cricketers
Wicket and willow
Cricketers are people who play cricket, the bat-and-ball sport popular in Britain and former British colonies.
The term applies to professionals and amateurs alike: The cricketers took the field after lunch.
In countries where cricket dominates, cricketers enjoy celebrity status comparable to football or basketball players elsewhere.
Moves fast on foot
- centuryHundred-year span
- half-centuryPeriod of fifty years
- boundariesLines marking separation
- sixesHighest cube faces
fours · innings · average · crease · drive · cut · pull · hook
Seize or snag
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- slipMinor error or misstep
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- coverProtect by overlaying
point · midwicket · long-on · boundary · wicketkeeper · outfield · infield · throw
Cricket's wooden targets
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- spellArrange letters correctly
- overAbove or exceeding
- maidenUnmarried young woman
seam · swing · pace · spin · yorker · bouncer · googly · legbreak
Small working group
- elevenTen plus one
- captainOne who commands
- vice-captainSecond-ranking team leader
- coachOne who instructs
selector · all-rounder · specialist · debutant · veteran · replacement · partnership · combination
runs
Moves fast on foot
- centuryHundred-year span
- half-centuryPeriod of fifty years
- boundariesLines marking separation
sixes · fours · innings · average · crease · drive · cut · pull · hook · sweep
catch
Seize or snag
cover · point · midwicket · long-on · boundary · wicketkeeper · outfield · infield · throw · run-out
wickets
Cricket's wooden targets
maiden · seam · swing · pace · spin · yorker · bouncer · googly · legbreak · hat-trick
squad
Small working group
- elevenTen plus one
- captainOne who commands
- vice-captainSecond-ranking team leader
coach · selector · all-rounder · specialist · debutant · veteran · replacement · partnership · combination · balance
Test
Formal assessment procedure
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- IPLIndian cricket franchise league
- countyLocal administrative division
first-class · powerplay · series · tour · bilateral · tri-series · Ashes · cap · jersey · whites
debut
First public appearance
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- recordPreserved account or achievement
statistics · form · slump · comeback · injury · fitness · contract · auction · transfer · endorsement
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- Caribbean Notablesnational heroes, independence leaders, political leaders, prime ministers, cultural icons
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- notable womenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony
cricketersbaseball players
Competitors in America's pastime
footballers · basketball players · rugby players · tennis players · ice hockey players