Sports Term of Cricket

Cricket is a physical sport that requires agility to bat, bowl, and field. At the same time, two teams of 11 players each compete. ICC created a set of rules for the game. These are the same for both male and female players. The game begins with the captains of both teams and the match referee gathered for the coin toss. The captain who wins the toss may choose to bat or field first. This procedure applies to all formats. However, the dress code and fielding restrictions differ depending on the format. For a Test match, players must wear all white, while ODI and T20 matches require colourful tees and pants.

Umpires play an important role in the game because they oversee the activities. They decide whether the batter is out, call no-balls and wides, and make sure both teams are following the rules.

In this section, we will learn about the game’s laws and how a cricket match is played. The cricket game starts when the on-field umpire says, “Let’s play!”

Glossary Cricket Terminology 

Arm Ball-:  A slow bowler’s ball that has no spin and hence does not turn as predicted but remains in a straight path (“goes on with the arm”)

Ashes-: The Ashes Series is a cricket match between England and Australia 

Asking Rate– In a one-day match, the asking rate is the number of runs necessary per over for a team to win.

Ball-: First- class and most club cricket balls are red, whereas one-day matches are white (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5.5 oz (5 oz for women’s cricket and 4.75 oz for junior cricket).

Ball Tampering  -: The prohibited act of altering the state of the ball using artificial means, typically scuffing the surface, picking or raising the seam, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva.

Bat-Pad  A fielding position near the batsman aimed to grab balls that pop up off the bat, usually through the batsman’s pads.

Batter-: Another word for batsman that was first used in 1773. 

Beamer-: A ball that does not bounce and passes the batsman at or near head height (typically by accident). This is a very dangerous delivery if aimed directly at the batsman by a fast bowler (and generally frowned on)

Bend your back – The expression used to describe the extra effort expended by a fast bowler in order to benefit from a flat pitch.

Belter- A pitch that provides little assistance to bowlers while significantly favouring hitters.

Blob A score of zero (see duck)

Bodyline -: A method most memorably utilised by England in 1932-33, but which had been around for some time before that, in which the bowler targeted the batsman rather than the wicket in order to force him to concede a catch while defending himself. The fielding side was crowded on the leg side to take the resulting catches. This is now against the law.

Chest-on -: When a bowler delivers the ball with his chest facing the batsman, he is said to be side on.

Chinaman -: A left-arm slow bowler’s ball that twists into the right-hand batsman, effectively a left-arm leg spinner. Puss Achong inspired the name.

Chin music-: Fast bowlers aiming for the batsman’s head. The word was coined in the Caribbean.

Chucker-: A bowler who throws the ball is another term for him.

Closing the face-: Turning the bat face inwards and so hitting the ball to the leg side

Corridor of Uncertainty -: A word used among commentators that refers to the area just outside the batsman’s off stump where he is unsure whether he should leave or play the ball.

Cow corner -: An unusual fielding position on the midwicket/long-on boundary, more often observed in the lower reaches of the game. The name is claimed to have originated at Dulwich College, where there was a corner of a field with animals on the playing area’s perimeter. Fielders were sent to the “cow corner.”

Crossed Bat-: A cross-batted shot occurs when the hitter strikes the ball while holding his bat horizontally. Hooks, pulls, and cuts are examples of cross-batted shots.

Dead ball –: A ball that cannot be used to score runs or take wickets. It was first mentioned in 1798.

When the hitting side ends their innings before all of their players have been eliminated.

Dibbly-dobbly bowlers – Bowlers with a medium pace who are successful at strangling runs in one-day cricket. During the 1992 World Cup, New Zealand had a legendary quartet: Rod Latham, Gavin Larsen, Chris Harris, and Nathan Astle

Conclusion 

We can conclude that Cricket can provide various benefits and opportunities in addition to physical health benefits. Cooperation, communication, and knowing how to deal with winning and losing are examples of social skills. Social engagement is an excellent approach to meet new people and make new acquaintances.