GLOSSARY

These words can be found in bold through the thumb underneath (see pic) stitched seam. Harder than a and session plans. /throwing arm. The arm with the ball. windball not as hard as a normal ball. Backing Up – when . The process of a Catching area. The area created by the hands . The time, or number of overs that fielder moving in line behind the stumps when that is presented to the ball when catching. This one team bats for. a team mate is throwing at the stumps so that if should be as big as possible. . A set of bowling deliveries from the same the ball misses they are able to field the ball and . Lines on the ground that indicate a bowler. Normally, six deliveries constitutes an over. prevent further runs being scored. number of things. Bowlers should have released Pull Shot. A shot that uses a horizontal Batting Grip. Hands together and for right the ball before they have passed the front crease bat and used for a ball that reaches the batter at handed batters the right hand is nearer the blade and batters are out if the fielding team gets the ball about the waist. of the bat. to the stumps if they are not behind the line. . The competitive form of cricket in Batting set up. How the batter stands waiting for Drop Feed. A way of delivering the ball in batting state primary schools. the ball to be delivered (see pic) practice and some games. The ball is dropped Ready position. The Bat Taps. Keeping the ball off the floor by from in front of the batter and the batter hits it on position taken by the bouncing it on the bat. the second bounce. Feeder must stay in front of fielders as the batter is Batting . A stationary method of delivering the and facing the batter. If they do this it is a safe about to hit the ball. See ball in some batting practices and games. method of delivering the ball. picture Bobble feed. A way of delivering the ball in Dynamic Warm Up. The players prepare for Out. If, when the batting practice and some games. The ball is fed activity by moving rather than static stretches. batters are attempting underarm so that it bounces two or three times Can include an array of movements and include a run, the fielding team before reaching the batter below the height of their lunges, squats, skipping, hopping high knees, side get the ball to the stumps knee. stepping etc and any movement that is about to be when the nearest batter . The edge of the ground when playing used in the activity is not behind their crease. various forms of the game. Normally marked by Follow through (bowling). After the ball has Run up. Bowlers run up before delivering the ball. cones, flags or a rope. If the ball is hit over the been released the bowler’s momentum carries It provides momentum and rhythm. boundary without bouncing then it counts as 6 them on down the pitch. Seam. The two halves of cricket balls are stitched runs and the batters return to the same ends as Front arm. The arm without the ball during together using string and this forms the seam. before the ball was bowled. If it is hit over the bowling and throwing. Used as an aiming tool. Soft hands – catching. Relaxed hands. boundary and has bounced then it counts as four Front foot drive. A batting shot that uses a keeper. The player who takes the ball if runs with the batters returning to their original vertical bat and used for a ball that reaches the the batter misses it. The equivalent to the back positions. batter below knee height. stop in rounders. Bowling Grip. The basic grip involves the index Hit the gaps. Batters hitting the ball into space. Windball. A type of soft plastic ball. Used for and middle fingers either side of the seam and the Incrediball. A type of plastic ball that has a Kwik Cricket matches.