What is a pie in cricket?

Noun. pie-chucker (plural pie-chuckers) (cricket, informal) A bowler who has no control over the movement of the ball.

What is a pie in bowling?

A poor bowler is called a 'pie-thrower' or a 'pie-chucker'.

What is a Jaffa in cricket?

Jaffa (also corker) an exceptionally well bowled, practically unplayable delivery, usually but not always from a fast bowler.

What are the weird terms in cricket?

Why is a cricket delivery called a Jaffa?

JAFFA. A jaffa is a pitch that's exceptionally good. Also known as a corker, the origin of the cricket sense of jaffa is unclear. Jaffa originally referred to an ancient port in Israel, and then a sweet, thick-skinned orange grown near that port.

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What is a dolly in cricket?

DOLLY. A very easy catch taken by a fielder. EDGE (SNICK OR NICK) When a batsman only just touches the ball with the side of his bat and is caught by the wicket keeper or the slips.

What is a donkey in cricket?

donkey drop (plural donkey drops) (cricket) A pitch of the ball that aims to land it on the stumps from as great a height as possible, preferably with the ball descending behind the batsman standing at the crease.

What is a bunny in cricket?

Bunny. A batsman that is frequently dismissed by the same bowler, becoming their 'Bunny' or 'Rabbit'.

What is a dirty cricket?

The most common form of cricket is 'dirty cricket,' where each player is looking to hit numbers 16 - 20 and the bullseye three times. It is considered dirty cricket when the numbers do not need to be hit in consecutive order.

Why can't we say batsman?

Scrapping the gendered annotation from the cricket rulebooks, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on October 7 announced that from now onwards, the word 'batsman' will be replaced by the word 'batter' to demonstrate a gender-neutral identity in all forms of cricket.

What is bronze duck in cricket?

Bronze Duck: When a batter is dismissed on the third delivery of their innings, it is known as a bronze duck. Diamond Duck: When a batter gets dismissed without facing any legal delivery, it is termed a diamond duck.

What is a king duck in cricket?

Another term that is closely associated with the golden duck is King pair when a batter is dismissed on the very first ball faced in both the innings of a first-class cricket match without scoring a single run. This pair of two golden ducks in the same match is called a King pair.

What is a Yorkie in cricket?

In cricket, a yorker is a ball bowled (a delivery) which hits the cricket pitch around the batsman's feet.

What is 6 strikes in a row called?

Consecutive strikes

A string of six strikes is sometimes called a "six pack" or a "sixer". A string of six and nine strikes are also known as a "wild turkey" and a "golden turkey" respectively.

Should you score a pie?

Use a sharp paring knife to make several slits down the center of the pie. Make sure you cut all the way through the dough—you're looking to fully puncture it, not score it. If the slits aren't deep enough, they'll close up as the crust puffs during the baking process.

What is venting a pie?

Pie vents open the top layer of a double-crust pie to allow the steam produced when the pie bakes to escape. Obviously, you don't have to worry about them if you're baking a single crust pie or making an unbaked pie such as a cream or chiffon pie.

Why do cricket players wear bras?

Being a summer sport there is a high chance you are going to get hot especially spending a long day at the crease or in the field. As such a cool lightweight sports bra that helps keep you cool and dry is essential. Look for bras made from lightweight materials that wick moisture away from your skin.

What is a night owl in cricket?

In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play.

What is an illegal ball in cricket?

An Illegal Bowling Action is where a player is throwing rather than bowling the ball where the player's elbow extends by an amount of more than 15 degrees. An Illegal Bowling Action is where a player is throwing rather than bowling the ball.

What is the moose Cup in cricket?

To use its official name, the Moose Cup Powered By Daraz, is a giant cricket ball with antlers. Moose is a new clothing company in Sri Lanka, for those of you wondering. England captain Joe Root celebrated the only way you should with such a thing after clinching a 2-0 series victory.

What is a ferret in cricket?

Rabbit - incompetent lower-order batsman, also known as a Ferret.

What is 3 ducks in a row in cricket?

A player who has been dismissed for three consecutive ducks and not yet scored in a further consecutive innings is said to be "on an Audi".

What is called Goat in cricket?

But is he the GOAT = Greatest Of All Time - of cricket? Kohli himself answered that question in a fun chat on #CricketLIVE, in which he replied to some of the most asked questioned about him. Is Virat Kohli the GOAT of cricket?

What is leg trap cricket?

Fast bowlers spend time delivering tens of balls outside off, threatening the outside edge with catching men in slips and gully and dragging the batsmen across, before trying the change-up for the lbw.

What is a brace in cricket?

In Cricket terms, Brace is related to Bowling. When two wickets taken off in two consecutive delivers then it is Brace, if three wickets in three consecutive balls then it is hat-trick.