cricket
Grasshopper's singing cousin
Cricket names two things.
The insect is a small, chirping creature related to grasshoppers, known for the rhythmic sound males produce by rubbing their wings: The only sound was crickets.
That silence extends to a joke or question met with no response: I asked for volunteers and got crickets.
The sport is a bat-and-ball game played on a grass oval, dominant in Britain and its former colonies.
Something that's not cricket violates fair play or proper conduct.
Flying mammal or sports club
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
- bowlerPin-toppling player
- pitchFrequency of sound
innings · stumps · overs · fielder · umpire · boundary · crease · bails
Short, high avian sound
- stridulationFriction-produced insect sound
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- thoraxCentral body cavity
six-legged · nocturnal · arthropod · invertebrate · orthoptera · entomology · nymph · molting
Belonging to deity
- AshesCricket's oldest international rivalry
- IPLIndian cricket franchise league
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- countyLocal administrative division
pavilion · tea break · whites · West Indies · commonwealth · sledging · village green · willow
Friction-produced insect sound
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
night sounds · frequency · resonance · vibrations · acoustic · signal · ambient · summer nights
bat
Flying mammal or sports club
pitch · innings · stumps · overs · fielder · umpire · boundary · crease · bails · century
chirp
Short, high avian sound
- stridulationFriction-produced insect sound
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
thorax · six-legged · nocturnal · arthropod · invertebrate · orthoptera · entomology · nymph · molting · hopper
Lord's
Belonging to deity
- AshesCricket's oldest international rivalry
- IPLIndian cricket franchise league
- World CupPremier international football tournament
county · pavilion · tea break · whites · West Indies · commonwealth · sledging · village green · willow
stridulation
Friction-produced insect sound
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
night sounds · trill · frequency · resonance · vibrations · acoustic · signal · ambient · summer nights · rhythmic
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- sports topicsfootball, basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis
- Australian SportsAFL, Australian rules football, Aussie rules, footy, netball
- British Pastimespub quiz, darts, bowls, gardening, rambling
- British Sportsrugby, football, tennis, soccer, golf
- British thingstea, pub, ale, fish and chips, scone
cricketMMA
Hybrid combat sport
American football · ice hockey · boxing · wrestling · swimming
cricketcheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
unfairness · foul play · unsportsmanlike conduct · biased · dishonesty
- cricket ballsLeather spheres for bowling
- cricket batWillow blade for hitting
- cricket fieldsSport venues with wickets
- cricket pitchCentral playing strip
- Jiminy Cricket
- cricket matchBat-and-ball sporting contest
crickets, cricketer, cricketing, cricketers, cricket bat, cricket ball, cricket ground, cricket pitch, cricket grounds