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Glossary of cricket terms

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. Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.

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

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Notes

References

Printed sources:

  • Booth, Lawrence Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket, pub. 2006, Penguin.
  • Rundell, Michael The Wisden Dictionary of Cricket, Third edition, A & C Black, London, 2006.
  • Piesse, Ken the Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket, Penguin, Australia.

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