Overnight Batsmen
Players who were still batting when play stopped the day before
Perished
When a batter gets out and has to leave the game (in cricket, they say a player “perished” instead of “got out”)
Either side of Lunch
When one player got out before the lunch break and another got out after the lunch break (cricket games are so long they take breaks for lunch!)
Leg before
When the ball hits the batter’s leg instead of the bat (that’s not allowed!) The batsman is only out if the umpire determines (adjudges) that the ball would have hit the wicket if it hadn’t hit the leg.
Inside edge
When the ball hits the edge of the bat
Stumping
When the wicket keeper gets the batter out by knocking the bails off of the stumps when a batsman steps out (like being tagged out in baseball)
Adjudged
When the umpire makes a decision about something (like when a referee in football responding to a challenge to see if the reciever caught the ball)
What is the dreaded finger?
When the umpire raises their finger to show a player is out (players don’t like to see this!) It’s like an umpire in baseball using his thumb to call a player out, only it’s more proper because, you know…British!!
Bar the pyrotechnics
Except for the exciting or spectacular moment of the game (like saying “except for the fireworks”)
Cut and drove
Different ways to hit the ball (like swinging a bat in baseball)
10 fours
Hitting the ball to the boundary on the groundn(worth 4 points) ten times
“134-ball 81”
The player scored 81 points after facing 134 balls (like pitches in baseball)
stepped-out
When a batter moves forward from their usual position to hit the ball (this can be risky).
