What is Dibbly Dobbly?

DIBBLY-DOBBLY A slow, not particularly good bowling effort. DUCK A score of zero, named thus because a zero is shaped like a duck’s egg.

What is the slang term in cricket?

Duck/Golden Duck A ‘duck’ is perhaps the best-known cricket slang term.

What does a dolly mean in cricket?

DOLLY. A very easy catch taken by a fielder. EDGE (SNICK OR NICK) When a batsman only just touches the ball with the side of his bat and is caught by the wicket keeper or the slips.

What is silly mid off?

Filters. (cricket) A fielding position, on the off side, forward of the batsman’s wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position. noun.

What are the fielding positions in cricket?

List of fielding positions

• Wicket Keeper.
• First Slip.
• Second slip.
• Third Slip.
• Fly Slip.
• Long Stop.
• Third man.
• Gully.

How does a bowler bowl from behind the wicket?

The bowler takes a run-up from behind the non-striker’s wicket. He passes to one side of the wicket, and when he reaches the non-striker’s popping crease he bowls the ball towards the striker, usually bouncing the ball once on the pitch before it reaches the striker.

What is a bowling foot in cricket?

For a right handed bowler the bowling foot is the right foot. a protective item shaped like a half-shell and worn down the front of a player’s (particularly a batsman’s) trousers to protect his or her genitalia from the hard cricket ball. Also known as an ‘abdominal protector’, ‘Hector protector’, ‘ball box’, ‘protector’ or ‘cup’.

What is a bowling action in cricket?

A ‘bowling action’ is the term that cricketers use for the movement of the bowler from the start of their run up to the point at which they release the ball towards the batsman. As I mentioned at the start of this post, there are a lot of different parts of a bowling action which require co-ordination if you’re going to become a successful bowler!

Where should your left arm be when bowling?

Immediately after your bowling arm is next to your ear, bring your left arm up in front of your face, pointing your elbow in the direction that you want to bowl the ball. For left arm bowlers, your bowling arm should be brought up somewhere close to your left ear just as you’re about to hop from your left foot to your right foot.