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| bat1 |
a heavy, shaped wooden or metal club used to strike the ball in baseball or cricket. [1/4 definitions] |
| batsman |
a player who is at bat, esp. in cricket. |
| batter3 |
the person who stands in to bat the ball in baseball or cricket. |
| batting |
the action of using a bat in a game of baseball or cricket. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowl2 |
to roll, throw, or hurl a ball, as in bowling, bowls, or cricket. [1/8 definitions] |
| crease |
a special mark or marked area in a field game such as cricket or hockey. [1/6 definitions] |
| cricket2 |
to play cricket. [1/3 definitions] |
| field |
to catch (the ball) in a game of baseball or cricket. [1/11 definitions] |
| fielder |
in baseball or cricket, a player in the field. |
| over |
a segment of a cricket match that is played between the change of bowlers. [1/29 definitions] |
| put out |
to cause (a player) to be out in a game of baseball, softball, or cricket. [1/11 definitions] |
| throw out |
in baseball or cricket, to put out (an opposing team's player) by making a successful throw of the ball. [1/7 definitions] |
| wicket |
in cricket, either of two gatelike objects placed 22 yards apart, each consisting of three wood stumps with two pieces of wood laid across the top, that are the bowler's targets and between which batters run to score. [2/6 definitions] |
| wicketkeeper |
the cricket player who stands immediately behind the wicket. |
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