The Ladies' Guide to Cricket

INDEX AND GLOSSARY OE TECHN ICAL AND CRICKET SLANG. TERMS A life—An escape from being put out ... ... A row in his timber yard—Slang for bowled out ... All along the carpet— A hit which runs along the ground.. All over his wicket, bowled—When the ball hits all three I • t • I • I I I 4 4 4 I I I 4 4 4 • t • • • 4 I • • 4 4 # 4 • 4 • I 4 4 4 4 t • • • • 4 • • 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 9 4 # 4 4 9 stumps Analysis of the bowling Back Play Backing-up Bail-ball, or bailer Bails—The round bits of wood placed in grooves on the 9 4 9 4 # • 4 9 # 4 4 9 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 stumps Batsman—How he may be put out... Behind the bowder’ s arm— Getting ... Blocking Bomb-ball 4 9 4 4 9 4 4 9 4 9 9 4 4 9 9 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 9 4 9 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 9 4 4 # • 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 9 4 9 9 4 4 9 9 4 9 4 4 9 4 9 9 4 4 Bowler (See diagram)... Bowling Crease— The mark from which the bowler de livers the ball (See diagram) Break-backs—Balls which twist from the off-side... Bumpy ones—Balls which jump high after pitching Byes—Runs made when the ball has not been hit Calling one’ s partner to run ... Carried out his bat—Said of the eleventh man who has to come out for vrant of a partner... Cambridge-poke—A hit on the leg-side Chance A—An opportunity (seized or not) to put the bats­ man out 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 4 9 # 9 4 • 4 4 • 9 4 4 9 4 9 4 9 Change of bowling Cover-point—A fieldman (See diagram) Crooked bat- -The opposite of straight bat Crump to—Slang for hard hitting Curl—See spin Cut 4 9 9 4 9 9 9 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 9 • 9 9 4 4 4 • 4 9 • 4 4 4 9 9 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 9 9 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 9 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 % 4 4 4 • • t • f 4 9 4 4 9 4 4 9 4 4 9 4 9 4 % 4 4 4 4 Daisy-trimmers, Grounders, Grubbers or Sneaks—Balls bowled along the ground Draw—A sort of bit... Drive, A sort of hit Duck’s egg, or round 0 Eye in, (io t his Kitrus—All runs not made oil the but Fieldsmen Positions of the (See diagrams) FJukey one, A, or a duke A lucky rather than skilful hit 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • • 4 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 18 11 20 20 12 15 15 19 15 11 19 8