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.

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  • noun cricket a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease

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  • Cricket jargon - a full-length ball that lands on or about the batsman's feet.

    December 1, 2007