Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ball which pitches in the block-hole, or within a few inches of it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Cricket) A tice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cricket a
ball bowled so as tobounce at or near thebatsman 'spopping crease
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Examples
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Fernando then tosses in a yorker, which is flicked round the corner well by Bell.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Fernando then tosses in a yorker, which is flicked round the corner well by Bell.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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A yorker is a difficult ball to negotiate, even for well set batsman.
Cricket coaching, fitness and nutrition - Harrowdrive.com 2010
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So yes i think mumbai is one of those teams that can go south very fast. btw its not going to be long before teams have a malinga strategy. i still cant believe people play him from the crease - take 2 steps forward and his yorker is a juicy full toss!
NAACHGAANA 2009
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So yes i think mumbai is one of those teams that can go south very fast. btw its not going to be long before teams have a malinga strategy. i still cant believe people play him from the crease - take 2 steps forward and his yorker is a juicy full toss!
NAACHGAANA 2009
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"It's a different format and when the ball is tailing back into a right-hander, the yorker is a weapon I've always enjoyed bowling with.
News 2009
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Ever since, I've pretty much told any new yorker who will listen that that is NOT a texas burger.
Jalapeno cheese bun recipe for a proper Texas burger | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Both batsmen take a single and then, after digging out a 94mph yorker, Prior crunches the last delivery through extra cover for four.
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He does indeed, with one yorker to Trott curving a fair way.
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Remember that sizzling first-ball yorker to Adam Gilchrist?
bilby commented on the word yorker
Cricket jargon - a full-length ball that lands on or about the batsman's feet.
December 1, 2007