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Words
- TeamB · Beginner · Also called: side, XI
- CaptainB · Beginner · Also called: skipper
- BatterB · Beginner · Also called: batsman
- Striker and non-strikerB · Beginner
- BowlerB · Beginner
- FielderB · Beginner
- WicketkeeperB · Beginner · Also called: keeper
- UmpireB · Beginner
- TossB · Beginner
- PitchB · Beginner · Also called: wicket (informal), track
- Stumps and bailsB · Beginner · Also called: stumps, stump, bails, bail
- WicketB · Beginner
- CreaseB · Beginner · Also called: popping crease, bowling crease, return crease, return creases, crease line
- BoundaryB · Beginner · Also called: rope
- SlipB · Beginner · Also called: slips
- Third umpireI · Intermediate · Also called: TV umpire
- Protected areaI · Intermediate · Also called: danger area
- InningsB · Beginner · Also called: knock (one batter's innings)
- RunB · Beginner
- FourB · Beginner · Also called: boundary
- SixB · Beginner · Also called: maximum
- ExtrasB · Beginner · Also called: sundries
- WideB · Beginner · Also called: wide ball
- No-ballB · Beginner · Also called: no ball
- ByeB · Beginner
- Leg byeB · Beginner
- ScoreB · Beginner · Also called: total
- DuckB · Beginner
- Fifty and centuryB · Beginner · Also called: half-century, hundred, ton
- PartnershipB · Beginner
- Player of the matchB · Beginner · Also called: man of the match
- Penalty runsI · Intermediate · Also called: penalty, 5 penalty runs
- Short runI · Intermediate · Also called: one short
- OutB · Beginner · Also called: dismissal
- AppealB · Beginner · Also called: How's that
- Not outB · Beginner
- BowledB · Beginner · Also called: clean bowled
- CaughtB · Beginner · Also called: catch
- LBWB · Beginner · Also called: leg before wicket
- Run outB · Beginner
- StumpedB · Beginner
- Hit wicketB · Beginner
- All outB · Beginner
- LBW conditionsI · Intermediate
- Timed outI · Intermediate
- Obstructing the fieldI · Intermediate
- Hit the ball twiceI · Intermediate
- OverB · Beginner
- DeliveryB · Beginner · Also called: ball
- Maiden overB · Beginner · Also called: maiden
- YorkerB · Beginner
- BouncerB · Beginner · Also called: bumper
- Pace bowlingB · Beginner · Also called: fast bowling
- Spin bowlingB · Beginner · Also called: spin
- Economy rateB · Beginner · Also called: economy
- Delivery strideI · Intermediate
- BeamerI · Intermediate
- Test matchB · Beginner · Also called: Test
- Limited-overs cricketB · Beginner · Also called: one-day cricket, white-ball cricket
- ODIB · Beginner · Also called: one-day international
- T20B · Beginner · Also called: Twenty20, T20I (international)
- DeclarationB · Beginner · Also called: declare
- Follow-onB · Beginner
- TieB · Beginner · Also called: tied match
- DrawB · Beginner
- ForfeitI · Intermediate · Also called: forfeiture
- No resultI · Intermediate · Also called: NR, abandoned
- NightwatchmanI · Intermediate
- TimeI · Intermediate · Also called: call of Time
- Strike rateI · Intermediate · Also called: SR
- Batting averageI · Intermediate · Also called: average
- Run rateI · Intermediate · Also called: RPO, required run rate
- Net run rateI · Intermediate · Also called: NRR
- Dot ballI · Intermediate
- Golden duckI · Intermediate
- EdgeI · Intermediate · Also called: nick, snick
- Cover driveI · Intermediate
- Pull shotI · Intermediate · Also called: pull
- SweepI · Intermediate · Also called: sweep shot
- NurdleI · Intermediate
- Line and lengthI · Intermediate
- SwingI · Intermediate
- SeamI · Intermediate · Also called: seam bowling
- GooglyI · Intermediate · Also called: wrong 'un
- DoosraI · Intermediate
- Hat-trickI · Intermediate
- Death oversI · Intermediate · Also called: death bowling
- Fielding positionsI · Intermediate · Also called: field placings
- Direct hitI · Intermediate
- Dead ballI · Intermediate
- PowerplayI · Intermediate
- Free hitI · Intermediate
- DRSI · Intermediate · Also called: Decision Review System
- Duckworth-Lewis-Stern methodI · Intermediate · Also called: DLS
- Super overI · Intermediate
- SessionI · Intermediate
- Umpire's callI · Intermediate
Rules
- How many ways can a batter be out in cricket?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter out bowled?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter out caught?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter out leg before wicket?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter run out?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter out stumped?Rule · Beginner
- When is a batter out hit wicket?Rule · Intermediate
- When is a batter out for hitting the ball twice?Rule · Advanced
- When is a batter out obstructing the field?Rule · Advanced
- How long does a new batter have to get to the crease?Rule · Advanced
- Can a batter retire, and can they come back?Rule · Advanced
- Does the fielding side have to appeal for a batter to be out?Rule · Intermediate
- How is a run scored in cricket?Rule · Beginner
- When is it a six, and when is it a four?Rule · Beginner
- What are byes and leg byes?Rule · Intermediate
- When do umpires award 5 penalty runs?Rule · Advanced
- When is the ball dead in cricket?Rule · Intermediate
- After a run, a catch or the end of an over, which batter faces?Rule · Intermediate
- What is a no-ball, and what happens after one?Rule · Beginner
- When is a ball called wide?Rule · Beginner
- What is a free hit, and can a batter be out on one?Rule · Intermediate
- How many balls are in an over, and who can bowl the next one?Rule · Beginner
- How many overs can one bowler bowl?Rule · Intermediate
- What is a legal bowling action, and what is chucking?Rule · Advanced
- How many bouncers can a bowler bowl in an over?Rule · Intermediate
- Is a full toss above the waist a no-ball?Rule · Advanced
- How many fielders can stand outside the circle?Rule · Intermediate
- What can and can't the wicketkeeper do?Rule · Advanced
- What are fielders not allowed to do?Rule · Advanced
- Can a substitute field, bowl or keep wicket?Rule · Advanced
- What is the difference between Test, ODI and T20 cricket?Rule · Beginner
- When is the toss, and what does the winner choose?Rule · Intermediate
- Can a captain end their side's innings early?Rule · Intermediate
- What is the follow-on in Test cricket?Rule · Intermediate
- How is a cricket match won, tied, drawn or left with no result?Rule · Beginner
- How does a super over work?Rule · Intermediate
- How are targets set when rain cuts an ODI or T20?Rule · Intermediate
- What happens on a reserve day?Rule · Advanced
- How do points and net run rate work in a tournament?Rule · Intermediate
- How many overs are bowled in a day of Test cricket?Rule · Intermediate
- What is the stop clock, and what is the penalty for slow over rates?Rule · Advanced
- Who decides when play stops for rain or bad light?Rule · Advanced
- How many players are in a cricket team?Rule · Beginner
- Can a concussed player be replaced in cricket?Rule · Advanced
- What happens when a player is injured during play?Rule · Advanced
- How long is a cricket pitch, and what do the lines mean?Rule · Officials' detail
- How big are the stumps, and what are bails for?Rule · Officials' detail
- How heavy is a cricket ball, and when is a new one used?Rule · Officials' detail
- What are the rules on the size of a cricket bat?Rule · Officials' detail
- How big must a cricket ground be?Rule · Officials' detail
- What do the umpires' signals mean?Rule · Intermediate
- How does the Decision Review System work?Rule · Intermediate
- What does the third umpire decide without a review?Rule · Intermediate
- What is ball tampering, and can players use saliva on the ball?Rule · Advanced
- Is fake fielding allowed in cricket?Rule · Advanced
- Can players run on the pitch, and what is the danger area?Rule · Advanced
- What happens if a team wastes time?Rule · Advanced
- What happens to players who misbehave on the field?Rule · Advanced