Declaration Bowling

This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of cricket. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology are explained in more detail in cricket statistics and the naming of fielding positions is explained at fielding (cricket).

Cricket is known for its rich terminology.''Glossary of cricket terms''.
England Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 May 2008."Cricket Academy – Glossary".
BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2008. Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.Eastaway, p. 1.
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Such unintentional shots can frequently fool the wicket keeper and may often fortuitously result in run (cricket), runs.

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. 2. Can also refer to a bowler ''pushing the ball through'', meaning they bowl it quicker (usually said of a spinner). See ''darting the ball in''.

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References

Printed sources:
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* Booth, Lawrence ''Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket'', pub. 2006, Penguin.
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* Rundell, Michael ''The Wisden Dictionary of Cricket'', Third edition, A & C Black, London, 2006.
* Piesse, Ken ''the Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket'', Penguin, Australia.

Websites:

''A glossary of cricket terms''
from CricInfo

''Glossary of cricket terms''
from the England and Wales Cricket Board

Cricket Academy – Glossary
from BBC News

"fielding positions"
from CricInfo

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