| Cricket is a rather odd sport, something that even | | | | match that is played over a multiple days (three for a |
| the die-hard cricket fan would admit. Therefore, it | | | | minimum) and allows two innings per team. |
| comes as no surprise that cricket has many peculiar | | | | Test match: A Test match is a five-day First class |
| and even quaint expressions. For instance, you can | | | | fixture played between countries that have Test |
| have a 'leggie' bowling a googly to a night watchman | | | | match status. |
| with an offside field in place. The batsman plays a | | | | One-day match: These are known as "List A" |
| forward defensive shot and pops a catch to silly | | | | fixtures- comprising official matches at international |
| mid-on. | | | | and domestic level. International matches in this |
| Clearly, cricket's terms and expressions require some | | | | format are One-day Internationals. |
| explanations. You may even come across references | | | | Twenty20 or T20: These are official 20-overs per |
| to cricket in everyday use like "it's not cricket" or | | | | side matches. International T20 matches are |
| "sticky wicket". Indeed, it is impossible to cover all of | | | | Twenty20 Internationals. |
| cricket's unique terms and expressions in a few | | | | Methods of dismissal |
| hundred words but one can come close enough. | | | | When a batsman is "run out", that means that the |
| Field of play | | | | fielding team hit the wicket at the end he was |
| Pitch- Also known as the wicket; it is the normally | | | | running to before he had the chance to cross the |
| bare rectangle in the middle of the field | | | | crease. "LBW" (leg before wicket) is where the |
| Wicket- Oddly, this refers to the pitch, the stumps | | | | umpire adjudged that the ball would hit the stumps if |
| and bails or the more abstract concept of a | | | | it did not hit the batsman's pad first- with other |
| batsman's dismissal. | | | | somewhat complicated considerations. |
| Crease- Please "bat in your crease" because batting | | | | A batsman who is "bowled" has the ball he faces hit |
| out of the crease- the white line on the pitch, in | | | | the stumps to dislodge a bail(s). When commentators |
| front of either wicket- has attendant risks. | | | | say that a batsman is bowled neck and crop, the |
| Boundary- Usually a rope used to define the field of | | | | stumps are normally uprooted or splayed, usually |
| play. | | | | after the batsmen missed the ball. A batsman is |
| Field positions | | | | "stumped" when he attempts to play the ball and is |
| Nearly all of the field positions have odd names. A | | | | out of the crease when the wicketkeeper removes |
| guide to fielding positions is necessary for the | | | | the bail or uproots the stump. |
| uninitiated. Some of the peculiar names that one | | | | You can get a full library of cricket terms and |
| might come across when following cricket include: Silly | | | | expressions. If you try to remember all of them, you |
| mid-on and Silly mid-off, Fine leg, Square leg, | | | | might even prevent memory loss. The list of cricket |
| Midwicket, Third Man, Point, Slips and Gully. The | | | | terms and expression is so long that we should call it |
| offside is the side of the field that the striker faces, | | | | "Crickonics". So, do not get caught out when |
| while the leg side is opposite side. | | | | following cricket, stumped or Yorked by cricket trivia- |
| Types of matches | | | | get with your Crickonics! |
| First-class: A First class match is an official cricket | | | | |