Glossary of cricket terms explained

This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of cricket. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology are explained in more detail in cricket statistics and the naming of fielding positions is explained at fielding (cricket).

Cricket is known for its rich terminology.^{[1] [2] [3]} Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.^[4]

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Such unintentional shots can frequently fool the wicket keeper and may often fortunately result in runs.

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

References

Printed sources:

• Book: Eastaway, Rob . Rob Eastaway . What is a Googly? . . 1992 . first.
• Booth, Lawrence Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket, pub. 2006, Penguin.
• Book: Moore, Dudley . 1988 . The History of Kent County Cricket Club . Christopher Helm . London . 978-07-47022-09-1.
• Rundell, Michael The Wisden Dictionary of Cricket, Third edition, A & C Black, London, 2006.
• Piesse, Ken the Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket, Penguin, Australia.

Websites:

• A glossary of cricket terms from CricInfo
• Glossary of cricket terms from the England Cricket Board
• Cricket Academy – Glossary from BBC News
• "fielding positions" from CricInfo

Notes and References

1. News: A glossary of cricket terms. ESPNcricinfo. 13 May 2008.
2. http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/teacher-task-cards-glossary-of-cricket-terms-817.pdf Glossary of cricket terms.
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/skills/6100344.stm "Cricket Academy – Glossary".
4. Eastaway, p. 1.