Cricket Terms List

 

Cricket Terms List

Despite comparisons to baseball, cricket has its own rules, traditions, and peculiarities. As a result, cricket jargon can frequently appear to be a huge, meaningless mess. However, you need not be concerned because we have your back. You've come to the right place if you want to learn about wickets, overs, and googly’s.

 

List of Cricket GlossaryTerms

 

The Ashes:

The standard cricket match that Australia and England play about once every two years. The winner receives a storied urn containing the team's metaphorical ashes, which is why it is called the Ashes.

Bail:

The shorter stick that forms the wickets by resting on top of the stumps. A batsman that is attempting to score a run is out assuming the bail is pushed over before they arrive at the wrinkle, and a conveyed ball that effectively pushes over the rescue likewise results in an.

Batsmen:

The batsmen are the offensive players in each Innings who try to score runs by running up and down the pitch. The batsman is the player who is currently up to bat.

Boundaries (Field):

The marked outermost edge of the playing field is the boundary on the field.

Boundaries (Runs):

A limit is likewise a method for scoring a run. A boundary is a ball that is hit beyond the boundaries of the playing field. Depending on how the ball clears the field, it gives the batting team four or six runs.

Bowler:

Who is bowling the ball against the batsmen toward the wickets?

Bowled:

One of several ways a batsman might be called out. The batsman has been bowled and is declared out if the bowler hits the wicket and knocks the bail to the ground.

Bouncer:

A bouncer is a ball that is thrown in a way that causes it to bounce high and toward the batsman's head.

Bunny:

A batsman who is particularly bad at batting is referred to as a bunny, which is also known as a rabbit. Typically, a rabbit is a talented bowler whose pitching abilities offset their horrible hostile capacities.

Bye:

A run scored without the ball hitting the bat or the batsman is called a bye.

Catch:

A type of out in which a fieldsman catches the ball without ever touching the ground is referred to as caught or catch.

Cover:

In cricket, a cover is one of the fielding positions. An agile infielder who plays on the opposite side of the batsman is known as a cover.

Crease:

The wickets are surrounded by a series of lines that make up the crease. During each delivery and hit, the bowlers and batsmen are required to remain inside the crease. The batter's box in baseball is somewhat analogous to the crease.

Doosra:

A doosra is a kind of delivery in which the ball that is bowled bounces off the ground and breaks away from the batsman. It is used to surprise the batsman.

Duck:

A duck is a batsman's zero score.

Extra:

An extra run is one that comes from something other than the batsman hitting the ball with their bat.

Extra Cover:

An additional cover is a handling position in which the player is positioned in the infield between the cover and the mid-off.

Fine Leg:

The fine leg is a fielder who plays behind and to the right of the wicket keeper in either the outfield or the infield.

Fieldsman:

While the opposing team bats, the defensive players known as fieldsmen guard the playing field. They catch the ball or field it and throw it toward the wickets in an effort to run out the batsmen.

Four:

 A boundary known as a "four" results in the batting team scoring four runs. A four is a ball that, after first bouncing inside the field, is hit outside the playing area.

Googly:

A googly is a breaking ball that, when bowled, breaks either in the direction of a right-handed batsman or out of the direction of a left-handed batsman.

Gully:

The ravine is a nearby infields man that plays between the slips (straightforwardly to one side of the wicket manager) and the point (in the pitch).

Handling the Ball:

The umpire has the authority to declare a batsman out if they touch the ball with their hands.

Infield:

The field of play's second ring. The majority of the fielders are stationed in the infield, which is the area of play between the outfield and the pitch.

Innings:

An innings match is the division of a wicket match. The batting team tries to score runs in each innings while the opposing team defends and tries to get the batsmen out. The number of innings in Limited Overs Cricket (where each team bats once) and Test Cricket (where each team bats twice) are two and four, respectively.

Leg-Before-Wicket (LBW):

A type of out known as an LBWoccurs when the ball is hit by the batsman and deflects away from the wicket instead of striking the stumps.

Leg-Side:

The portion of the field closest to the current batsman is referred to as "leg-side." From the bowler's perspective, the leg side is the right half of the field when a right-handed player bats.

Lolly:

A lolly is either a ball that is very easy for a fielder to catch or a ball that is very easy for a batsman to hit.

Maiden (over):

A maiden over is an over (six deliveries) in which the bowler has not scored any runs.

Mid-Off:

The mid-off is a fielder who stands just off-side behind the bowler and is on the back edge of the infield.

Mid-On:

 The mid-on is a fielder who stands just to the side behind the bowler and is on the back edge of the infield.

Midwicket:

Similar to the mid-on, the midwicket is a fielder who is closer to the Centre of the pitch and roughly in line with the bowler.

No-Ball:

A no-ball is an illegal delivery made by the bowler that results in the batting team scoring a run, typically because the bowler has stepped over the crease.

Off-Side:

The half of the field that is away from the batsman is called off-side, and it is the opposite of leg-side. From the bowler's point of view, it is the left side of the field for a right-handed batsman.

Out:

When a batsman is out, he or she is no longer a player and cannot score runs. There are ten different ways to get out, and the bowler and fielder's goal in each inning is to get as many players out as they can.

Outfield:

The outermost field of play, the outfield, extends from the infield's edge to the boundary.

Over:

An over (like an "at-bat" in baseball) is a progression of six successive conveyances by a solitary bowler at a similar side of the throw. A new bowler must take over as bowler after each over, and the new bowler must deliver to the opposite end of the pitch.

Pitch:

 The pitch is the deepest piece of the field of play. By throwing the ball in a particular way, the bowler moves it from one end of the pitch to the other. A run is scored when a batsman successfully hits the ball and runs from one wicket to the other on the pitch, which has one wicket at each end.

Point:

The point, also known as a deep point, is a fielder who is parallel to the batsman and is located either at the outer edge of the infield or in the outfield. A point known as a backward point can also be located just behind the batsman.

Rabbit:

 A rabbit is another name for a bunny - a player who is particularly bad at batting but has superb

Run:

In cricket, each point is called a run. There are several ways to score a run, with the most common occurring every time a batsman hits the ball and then successfully runs from one wicket to the other.

Running Out:

One of the ways a batsman can leave the game. A batsman is run-out when they are endeavoring to score a run yet neglect to arrive at the wrinkle before the stumps are broken, and the bail stirs things up around town.

Six:

 Six runs are scored when a boundary is called a "six." A six is a ball that is hit outside the boundary but never touches the ground.

Slip:

 On the off side, the slip is a fieldsman who plays next to the wicketkeeper and is very close to the batsman. Depending on the current state of the game, there may or may not be slips during some deliveries.

Straight Limit:

Behind the wickets are the straight boundaries, which are the long ends of the cricket field.

 

Stumps:

The wicket includes the stumps. The bail is supported on top of the three stumps that make up a wicket and are positioned vertically on the ground.

 

Boundary: A square:

The square limits are the short finishes of the cricket field, making up the sides of the field of play.

Square Leg:

On the leg-side of the field, the square leg is a fielding position that is stationed in the outfield or just on the edge of the infield.

Third Man:

Behind the batsman in the outfield is the third man, a fieldsman.

Twelfth Man:

If another player is hurt or unable to play, the twelfth man is a reserve who can step in.

Wicket:

A cricket field's wicket is one of its most important components. It can either allude to the region between the two arrangements of stumps or the stumps and bails themselves.

Wicket Keeper:

The fielder who stands directly behind the batsman during deliveries is the wicket keeper. They are comparable to a baseball catcher.

Wide Ball:

A bye that is given when the bowler hits a ball that is too far out from the wickets to be hit. The ball is bowled once more as an extra result.