a type of cricket match that lasts up to five days between international teams
test cricket, testwedstrijd cricket
a format of cricket where each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50, in a single day
Eendaags internationaal, One Day International
a classification of limited-overs cricket matches, typically 40 to 60 overs per side, played at a high domestic or international level
List A cricket, List A cricketwedstrijd
the highest standard of domestic cricket played over three or more days
eerste klasse cricket, hoogwaardig cricket
a format of the game where each team is allowed a fixed number of overs to bat, typically 20 or 50
beperkte overs cricket, limite overs cricket
a variant of cricket played in an enclosed indoor space, typically on a smaller pitch with modified rules
indoor cricket, zaalcricket
a shorter, fast-paced, and exciting form of cricket where each team gets twenty sets of six throws to bat
twintig20, cricket twintig20
(cricket) the scoring of four or six runs by hitting the ball to or over the designated outer edge of the field
grens, buitenkant
a batsman scoring 100 or more runs in a single innings
centurie
(cricket) a score of zero runs by a batsman in their innings
nul, duckt
a batsman scoring fifty runs in a single innings
halve eeuw
the act of a batsman being declared out by the official who oversees the cricket match
afvoer, ontslag
a single delivery bowled by the bowler toward the batsman in cricket
bal, worp
(cricket) the contact between the bat and the ball resulting in the ball going toward the fielding team
rand, snede
the batting turn of a team during which their players attempt to score runs against the bowling of the opposing team
innings, beurt
(cricket) a batsman being dismissed when when the ball hits the stumps before they reach the crease while running
run out, uit (run out)
a situation that happens when a team is made to bat again immediately after their first innings because they scored significantly fewer runs than the opposing team in their first innings
vervolg, extra innings
(cricket) the act of delivering the ball to the batsman with the aim of dismissing them or preventing runs
bowling, werping
a period of six balls bowled by a cricketer during which no runs are scored by the batsman
maiden over, over zonder runs
an illegal delivery bowled by a bowler, resulting in a penalty against the bowling team
no ball, ongeldige bal
a type of delivery that spins in the opposite direction to what is expected, often deceiving the batsman
googly, misleidende levering
a delivery that reaches the batsman without bouncing on the pitch in cricket
volledige worp, zonder stuit
the role of the cricket player who stands behind the stumps to catch missed balls and attempt dismissals
wicketkeeping, wicketkeeper
a batsman being dismissed when the wicketkeeper catches the ball after it touches the bat in cricket
achter gevangen, achter de keeper gevangen
a method of dismissal in cricket where the wicketkeeper removes the bails to dismiss a batsman out of their crease
stumping, de wicketkeeper die een batsman uitschakelt
an extra run scored when the batsman misses the ball and it passes the wicketkeeper, allowing runners to run
bye, extra run
(cricket) a run scored when the ball hits the batsman's body, not the bat
leg bye, beenwedstrijd
(cricket) to play a shot by hitting the ball delivered by the bowler with the bat held horizontally and swinging it in a downward direction towards the leg side
haken, haken slaan
(cricket) a line marked on the pitch that defines the area within which a batsman must stand to be safe from being run out
creaselijn, veilige lijn
(cricket) a batsman is dismissed when the ball hits their leg instead of the stumps
been voor het wicket, LBW (leg before wicket)
a situation in cricket where a batsman is out when a fielder catches the ball on the full after the batsman hits it
gevangen, uit door vangen
(cricket) a ball that bounces just in front of the batsman, making it challenging to play
half volley
a shot in cricket where the batsman switches hands and stance to hit the ball to the opposite side of their normal direction
reverse sweep, omgekeerde sweep
a batting stroke played to hit the ball square on the leg side behind square, typically against a spin bowler
veegslag, veeg schot
(in cricket) a ball delivered by the bowler that is too far from the batsman to hit, usually penalized with an extra run to the batting side
breed, wijd
to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
stompen, uitdonderen
a delivery in cricket bowled by a fast bowler aimed at the batsman's feet, typically difficult to play
yorker
(cricket) a statistic that shows how many runs a batsman scores on average per innings
slaan gemiddelde, slaggemiddelde
(of cricket ball) to turn and move off the pitch after bouncing
snijden, afbuigen