Sports Terminologies Part 1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
CRICKET
Arm Ball - A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a
straight line.
Ball Tampering - The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing the surface,
picking or lifting the seam of the ball, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva.
Beamer - A ball that does not bounce (usually accidently) and passes the batsman at or about head height. If aimed straight at the batsman by a fast bowler.
Belter - A pitch which offers little help to bowlers and so heavily favours batsmen. Indian pitches are considered belter pitches.
Blob - A score of 0 (duck).
Chinaman - A ball bowled by a left-arm slow bowler that turns into the right-hand batsman, in effect a left-arm legspinner.
Chucker - Another term for a bowler who throws the ball.
Dolly - An easy catch.
Duckworth Lewis Stern - Named after Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, two mathematicians who devised a system to help decide one-day cricket matches when rain interrupts play. Stern's name was added in 2014.
Economy rate - The average number of runs a bowler concedes per over. For example, If a bowler bowled 10 overs conceding 40 runs then his economy rate will be 4.
Full toss - A ball that reaches the batsmen without bouncing, Above waist height it becomes a beamer.
Googly - The legspinner's variation that turns into the right-hander and away from the left-hander.
Hawk-Eye - A tracking technology that can be helpful in judging LBWs (Leg Before Wicket).
Jaffa - A delivery that is too good for the batsman.
Maiden - An over where no runs that are attributable to the bowler are scored. Bye and Leg bye runs do not add to Bowlers account.
Leg-bye - When the ball deflects off the pad and the batsmen run. A shot must be offered to the ball.
Mankad - When the bowler brings his arm round and, instead of releasing the ball, runs out the non-striker by whipping off
the bails. This type of dismissal is rare - and usually a warning is given to the batsman beforehand. Named after Vinoo Mankad , who twice dismissed the Australian Bill Brown this way.
Nightwatchman - A non-batsman promoted up the order towards the end of a day's play with the idea of shielding a
recognised batsman in the final overs. Nightwatchman exists only in Test Match.
Off-side - The side of the pitch which is to batsman's right (if right-handed), or left (if left-handed).
On-side - The same as the leg-side.
Outside edge - When the ball hits the edge of the bat which is furthest away from his body.
Pinch-hitters - Lower-order batsmen promoted in the line-up to try and hit up a few quick runs.
Plumb - When the batsman is clearly LBW, even at full speed, he is said to be plumb in front.
Powerplay - This was introduced by the ICC in 2005, there are 3 blocks of overs in which they have to have extra fielders
within the 30-yard circle. The first Powerplay is mandatory through the first ten overs of the innings, the second and third ones, of five overs each, can be taken at any other time.
Seam - The ridge of stitching that holds the two halves of a ball together, and causes deviation off the pitch when the ball lands.
Sledging - The act of verbally abusing or unsettling a batsman.
Strike rate - The number of runs a batsman scores per 100 balls; the number of deliveries a bowler needs to take his wickets. For Example, if a batsman scored 120 runs in 100 balls, then his strike rate will be 120.
Swing - A ball that curves through the air, as opposed to off the seam.
Wide - A delivery that pitches too far away from the batsman and so proves impossible to score off.
Yorker - A full-pitched delivery that is aimed at the batsman's toes and/or the base of the stumps.
Bails - Bails are on stumps, and if a ball hits directly on stumps and bails fall then that is out.
Follow-On - This term exists only in Test Match. Example, If Team A scored 600 runs in first inning of a Test Match and Team B gets all out on 200 (there is score decided before which if team gets all out then Follow On can be enforced) then Team A can enforce a Follow-On on Team B, this means Team B will have to bat again for second inning.
Stump out - If a batsman steps outside of the crease while playing a shot and he misses the ball and keeper takes the ball hit the stumps, then this will be Stump out.
Hit Wicket - When a batsman himself touches the wicket by his bat or any body part touches the wicket, then this will be Hit Wicket.
Overthrow - an overthrow is an additional run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield.
Hattrick - a hat - trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries.
Round the wicket & Over the wicket - When a right-handed bowler releases the ball coming in to the left of the umpire, he is bowling over the wicket. When he releases the ball coming in to the right of the umpire, he is bowling around the wicket. It is the other way around for a left handed bowler.
Other Terms : Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Crease, Pavilion, Gloves, Keeper, Over, Spin, Catch, Bowled, Runout, No ball, Dead ball, Bye, Cover drive, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Turn, Bouncer, Seamer, Boundary line, Runner.
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