long-hop

In 1994 the first ball from Phil DeFreitas, a slowish, wideish long-hop was cracked to the cover boundary with such disdain by Michael Slater that England's challenge seemed to shrivel there and then.

The Ashes 2010: If England keep it simple they will beat Australia Vic Marks 2010

Strauss ends the over with a crashing top-edged cut for four after a decent first five balls from Gul is undone with a wide long-hop.

England v Pakistan – as it happened! 2010

Still more successful than my first outing this year, which involved losing by over a hundred runs (in a 20/20!), slapping a long-hop straight to point, and breaking a rib by diving in the outfield ...

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

This he did by walking behind the bowler's arm when Mike had scored ninety-eight, causing him thereby to be clean bowled by a long-hop.

Psmith in the City 1928

The bowler sent down a long-hop to leg, and this Johnny had a smack at it, and sent it slap through the net, and it got Mulholland on the side of the head.

The Head of Kay's 1928

The ambition of every human new boy is surely to become like J. Essop of the First Eleven, who can hit a ball over two ponds, a wood, and seven villages, rather than to resemble that pale young student, Mill-Stuart, who, though he can speak Sanskrit like a native of Sanskritia, couldn't score a single off a slow long-hop.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

Morgan had sensibly progressed to 30, from 41 balls, before he recklessly pulled a Hussey long-hop straight to Clarke at mid-wicket.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Morgan had sensibly progressed to 30, from 41 balls, before he recklessly pulled a Hussey long-hop straight to Clarke at mid-wicket.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Each reached 32 before Trott carelessly thrashed a Steven Smith long-hop to David Hussey at short mid-wicket and soon after Bell cut Lee straight to Smith at point.

Evening Standard - Home 2011

Morgan had just begun to tick, driving Hussey for four before running two good twos - and then he pulled a long-hop to mid-wicket, where the captain Clarke takes a very good diving catch.

The Guardian World News Alan Gardner 2011