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- Back foot
- in a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is closest to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released. The other foot is the back foot. Unless the bowler is bowling off the wrong foot the bowling foot is the back foot.[9]
- Back foot contact
- is the position of the bowler at the moment when his back foot lands on the ground just prior to delivering the ball.[citation needed]
- Back foot shot
- a shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot furthest from thebowler).[6]
- Back spin
- (also under-spin) a delivery which has a rotation backwards so that after pitching it immediately slows down, or bounces lower and skids on to the batsman.[6]
- Backing up
- The non-striking batsman leaving his crease during the delivery in order to shorten the distance to complete one run. A batsman "backing up" too far runs the risk of being run out, either by a fielder in a conventional run out, or - in a "Mankad" - by the bowler themself.[9]
- after a fielder chases the ball, another fielder placed at a further distance also moves into position so that if the fielder mis-fields the ball, the damage done is minimal. Also done to support a fielder receiving a throw from the outfield in case the throw is errant or not caught.[9]
- Backlift
- the lifting of the bat in preparation to hit the ball.[9]
- Bail
- one of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket.[2]
- Ball
- the round object which the batsman attempts to strike with the bat. Also a delivery.[1]
- Bang (It) In
- to bowl a delivery on a shorter length with additional speed and force.
- Bat
- the wooden implement with which the batsman attempts to strike the ball.[9]
- Bat-pad
- a fielder who is in position close to the batsman to catch the ball if it hits the bat, then the pad, and rises to a catchable height. Also a defense against being given out lbw, that the ball may have hit the bat first, however indiscernible.[1]
- Batsman
- (also, particularly in women's cricket, bat or batter) a player on the batting side, or a player whose speciality is batting.[1]
- Batting
- the act and skill of defending one's wicket and scoring runs.[1]
- Batting average
- the average number of runs scored per innings by a batsman, calculated by dividing the batsman's total runs scored during those innings in question by the number of times the batsman was out. Compare innings average.[9]
- Batting end
- the end of the pitch at which the striker stands.[citation needed]
- Batting order
- the order in which the batsmen bat, from the openers, through the top order and middle order to the lower order.[9]
- BBI or Best
- an abbreviation for the best bowling figures in an innings throughout the entire career of the bowler. It is defined as, firstly, the greatest number of wickets taken, and secondly the fewest runs conceded for that number of wickets. (Thus, a performance of 7 for 102 is considered better than one of 6 for 19.)[citation needed]
- BBM
- an abbreviation for the best bowling figures in a match throughout the entire career of the bowler. It is defined as, firstly, the greatest number of wickets taken, and secondly the fewest runs conceded for that number of wickets in a complete match, as opposed to BBI which is the equivalent statistic for an innings.
- Beach cricket
- an informal form of the game, obviously cricket played on beaches, particularly in Australia and cricket-playing Caribbean countries.[citation needed]
- Beamer
- a delivery that reaches the batsman at around head height without bouncing. Due to the risk of injury to the batsman, a beamer is an illegal delivery, punishable by a no ball being called.[1]
- Beat the bat
- when a batsman narrowly avoids touching the ball with the edge of his bat, through good fortune rather than skill. Considered a moral victory for the bowler. The batsman is said to have been beaten. In some cases, this may be expanded to "beaten all ends up".[10]
- Beehive
- a diagram showing where a number of balls, usually from a particular bowler, have passed the batsman.[11] Compare pitch map.
- Bend the back
- of a pace bowler, to put in extra effort to extract extra speed or bounce.[1]
- Belter
- a belter of a pitch is a pitch offering advantage to the batsman.[1]
- Bite
- the turn a spin bowler is able to produce on a pitch.[3]
- Block
- A defensive shot;[10]
- To play a defensive shot.[3]
- Block hole
- the area between where the batsman rests his bat to receive a delivery and his toes. It is the target area for a yorker.[10]
- Bodyline
- a tactic (now suppressed by law changes restricting fielders on the leg side) involving bowling directly at the batsman's body, particularly with close fielders packed on the leg side. The term "Bodyline" is usually used to describe the contentious 1932–33 Ashes Tour. The tactic is often called "fast leg theory" in other contexts.[1]
- Bosie or Bosey
- See Googly[1]
- Bottom hand
- The hand of the batsman that is closest to the blade of the bat. Shots played with the bottom hand often are hit in the air and described as having a lot of bottom hand.[10]
- Bouncer
- a fast short pitched delivery that rises up near the batsman's head.[1][3]
- Boundary
- the perimeter of the ground;[10]
- four runs. Also used to mention a four and a six collectively;[10]
- the rope that demarcates the perimeter of the ground.[2]
- Bowled
- a mode of a batsman's dismissal. Occurs when a delivery hits the stumps and removes thebails.[citation needed]
- Bowled out
- of the batting side, to have lost ten out of its eleven batsmen (thus having no more legal batting partnerships and being all out). (It has nothing to do with the particular dismissalbowled.)[citation needed]
- Bowler
- the player on the fielding side who bowls to thebatsman.[citation needed]
- Bowling
- the act of delivering the cricket ball to the batsman.[10]
- Bowling action
- the set of movements that result in the bowler releasing the ballin the general direction of the wicket.[citation needed]
- Bowl-out
- a method of determining the result in a Twenty 20 International match that has been tied. Five players from each team bowl at a full set of stumps, and the team with the most hits wins. If the number of hits is equal after both team's turns, further sudden death turns are taken. The concept is analogous to the penalty shootout used in other sports.[12]
- Bowling analysis
- (also called bowling figures) a shorthand statistical notation summarising a bowler'sperformance.[10]
- Bowling average
- the average number of runs scored off a bowler for each wicket he has taken. i.e. total runs conceded divided by number of wickets taken.[citation needed]
- Bowling end
- the end of the pitch from where the bowler bowls.[citation needed]
- Bowling foot
- the foot on the same side of the body that a bowler holds the ball. For a right handed bowler the bowling foot is the right foot.[citation needed]
- Box
- a protective item shaped like a half-shell and worn down the front of a player's (particularly a batsman's) trousers to protect his or her genitalia from the hard cricket ball. Also known as an 'abdominal protector', 'Hector protector', 'ball box', 'protector' or 'cup'.[10]
- Brace
- two wickets taken off two consecutive deliveries.
- Break
- a suffix used to describe the ball changing direction after pitchingcaused by the bowler'sspin or cut. For example, a leg spinner will deliver leg breaks (moving from leg to off).[6]
- Breaking the wicket
- the act of dislodging the bails from the stumps.[citation needed]
- Buffet bowling
- bowling of a very poor quality, such that the batsman is able to "come and help himself" to runs, also Cafeteria Bowling.[citation needed]
- Bump ball
- a delivery that bounces very close to the batsman's foot, after he has played a shot, such that it appears to have come directly from the bat without ground contact. The result is often a crowd catch.[1]
- Bumper
- old-fashioned name for a bouncer.[1]
- Bunny
- see rabbit.[1]
- Bunsen
- A pitch on which spin bowlers can turn the ball prodigiously. From the rhyming slang: 'Bunsen Burner' meaning 'Turner'.[1]
- Bye
- extras scored in the same way as normal runs when both the batsman and the wicket-keepermiss a legal delivery.[1]
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