Cricket

All of the solutions are from the game of cricket, split into common and uncommon terms. See how many you can solve. Hover over the respective black box for the answer and definition. For a comprehensive list of cricket words compiled by David Sutton see the ABSP site.

Common

	BATSMAN the one currently trying to stop the sticks being hit.
	BOUNDARY the edge of the pitch or when four runs are scored accordingly.
	CREASE any of the lines that regulate the positions of batsman and bowler at the wicket in cricket.
	TAILENDER a poor batsman coming in at the end.
	FIELDSMAN (fielder) one whose job is to retrieve the ball after the batsman hits it.
	MAIDEN an over that is completed without any runs being scored off the bat.
	PADS protective gear worn by the BATSMAN on the legs.
	HOWZAT a cry in cricket appealing for dismissal of the batsman. No -S. The H is silent, unless you are very posh.
	BOUNCER a short-pitched fast delivery bowled so as to bounce and rise sharply off the ground.
	BOWLER the person throwing the ball at the sticks.
	DUCK a score for an INNINGS of zero runs; (verb) to bob down.
	WICKET the upright arrangement of three STUMPS with two BAILS on top which the batsman defends against the bowling.
	SLEDGE to seek to upset the batsman's concentration by making offensive remarks.
	MISFIELD to make a mistake in fielding.
	SPINNER a delivery with spin; a bowler who uses spin.
	GOOGLY an off-break ball bowled with apparent leg-break action.
	INNINGS a team's or individual batsman's turn at batting in cricket, etc. A singular INNING exists but is used in baseball not cricket.
	STUMP one of the three sticks forming, with the BAILS, the WICKET; (verb) to get a batsman out by breaking the wicket when the striker is out of his ground.
	RUNOUT a dismissal at cricket due to being run out i.e. not getting back to the CREASE in time.

Uncommon

	BATSMANSHIP skill with the cricket bat.
	CHINAMAN a left arm wrist spinner.
	BEAMER a fast ball at head height.
	UNDERHAND an underhand ball in e.g. cricket.
	GAZUNDER a low ball in cricket; (verb) the opposite of GAZUMP.
	DOOSRA a type of delivery bowled by an off-spinner which goes in the other direction.
	STONEWALL to play defensively.
	OVERARM done with the arm above the shoulder; (verb) to throw a ball overarm.
	YAHOO an exuberant attempt to hit the ball hard, often with disappointing results.
	BODYLINE a style of bowling aimed directly at the batsman.
	OVERPITCH in cricket, to bowl a ball so that it bounces further up the pitch than intended.
	INFIELD the area of the field near the pitch.
	DOLLY a slow, easy catch.
	OVERTHROW of a fielder, to throw such that the ball goes past the intended point.
	SHOOTER a cricket ball that stays abnormally low after pitching.
	YORKER a ball bowled so as to pitch on the popping crease and pass under the bat
	RUNLESS without runs.

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