CRICKET TERMINOLOGY & FIELDING POSITIONS
HERE ARE SOME CRICKET TERMS AND FIELDING POSITIONS TO HELP YOU ON THE
OUTFIELD WHILE PLAYING CRICKET OR IF YOU ARE WATCHING A GAME AT THE KIA OVAL.
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
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