Glossary of cricket terms Part 2
Back foot
In a batsman's stance, the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released; the other foot is the back foot. Unless the bowler is bowling off the wrong foot, the bowling foot is the back foot.
Back foot shot
A shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot further from the bowler).
Bail
One of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket.
Ball
The round object which the bowler bowls and the batsman attempts to strike with the bat.
Ball tampering
Illegal alteration of the condition of the ball by a fielder to alter its aerodynamic properties: for instance, by roughening one side by rubbing it on the ground or with some item such as a bottle cap,
polishing it with a substance like hair gel, lip balm etc, picking at one side of the seam to raise it. All of these are designed to deceive the batsman by making one side of the ball travel slower
through the air than the other side.
Batsman
(also, and particularly in women's cricket, bat or batter) A player on the batting side, or a player
whose speciality is batting,or one of the two members of the batting side who are currently at the crease.
Batting
The act and skill of defending one's wicket and scoring runs.
Batting order
The order in which the batsmen bat, from the openers, through the top order and middle order to the lower order.
Beamer
A delivery that reaches the batsman at around head height without bouncing. Due to the risk of injury to the batsman, a beamer is an illegal delivery, punishable by a no-ball being called.
Bouncer
a fast short pitched delivery that rises up near the batsman's head.
Bowled
a mode of a batsman's dismissal. Occurs when a delivery hits the stumps and removes the bails.
In a batsman's stance, the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released; the other foot is the back foot. Unless the bowler is bowling off the wrong foot, the bowling foot is the back foot.
Back foot shot
A shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot further from the bowler).
Bail
One of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket.
Ball
The round object which the bowler bowls and the batsman attempts to strike with the bat.
Ball tampering
Illegal alteration of the condition of the ball by a fielder to alter its aerodynamic properties: for instance, by roughening one side by rubbing it on the ground or with some item such as a bottle cap,
polishing it with a substance like hair gel, lip balm etc, picking at one side of the seam to raise it. All of these are designed to deceive the batsman by making one side of the ball travel slower
through the air than the other side.
Batsman
(also, and particularly in women's cricket, bat or batter) A player on the batting side, or a player
whose speciality is batting,or one of the two members of the batting side who are currently at the crease.
Batting
The act and skill of defending one's wicket and scoring runs.
Batting order
The order in which the batsmen bat, from the openers, through the top order and middle order to the lower order.
Beamer
A delivery that reaches the batsman at around head height without bouncing. Due to the risk of injury to the batsman, a beamer is an illegal delivery, punishable by a no-ball being called.
Bouncer
a fast short pitched delivery that rises up near the batsman's head.
Bowled
a mode of a batsman's dismissal. Occurs when a delivery hits the stumps and removes the bails.
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