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. __NOTOC__
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Such unintentional shots can frequently fool the wicket keeper and may often fortuitously result in runs.
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References
Printed sources:
Booth, Lawrence Arm-ball to Zooter. A sideways look at the language of cricket, pub. 2006, Penguin.
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