Glossary of cricket terms Part 3

Carrom ball
a style of slow bowling delivery in which the ball is released by flicking the ball
between the thumb and a bent middle
finger in order to impart spin.

Carry the bat
an opener who is not out at the end of a
completed innings is said to have
carried his bat.

Catch
to dismiss a batsman by a fielder
catching the ball after the batsman has
hit it with his bat but before it hits the
ground.

Caught and bowled
When a player is dismissed by a catch
taken by the bowler.

Chop on
to be bowled by the ball deflecting off
the inside or bottom edge of the bat and
onto the stumps while playing a shot.

Cricketer
a person who plays cricket.

Cross-bat shot
a shot played with the bat parallel with
the ground, such as a cut or a pull.

Dead ball
1.  the state of play in between
deliveries, in which batsmen may not
score runs or be given out.

2.  called when the ball becomes lodged
in the batsman's clothing or
equipment.

3.  called when the ball is (or is about to
be) bowled when the batsman is not yet
ready.

4.  called when a bowler aborts his run
up without making a delivery.

5.  called when the batsmen attempt to
run leg-byes after the ball has struck the
batsman's body, but is deemed to have
not offered a shot.

Dead bat
the bat when held with a light grip such
that it gives when the ball strikes it, and
the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.


Death bowler
a bowler who regularly bowls during the
death overs of a limited overs match.
Bowlers are also described as "bowling
at the death".
Death overs (also slog overs)
the final overs of a limited overs match,
in which a batting side with wickets in
hand can bat aggressively, and in which

• bowlers are, usually, hit for lots of runs.