CRICKET (sport)
ADJECTIVES
1868 — SKIED hit or sent up high in the air
1982 — AGRICULTURAL describes a simple, slogging shot off a sweeping bat → UK sl.
2003 — CASTLED bowled out → UK
NOUNS
1668 — CRICKETING a game of cricket; a cricket match → obs.
1790 — BATS cricket → Eng. dial. obs.
1817 — IN-PARTY the side which is batting → obs.
1832 — TWISTER a delivery in which the ball twists or ‘breaks’
1837 — GRUBBER in cricket: a ball bowled along the ground
1839 — PADDOCK a playing field → Aust. sl.
1848 — CREEPER a ball which keeps low after pitching
.M19 — AQUATICS a game of cricket played by the oarsmen; the playing-field used by them → Eton usage
.M19 — COOLIE CREEPER a ball that stays low without bouncing → S. Afr. sl., derogatory
1851 — RIPPER a good ball → sl.
1859 — BARTER a half-volley; a hard hit → Eng. sl.
1859 — CROCKETTS cricket → Eng. dial. sl.
1861 — SMITE a hit made by striking the ball very hard
1862 — CRICKETANA writings or items of gossip about cricket; cricket talk → rare
1863 — DAISY-CUTTER a ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground
1863 — DUCK’S EGG the zero or ‘0’ placed against a batter’s name in the scoring sheet when he fails to score
1868 — DUCK a score of zero/nought → UK sl.
1868 — LEATHER the ball
1872 — RING the boundary of a cricket field
1874 — TICE a stroke at cricket, which tempts or entices the opponent to take aim
1875 — SMACK a powerful hit with a cricket bat
1876 — TIMBER a wicket → sl.
1878 — COUNTRY in cricket: the part of the field distant from the batter → colloq.
1882 — GALLERY-HIT a piece of showy play (primarily by a batsman in cricket) intended to gain applause from uncritical spectators
1882 — THE ASHES mythical prize in English and Australian cricket test-matches → Eng.
1889 — BLOB a batsman’s innings score of no runs → UK sl.
1891 — PEG a cricket stump → colloq.
1897 — WRONG ‘UN the wrong sort of ball to hit → sl.
..20C — MULLIGRUBBER a low-keeping bowled ball Brit. sl.
..20C. — OFFIE a ball bowled so as to change direction from leg to off when it pitches; off break → Aust. sl.
..20C — SIX-STITCHER a cricket ball → Aust. sl.
1900 — GAM’LIN-STICKS cricket → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball → colloq.
1904 — FIZZER a very fast ball; also, one that deviates with unexpected speed after pitching → colloq.
1904 — STICKY DOG a pitch that has been drying after rain and is difficult to bat on → colloq.
1904 — STRINGER a difficult ball to play → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — STUMPER cricket played with a stump → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — TWIDDLER a twirling delivery of the ball at cricket
1913 — BOUNCER a ball that rises sharply off the pitch
1950 — BOX a light shield worn by cricketers to protect the genitals
1950 — CRICKETANA collectable objects associated with cricket; cricket memorabilia
1953 — CHERRY a new ball → UK sl.
1954 — HAYMAKER a batsman’s powerful but reckless shot → UK sl.
1954 — PERHAPSER in cricket: a risky or unintended stroke → sl.
1959 — CASTLE the wicket that a batsman is defending → UK
1961 — BEAMER a ball aimed high by the bowler, often to the height of the batsman’s head
1961 — SIZZLER an exceedingly fast ball; an extremely fast horse, etc. → Brit. sl.
1963 — SWISH a rapid or careless attacking stroke
1969 — DAB a batsman’s stroke that deflects the ball gently behind the wicket → UK sl.
1979 — DOROTHY DIX a six → Aust. sl.
1980 — RABBIT IN THE THICKET a wicket → Aust. rhyming sl.
1980 — RABBIT IN THE THICKET cricket → Aust. rhyming sl.
1986 — HAYMAKING powerful but reckless batting → UK sl.
1992 — GREEN BAGGY the cap worn by Australian test cricketers → Aust. sl.
1995 — DECK the pitch → UK sl.
1995 — DOUBLE TON a batsman’s score of 200 runs or more in one innings UK sl.
2003 — PAIR OF DUCKS the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match → UK sl.
2003 — PAIR the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1679 — BARN-DOOR a player that blocks every ball
1731 — HAND a member of a cricket team → obs.
1756 — BAT a batter
1756 — BATSMAN a person who handles the bat at cricket
1773 — BACK-STOP a fielder some distance behind the wicketkeeper
1806 — GENTLEMAN a non-professional player
1836 — WATCH a fieldsman
1856 — HEAD BOWLER a bowler who bowls tactically, as by varying deliveries with a view to deceiving the batsman into making a mistake, rather than by straightforward repetition of a particular style of delivery; now disused
1863 — ALL-ROUNDER a player who is skilled at both bowling and batting
1878 — PACER a fast bowler
1878 — SMITER a batter who is able to strike the ball very hard → cricket usage
1885 — CENTURION a cricketer who scores 100 or over → colloq.
1886 — CRICKETESS a female cricketer
1888 — CRICKETRESS a female cricketer
1888 — PAD-PLAYER a batsman who makes use of pad play (when batting, the practice of using one’s pads to protect the wicket) → rare
1897 — BACK-PLAYER a batsman who steps back towards the wicket and plays the ball from behind the popping crease
1898 — AUNT SALLY a wicket-keeper → colloq. rare
1900 — DEADHEAD a member of a football or cricket team called upon to play at a pinch → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — FLANNELLED FOOL a cricketer → derogatory
1904 — RABBIT a weak batsman → sl.
1904 — SCOUT a fielder at cricket → Eng. dial (Bk.).
1904 — SCOUTER a fielder at cricket → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — STUMPER a wicket-keeper → colloq. (Bk.)
1935 — TWEAKER a spin bowler → colloq.
1947 — OFFIE a bowler who specializes in off-break deliveries
1947 — PACE BOWLER a bowler who delivers the ball at high speed; a fast bowler
1950 — COCA-COLA a bowler in cricket → Aust. rhyming sl.
1972 — PACEMAN a pace bowler
1983 — YABBIE → YABBY a wicket-keeper → Aust. sl.
1989 — BAT PAD a fielder positioned close to the facing bat → Aust. sl.
2005 — TAIL-ENDER a cricketer lacking skill as a batsman who comes in at the bottom of the order (Bk.)
PHRASES
1934 — OWZAT? in cricket: an appeal to an umpire, how’s that? → UK
VERBS
..19C — BREAK ONE’S DUCK to score at least one run → sl.
..19C — BREAK ONE’S EGG to score at least one run → sl.
..19C — CRACK ONE’S EGG to score at least one run → sl.
1816 — TWIST to give a lateral spin to the ball so that it ‘breaks’ or turns aside on rebounding
1840 — FAG OUT to field at cricket → Brit. schoolboys’ sl.
1845 — SMOTHER to stop a cricket ball by placing the bat more or less over it
1859 — BARTER to hit half-volley → Eng. sl.
1868 — SMITE to produce a hit by striking the ball very hard
1873 — SKY to strike a ball into the air
1882 — CRACK to hit a ball hard with the bat → sl.
1882 — SMACK to hit a ball vigorously with a cricket bat
1903 — CART to hit the ball or attack the bowling with unrestrained power → UK sl.
1904 — BALLOON to hit a cricket ball high in the air → colloq.
1904 — SCOUT to field at cricket → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1934 — CARRY YOUR BAT OUT to survive your team’s innings undismissed → UK sl.
1985 — DAB to play a tentative stroke that gently deflects the ball behind the wicket; said of a batsman UK sl.
1995 — DANCE to swiftly advance beyond the crease to meet the pitch of a ball; said of a batsman → UK sl.
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