Cricket: English Vocabulary List

a type of cricket match that lasts up to five days between international teams

"Test cricket is long."

"Test cricket matches are renowned for their endurance, often lasting for five intense days."

a format of cricket where each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50, in a single day

"One Day International is fast."

"One Day International matches are exciting, with each team batting for fifty overs."

a classification of limited-overs cricket matches, typically 40 to 60 overs per side, played at a high domestic or international level

"List A cricket includes One Day Internationals."

"List A cricket included one day matches at domestic level between professional teams."

the highest standard of domestic cricket played over three or more days

"First-class cricket has three innings per side."

"First class cricket was the highest domestic standard played over three to four days."

a format of the game where each team is allowed a fixed number of overs to bat, typically 20 or 50

"Limited overs cricket restricts the number of overs."

"Limited overs cricket restricted each team to a set number of overs usually fifty or twenty."

a variant of cricket played in an enclosed indoor space, typically on a smaller pitch with modified rules

"Indoor cricket is played in a netted arena."

"Indoor cricket was played on a smaller field with nets and artificial surfaces."

a shorter, fast-paced, and exciting form of cricket where each team gets twenty sets of six throws to bat

"Twenty20 games are short and exciting."

"Twenty20 cricket featured twenty overs per side and finished in about three hours."

the act of a batsman being declared out by the official who oversees the cricket match

"The bowler celebrates the dismissal."

"The bowler celebrated his first dismissal of the match when the batter was caught."

the batting turn of a team during which their players attempt to score runs against the bowling of the opposing team

"The batsman scores 150 in his innings."

"The team scored three hundred runs in their first innings before declaring."

(cricket) a batsman being dismissed when when the ball hits the stumps before they reach the crease while running

"The direct hit results in a run out."

"The batsman was run out by a direct hit from the outfield."

a situation that happens when a team is made to bat again immediately after their first innings because they scored significantly fewer runs than the opposing team in their first innings

"The captain enforces the follow-on."

"The team enforced the follow on and made the opposition bat again immediately."

a period of six balls bowled by a cricketer during which no runs are scored by the batsman

"The bowler bowls a maiden over."

"The bowler completed a maiden over without conceding any runs."

an illegal delivery bowled by a bowler, resulting in a penalty against the bowling team

"The umpire signals a no ball."

"The umpire signaled a no ball because the bowler overstepped the popping crease."

a type of delivery that spins in the opposite direction to what is expected, often deceiving the batsman

"The googly turns the wrong way."

"The bowler deceived the batsman with a googly that turned the opposite direction to his usual delivery."

a delivery that reaches the batsman without bouncing on the pitch in cricket

"The batsman hits the full toss for six."

"The batsman hit the full toss over the boundary for six runs."

the role of the cricket player who stands behind the stumps to catch missed balls and attempt dismissals

"Wicketkeeping requires quick reflexes."

"The wicketkeeper's stance and anticipation were crucial for effective wicketkeeping."

a batsman being dismissed when the wicketkeeper catches the ball after it touches the bat in cricket

"The slip catches it caught behind."

"The batsman was caught behind off a thin edge that the wicketkeeper held low."

a method of dismissal in cricket where the wicketkeeper removes the bails to dismiss a batsman out of their crease

"The stumping catches the batsman out of his crease."

"The wicketkeeper completed a stumping by breaking the stumps while the batsman was out of his crease."

(cricket) a run scored when the ball hits the batsman's body, not the bat

"The team runs a leg bye."

"The batsmen ran a leg bye after the ball hit the batter's body rather than the bat."

(cricket) a batsman is dismissed when the ball hits their leg instead of the stumps

"The batsman is out leg before wicket."

"The umpire raised his finger for leg before wicket and the batsman walked off."

a shot in cricket where the batsman switches hands and stance to hit the ball to the opposite side of their normal direction

"The reverse sweep surprises the bowler."

"The batsman surprised everyone by playing a reverse sweep over short third man."

a batting stroke played to hit the ball square on the leg side behind square, typically against a spin bowler

"The sweep shot plays against spin."

"The batsman played a sweep shot against the spinner to collect a boundary behind square leg."

a delivery in cricket bowled by a fast bowler aimed at the batsman's feet, typically difficult to play

"The yorker hits the base of the stumps."

"The bowler delivered a perfect yorker that crashed into the batsman's toes."