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- n. cricket A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, ie. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.)
Examples
“Collingwood replies with a 61mph legside half-tracker that Yousuf paddles for one.”
“Oh dear, his first ball is a half-tracker - and a front-foot no-ball at that.”
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“What a shot by Cook as he smashes another wide half-tracker to the fence in front of the Jane McGrath Stand.”
“A short half-tracker from Prasanna and Marsh leans back and crunches it in front of square on the off side for four.”
“Mathews gives a rank Watson half-tracker a short-arm jab to the mid-wicket fence.”
“Shahadat rams in another half-tracker and Bell pulls it for three.”
“His first ball is an abysmal half-tracker that Styris pings over short fine leg for four.”
“It was a bit of a half-tracker from Finn and Hussey seemed to just scoop the ball up in the air to Anderson at mid-wicket, who took a very easy catch.”
“Bravo, who was given a reprieve in the 20th over when Michael Clarke missed a clear-cut run-out chance, will be kicking himself after hooking a half-tracker from Hussey straight down the throat of Hilfenhaus in the deep.”
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“Bravo will be kicking himself after hooking a half-tracker from Hussey straight down the throat of Hilfenhaus in the deep.”
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