side has scored and how many wickets it has lost in an innings, expressed in text as either runs/wickets (in most of the world) or wickets/runs (in Australia) and spoken as "runs for wickets" (in most of the world) or "wickets for runs" (in Australia). The score is 200/4. (spoken "The score is two hundred for four.")
2. n. the number of runs scored by a side in an innings.
3. n. the score(1) or score(2) of each side in each innings so far played in a match.
4. n. the number of runs scored by an individual batsman in one innings. |
Scorecard
1. n. a tabular presentation of the most important statistics of an innings or match, including batsmen's scores, how they were dismissed, extras, number of overs bowled, total score, and bowling figures; a card. |
Seam
1. n. the stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball.
2. n. sideways movement of the ball in its trajectory towards the batsman, caused when the ball bounces on the pitch, landing on the seam(1). That ball had some seam on it.
3. v.t. to get the ball to move sideways by getting it to bounce on the pitch, landing on the seam(1). The bowler got movement by seaming the ball.
4. v.i. (of the ball) to move sideways on bouncing because of seam(2). The ball seamed a long way.
5. adj. describing a bowler who uses seam(2) to move the ball. He is a seam bowler. |
Seamer
1. n. a bowler who is skilled in or specialises in seaming(3) the ball. |
Season
1. n. a period of time over which cricket matches in international tours and domestic competitions are run, generally centred on summer in non-tropical countries, and away from the monsoon season in tropical countries. |
Second Innings
1. n. the first innings of the second side to bat in a match; the second of the possibly four innings played by either side in a two-inninngs per side match. cf. first innings, third innings, fourth innings.
2. n. the second innings played by either side in a match, considered separately.
3. n. the second innings played by both sides in a match, considered together.
4. n. the innings of the second side to bat in a one-innings per side match. |
Second New Ball
1. n. the new cricket ball used after a specified number of overs to relpace the new ball originally used at the beginning of an innings. cf. first new ball and third new ball. |
Second Slip
1. n. the slip fielding position one-removed from the wicket-keeper, just to the off side of first slip. cf. first slip, third slip, fourth slip, fifth slip. |
Selector
1. n. an administrator responsible for selecting which players will represent and play for a cricket side. |
Series
1. n. a group of matches between two sides, played in close succession, in which the goal is to win more matches than the opposition. |
Session
1. n. a period of play in which the players play without leaving the field, except perhaps for a change of innings. |
Sheet Anchor
1. n. a batsman who provides solid defence during a long innings, allowing several batting partners in succession to score rapidly or perform the majority of the scoring. |
Shine
1. n. the amount of shininess on a cricket ball.
2. v.t. to polish a cricket ball, usually by applying saliva and rubbing it on one's clothing. |
Short
1. adv. (of a ball's bounce) to bounce on the pitch relatively close to the bowler, so that the ball bounces high as it passes the batsman, usually above knee height; opposite of full. The bowler pitched the ball short.
2. adj. describing a ball that bounced short(1). The ball was short.
3. adj. describing a location on the field or a fielding position close to the striker, or closer to the striker than a position being compared to. cf. long. |
Short Leg
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, square of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot; synonym for bat-pad.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the short leg position. |
Short Of A Length
1. adj. (of a ball) pitching short(1) of a good length. |
Shot
1. n. the action (of a batsman) of hitting or attempting to hit the ball with his bat; synonym of stroke(1). The batsman played a shot at the ball. |
Shoulder Arms
1. v. (of a batsman) to deliberately lift and leave the bat out of the way of the ball, once it has been judged not to be on a path to hit the wicket. |
Shy
1. v.i. to throw the ball at a wicket, usually in an attempt to run a batsman out. The fielder shied at the stumps.
2. n. the act of throwing the ball at a wicket in an attempt to run a batsman out. The fielder had a shy at the non-striker's wicket. |
Side
1. n. a team of eleven cricket players. |
Sightscreen
1. n. a large screen at one end of a cricket field, coloured in a solid colour that contrasts with the ball, to provide good contrast so batsmen can see the ball as it is being bowled. |
Silly
1. adj. describing a location on the field or a fielding position very close to the striker, or much closer to the striker than a position being compared to. cf. short. |
Silly Mid Off
1. n. fielding position on the off side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the silly mid off position. |
Silly Mid On
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the silly mid on position. |
Silly Point
1. n. fielding position on the off side, square of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the silly point position. |
Single
1. n. one run scored off a single ball, by running between the wickets; synonym of one. |
Six
1. n. six runs scored by hitting the ball over the boundary on the full.
2. n. the act of hitting the ball over the boundary on the full.
3. n. six runs scored off a single ball, either by a boundary or by running six runs between the wickets. |
Skipper
1. n. the captain of a cricket side.
2. v.i. to act as a captain.
3. v.t. to act as the captain of a side. |
Sledge
1. n. a verbal jibe or insult spoken by a player on the field to an opposition player, considered unsportsmanlike and frowned on by cricket governing bodies.
2. v.i. to deliver a sledge(1).
2. v.t. to deliver a sledge(1) to an opposition player. The fielder at short leg sledged the batsman. |
Slider
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler which is delivered with a leg break action, but propelled faster, so that it doesn't spin as much off the pitch. |
Slip
1. n. fielding position just to the off side of the wicket-keeper's position, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects only a small amount. cf. first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip, fifth slip.
2. n. a fielder fielding in a slip position. |
Slips
1. n. collectively all of the fielders in slip positions.
2. n. the area of the field normally covered by fielders in slip positions. The batsman cut the ball through the slips. |
Slog
1. n. a batsman's shot of any sort that is played aggressively with a fast-swung bat, often with less skill than a more considered shot, and often hitting the ball high into the air.
2. v.i. to play a slog shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a slog. |
Slog-Sweep
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by kneeling, often putting the back leg's knee on the pitch, and swinging the bat in a horizontal arc across the body, hitting the ball hard in the air to the leg side, usually played to balls from a slow bowler that pitch near the batsman; a more aggressive form of sweep.
2. v.i. to play a slog-sweep shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a slog-sweep. |
Slow Ball
1. n. a ball bowled by a bowler that is significantly slower than his normal deliveries, designed to take the batsman unaware and make him play a mistimed shot. |
Slow Bowler
1. n. a bowler specialising in bowling the ball relatively slowly, usually but not always with spin on it, as opposed to a fast bowler.
2. n. a spin bowler. |
Snick
1. n. a small deflection of the cricket ball off the edge of the striker's bat, usually not deviating much from the ball's trajectory, and often to the wicket-keeper for a catch; a nick.
2. v.t. to hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a very fine deflection. |
Soft Hands
1. n. a batsman's hands, relaxed so as to play the ball with a dead bat.
2. n. a fielder's hands, relaxed so as to catch the ball without it bouncing out of the hands. |
Spell
1. n. a series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler, interrupted only by single overs from other bowlers; also a bowling spell or a spell of bowling.
2. v.t. (of a captain) to relieve a bowler from bowling a spell(1) and allow him to rest while another bowler takes over. |
Spin
1. n. rotation of the ball as it flies through the air towards the batsman.
2. n. sideways movement of the ball in its trajectory towards the batsman, caused when the ball bounces on the pitch, by the rotation of the ball. That ball had some spin on it.
3. v.t. to get the ball to move sideways when it bounces on the pitch by giving the ball. The bowler spun the ball away from the batsman.
4. v.i. (of the ball) to move sideways on bouncing because of spin(2). The ball spun a long way.
5. adj. describing a bowler who uses spin(2) to move the ball. He is a spin bowler.
4. adj. describing the style of bowling in which the ball is bowled slowly, using spin(2) to attempt to take wickets. He is proficient at spin bowling. |
Spin Bowler
1. n. a bowler specialising in bowling the ball relatively slowly, with spin on it, as opposed to a fast bowler; a spinner. |
Spinner
1. n. a bowler who specialises in spinning the ball; a spin bowler. cf. off spinner and leg spinner. |
Splice
1. n. the part of a cricket bat where the handle joins the blade. |
Split-Finger
1. n. technique of bowling a slower ball by holding the ball between the index and middle fingers, in contrast to using an off break finger action. |
Split-Finger Slow Ball
1. n. a slower ball bowled using split-fingers. |
Squad
1. n. a group of more than eleven cricket players selected as a pool from which to choose the eleven players and a twelfth man in particular matches. |
Square
1. adj. describing a location on the field on or near the line of the striker's popping crease, or nearer to this line than another location being compared to.
2. adj. describing a direction close to this line from the striker's position.
3. n. the central area of a cricket field, encompassing enough area for 5-7 pitches to be laid out adjacent to one another so that different pitches can be used in consecutive matches to allow the grass to recover on recently used pitches. |
Square Drive
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat down in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, hitting the ball along the ground, in the direction of point. cf. cover drive, off drive, on drive
2. v.i. to play a square drive shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a square drive. |
Square Leg
1. n. fielding position on the leg side, square of the striker's wicket, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced pull shot, or to prevent runs from pull shots and defensive strokes square on the leg side; fielding position between leg gully and midwicket.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the square leg position. |
Square Leg Umpire
1. n. the umpire who stands near square leg to rule on decisions of stumpings and run outs at the striker's end of the pitch. |
Stand Back
1. v.i. (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the striker's wicket so as to catch balls bowled by a fast bowler on their downward trajectory. cf. stand up. |
Stand Up
1. v.i. (of a wicket-keeper) to stand immediately behind the striker's wicket so as to catch balls bowled by a slow or spin bowler and potentially stump(2) batsmen out. cf. stand up. |
Sticky Wicket
1. n. a pitch containing a lot of moisture, usually from exposure to rain, more commonly encountered historically before pitches were covered in bad weather, and on which the ball bounces unpredictably, making it very difficult to bat.
2. n. any pitch which behaves unpredictably.
3. n. (outside of cricket) any unfair, unpredictable, and sometimes potentially dangerous circumstance. |
Stock Ball
1. n. the ball a bowler most usually bowls, such as a leg break for a leg spinner. |
Straight
1. adj. describing a location on the field on or near the line running through the length of the pitch through both wickets, or nearer to this line than another location being compared to, usually in front of the striker. cf. fine.
2. adj. describing a direction close to this line from the striker's position. |
Straight Bat
1. n. the bat being held vertically and/or being swung in a vertical arc. cf. cross bat.
2. adj. describing the bat being held or swung vertically. He played a straight bat shot at that ball. |
Straight Hit
1. n. fielding position near the boundary directly behind the bowler, a position designed to prevent runs from or catch long, lofted straight drives.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the straight hit position. |
Strike
1. n. the state of being the batsman at the end of the pitch the bowler is bowling at. That batsman currently has the strike. |
Strike Bowler
1. n. a bowler included in a side specifically for his ability to take wickets, as opposed to being economical in terms of conceding runs. |
Strike Rate
1. n. a statistic for batsmen equal to the number of runs scored divided by the number of balls taken to score them, multipled by 100; the number of runs a batsman scores on average per 100 balls faced.
2. n. a statistic for bowlers equal to the number of balls bowled divided by the number of wickets taken; the number of balls on average a bowler bowls for each wicket taken. |
Striker
1. n. the batsman whose position is currently at the end of the pitch where balls will be bowled to him and he may hit them. |
Stroke
1. n. the action (of a batsman) of moving to hit the ball with his bat; synonym of shot. The batsman played a stroke at the ball.
2. v.t. (of a batsman) to hit the ball. The batsman stroked the ball into the covers. |
Stump
1. n. one of the three upright wooden posts that, together with a pair of bails, form a wicket.
2. v.t. (of a wicket-keeper) to get a batsman out stumped. |
Stumped
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which the batsman steps out of his crease to play a ball, misses it, and the wicket-keeper collects the ball and breaks his wicket before he returns to his crease. 2. adj. (of a batsman) having been out stumped. 3. v.t. (of a wicket-keeper) to have got a batsman out stumped. |
Stumps
1. n. a set of three stumps.
2. n. an entire wicket, including three stumps and two bails.
3. n. the end of a day's play; close of play(1). cf. draw stumps. |
Sundries
1. n. plural of sundry; synonym of extras.
2. n. the total of all the sundries scored in an innings. |
Sundry
1. n. a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat; either a no ball, wide, bye, or leg bye; synonym of extra. |
Sweep
1. n. a type of batsman's shot played by kneeling, often putting the back leg's knee on the pitch, and swinging the bat in a horizontal arc across the body, hitting the ball to the leg side, usually played to balls from a slow bowler that pitch near the batsman.
2. v.i. to play a sweep shot.
3. v.t. to hit the ball with a sweep. |
Sweeper
1. n. a batsman who is skilled at or frequently plays sweep shots.
2. n. any batsman in the context of playing a sweep shot.
3. n. a field position in the deep outfield near the boundary, designed to cover a lot of territory and prevent runs when the ball is hit into that area, usually either a deep midwicket or deep cover.
4. n. a fielder fielding in a sweeper(3) position. |
Swing
1. n. sideways movement of the ball through the air in its trajectory towards the batsman, caused by differential air flow over the surfaces of the ball. That ball had some swing on it.
2. v.t. to get the ball to move sideways through the air using swing(1). The bowler swung the ball a long way.
3. v.i. (of the ball) to move sideways through the air because of swing(1). The ball swung a long way.
4. adj. describing a bowler who uses swing(1) to move the ball. He is a swing bowler. |
Tail
1. n. the last four or five batsman in the batting order, usually consisting of the specalist bowlers, and whose batting ability is progressively weaker; the bottom order. |
Tailender
1. n. one of the last four or five batsman in the batting order, usually consisting of the specalist bowlers, and whose batting ability is progressively weaker; a poor batsman who bats low in the batting order. |
Take
1. v.i. (of a fielder) to catch a ball, particularly for a wicket-keeper to catch a delivery that the batsman has missed, or a return throw from the field(2), or for any fielder to catch a ball after the batsman has hit it.
3. v.t. to catch the ball.
4. n. a catch of the ball, particularly by a wicket-keeper. |
Take A Wicket
1. lööja mängust välja saama. |
Take Block
1. v. to take guard. |
Take Guard
1. v. for a new batsman to find a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket and mark it so that he knows where the wicket is behind him. |
Target
1. n. the number of runs the side batting last needs to score in the final innings of a match to win. |
Tea
1. 20-minutiline vaheaeg teise ja kolmanda sessiooni vahel kui tegemist on esimese klassi kriketimatshiga. |
Ten-For
1. n. the feat of a bowler taking ten wickets in a match, possibly over two innings. cf. five-for. |
Test
1. n. a Test match.
2. adj. of a Test match or Test matches. His Test batting average is 99.94. |
Test Match
1. n. a five-day first class match between sides representing one of the official Test nations. Note: "Test" is always capitalised. |
Test Nation
1. n. one of the officially recognised nations who play Test cricket; currently one of England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh. |
Third Innings
1. n. the second innings of the first side to bat in a match if the second side is not following on, or the second innings of the second side to bat if the second side is following on; the third of the possibly four innings played by either side. cf. first innings, second innings, fourth innings. |
Third Man
1. n. fielding position on the off side, behind square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from edges that beat the slip and gully fielders.
2. n. a fielder fielding in the third man position. |
Third New Ball
1. n. the new cricket ball used after a specified number of overs to replace the second new ball. cf. first new ball and second new ball. |
Third Slip
1. n. the slip fielding position two-removed from the wicket-keeper, just to the off side of second slip. cf. first slip, second slip, fourth slip, fifth slip. |
Third Umpire
1. n. a match official who sits off the field and uses TV replays to make decisions on behalf of the on-field umpires when they require assistance with certain close decisions. |
Three
1. n. three runs scored off a single ball, by running between the wickets; synonym of triple. |
Throw
1. v.i. (of a bowler) to violate the rule prohibiting the straightening of the bowling arm during a delivery. That bowler throws.
2. v.t. to throw the ball. |
Tie
1. n. the result of a cricket match in which both sides complete all their innings and they have both scored the same number of runs.
2. v.i. for one side's total number of runs to equal that of the other side. |
Timed Out
1. adj. describing the method of getting out in which an incoming batsman takes longer than two minutes to appear on the field.
2. n. a wicket that fell by the method of timed out. |
Toe
1. n. the tip of a cricket bat away from the handle. |
Ton
1. sada jooksu mis löödud ühe batsmani poolt ühe inningu jooksul; sünonüüm sajale. |
Top Edge
1. n. the edge of a cricket bat on the top as the bat is held horizontally.
2. n. a deflection of the cricket ball off the top edge of the striker's bat, usually travelling high into the air and potentially for a catch. cf. inside edge, outside edge, bottom edge
3. v.t. to hit the ball with the top edge of the bat. |
Top Hand
1. n. a batsman's non-dominant hand, so called because it is farther up the handle of the bat in a standard batting grip. |
Top Order
1. n. the batsmen who normally bat in roughly positions 1-4 in the batting order.
2. adj. describing a batsman who normally bats in the top order. |
Top-Spinner
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins forwards so that it bounces higher and slows down when it hits the pitch. cf. flipper. |
Toppie
1. n. a top-spinner. |
Toss
1. n. the coin toss that occurs at the beginning of a cricket match to determine which side will bat first. |
Tour
1. n. a trip to another nation taken by a Test or first class side, on which they play several matches against local sides, and for Test sides usually including a Test and/or one-day international series or tournament. |
Tour Match
1. n. a cricket match played between a touring side and a local side. |
Touring Side
1. n. the visiting side on a tour. |
Touring Squad
1. n. a group of more than eleven cricket players selected to go on a tour as a pool from which to choose the eleven players and a twelfth man in particular matches. |
Tournament
1. n. an organised competition between more than two cricket sides, playing either one-day cricket or non-Test first class cricket. |
Track
1. n. colloquial term for the pitch(1). |
Triple
1. n. three runs scored off a single ball, by running between the wickets; synonym of three. |
Triple Century
1. n. three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings; synonym for triple hundred. cf. century.
2. n. three hundred runs scored by two batsmen together in a partnership.
3. adj. describing an innings or partnership in which three hundred runs have been scored. There was a double century partnership for the third wicket. |
Triple Hundred
1. n. three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings.
2. n. three hundred runs scored by two batsmen together in a partnership.
3. adj. describing an innings or partnership in which three hundred runs have been scored. There was a double hundred partnership for the third wicket. |
Triple Ton
1. n. three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings; synonym for triple hundred. cf. ton. |
Turn
1. n. sideways movement of the ball in its trajectory towards the batsman, caused when the ball bounces on the pitch, by the rotation of the ball; spin(2). That ball had some turn on it.
2. v.t. to get the ball to move sideways when it bounces on the pitch by giving the ball; spin(3). The bowler turned the ball away from the batsman.
3. v.i. (of the ball) to move sideways on bouncing because of turn(1); spin(4). The ball turned a long way. |
Turner
1. n. a pitch which has dried out and begun deteriorating, usually after a few days of play, and which is conducive to irregular and unpredictable spin(2), making it difficult to bat against spin bowling. cf. minefield. |
Tweak
1. n. spin(1) of the ball. The bowler gave the ball a good tweak.
2. v.t. to get the ball spinning when bowling it. The bowler tweaked the ball strongly. |
Twelfth Man
1. n. the first designated substitute player for a cricket side, who will field if another player is injured. |
Two
1. n. two runs scored off a single ball, by running between the wickets; synonym of double. |
Umpire
1. üks kahest kohtunikust kes jälgivad kriketimängu reeglite täitmist ning võtavad vastu mängu käigu jaoks olulisi otsuseid.
2. kohtunikuna tegutsema. |
Unbeaten
1. sünonüüm mõistele "not out". |
Unorthodox Spin
1. sünonüüm mõistele "wrist spin". |
Up
1. adv. (of a ball's bounce) to bounce on the pitch relatively close to the batsman, so that the ball bounces low as it passes the batsman; synonym of full; opposite of short. The bowler pitched the ball up. |
Vee
1. n. the arc of the field forward of the striker, from about cover to midwicket, encompassing the directions in which drives are best played. |
Wagon Wheel
1. n. a graphic representing a top view of the cricket field with lines showing the trajectories of balls hit by one or more batsmen, so called because it frequently resembles a wheel with many spokes. |
Walk
1. v.i. (of a batsman) to walk off the field as if given out, when the fielding team appeals but before the umpire rules the batsman out, usually done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman knows he is out.
2. v.i. (of a batsman) to walk off the field after being ruled out by an umpire. |
Warm-Up Match
1. n. a match played between a touring side and a local first class or other side to allow the touring side match practice before playing Tests or one-day internationals. |
Wicket
1. n. one of the two wooden structures erected at either end of the pitch, made of three vertical stumps topped by two bails.
2. n. the event of a batsman getting out; synonym of dismissal. The next wicket fell at 200 runs.
3. n. a single batsman's innings. He gave up his wicket dearly.
4. n. the period during which two batsmen bat together. The third wicket added 120 runs.
5. n. the pitch(1).
6. n. one end of the pitch(1), particularly the area around the stumps where the batsmen stand. The batsmen ran between the wickets. |
Wicket Maiden
1. selline voor, milles pallija ei anna ära ühtki jooksu ning saab wicketi. |
Wicket-Keeper
1. mängija kes kannab spetsiaalseid pesavahi kindaid ning seisab löögil oleva batsmani selja taga olles valmis palli püüdma juhul kui batsman sellest mööda lööb.
2. mängija, kes on meeskonna poolt sellesse ametisse valitud kas peamiselt või ainult seepärast, et tal on annet pesavahina tegutseda.
3. ükskõik milline mängijaist kes pesavahina mängib. |
Wicket-Keeping Gloves
1. n. protective gloves worn by a wicket-keeper, to cushion the hands when repeatedly catching balls. |
Wickets In Hand
1. n. the number of wickets the bowling side must still get to dismiss the batting side. The batting side still had three wickets in hand. |
Wide
1. n. a ball delivered by the bowler that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems the batsman was prevented from hitting it.
2. n. an extra run credited to the batting side when a bowler bowls a wide(1).
3. n. the arm signal of an umpire used to signal a wide(1), with both arms outstretched horizontally.
4. adj. describing a ball that passes the batsmen a long way to either side, not necessarily called a wide(1) by the umpire.
5. adj. describing a location on the field away from the line running through the length of the pitch through both wickets, or farther from this line than another location being compared to. |
Width
1. n. the horizontal distance of the ball from the batsman as it passes him. The batsman stepped back to give the ball extra width. cf. line. |
Willow
1. kõnekeelne väljend kriketi kurika kohta. |
With The Spin
1. adj. describing the act of hitting a ball in the same direction as that in which it is spinning off the pitch, such as hitting an off break to the leg side or a leg break to the off side. cf. against the spin. |
World Cup
1. kriketiturniir mida peetakse iga nelja aasta tagant ning kus osalevad kõik Test riigid ja mõned kutsutud meeskonnad kusjuures turniir toimub ühepäevaste rahvusvaheliste matshidena ning lõpeb finaaliga. |
Worm
1. n. a graphic representing the run rate plotted for each over of an innings in a line graph, so named because it resembles the slightly wiggly path of a worm.
2. n. a graphic representing the cumulative number of runs scored in an innings plotted against over number in a line graph. |
Wrist Spin
1. n. a style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by releasing it from the back of his hand, running the third and fourth fingers down the side of the ball as it is released; leg spin for a right-handed bowler, left arm unorthodox spin for a left-handed bowler. cf. finger spin. |
Wrist Spinner
1. n. a bowler who specialises in wrist spin. cf. finger spinner. |
Wrong 'Un
1. vaata "googly". |
XI
1. kriketimeeskond mis koosneb üheteistkümnest mängijast ning seda (XI) kasutatakse tihtipeale ka osana meeskonna nimest.
2. üksteist mängijat kes kriketimatshil mängivad, v.a. kahetistkümnes mees (the twelfth man) ja teised kindlaksmääratud vahetusmängijad. |
XII
1. kriketimeeskond mis koosneb kaheteistkümnest mängijast, kusjuures 11 mängijat on kindlaks määratud ning kaheteistkümnes mees on varumeheks määratud.
2. kaksteist mängijat kes kriketimeeskonna moodustavad k.a. "kaheteistkümnes" mees ehk varumängija. |
York
1. v.i. (of a bowler) to bowl a yorker at the batsman.
2. v.i. (of a bowler) to get a batsman out - usually bowled - with a yorker. |
Yorker
1. n. a ball bowled so as to bounce on the pitch on or near the batsman's popping crease. |
Zooter
1. n. a type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which has little or no spin on it. cf. armball. |
