CRICKET TERMINOLOGY & FIELDING POSITIONS

BOUNDARY

The rope around the edge of the pitch

LBW

When a batsman stops the ball from hitting his stumps using his pads and is given out

BEAMER

When a fast bowler bowls a ball to a batsman that reaches him without bouncing

APPEAL

When a bowler shouts towards the umpire because he thinks he has got a batsman out

BAILS

The two small items which sit on top of the stumps and need to be removed for a batsman to be bowled out

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