cricket

Definition of cricket in English English dictionary: A wooden footstool; A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions; Absolute silence; no communication. See crickets; A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection; A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries; To play the game of cricket; An insect in the order Orthoptera that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs; An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport
That player's foul wasn't cricket!.; {n} a small insect, game, low seat, stool; A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. (from Middle French criquet, "goal stake") Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks. The teams have 11 players each. A bowler from the defending team throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. The team batting fields two batsman at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball away from the wicket but has no time to run to the opposite wicket, he need not run; play will resume with another bowl. After a hit, when possible, the striker and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. The batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. Matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial era, cricket was exported to countries around the world. Any of the approximately 2,400 species of leaping insects (family Gryllidae) known for the musical chirping of the male. Crickets vary in length from around 0.1 to 2 in. (3-50 mm) and have thin antennae, hind legs modified for jumping, and two abdominal sensory appendages (cerci). Their two forewings are stiff and leathery, and the two long, membranous hind wings are used in flying. Male crickets chirp by rubbing a scraper located on one forewing along a row of 50-250 teeth on the opposite forewing. The most common cricket songs are the calling song, which attracts the female; the courtship, or mating, song, which induces the female to copulate; and the fighting chirp, which repels other males; Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground. the Yorkshire County Cricket Club; A saddle-shaped, peaked construction connecting a sloping roof plane with a chimney Designed to encourage water drainage away from the chimney joint; a small, false roof built behind, or uphill from, a; A low footstool; A roof component used to divert water around curbs, platforms, chimneys, walls, or other roof penetrations and projections See also Saddle; A peaked saddle construction at the back of a chimney to prevent the accumulation of snow and ice, and to deflect water around the chimney; A diverter behind a large object that would normal block water; e g chimney, skylight, exhaust fan, etc Crickets are key to keeping the water out and help prevent rot in these areas which are prone to standing water, leaves, snow, or ice A cricket can be structural, i e a part of the deck, or ornamental, i e metal (usually copper) Back to Top; First produced in the 1950s Was the second of the three key OO scale games manufactured with teams and accessories throughout the 1970s Great fun : -; an elevated roof substrate or structure, constructed to divert water around a chimney, curb, away from a wall, expansion joint, or other projection/penetration; Sloped area built into the roof to provide drainage that otherwise would not exist Crickets are often built behind chimneys to divert water away from the back of the chimney; A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides; a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together play cricket; leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together; a strange, slow, baseball-like game played in about a dozen countries, mostly former British territories Revolutionary reform by mercurial Australian media baron (sorry, not Murdoch) Kerry Packer has produced an abbreviated eight-hour long version out of the original, and still prevalent, six-day epic that traditionally included a Day of Rest Predictably, the English squire's invention and passion; A small drainage-diverting roof structure of single or double slope placed at the junction of larger surfaces that meet at an angle, such as above a chimney; A relatively small, elevated area of a roof constructed to divert water around a chimney, curb or other projection; An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera; a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs; To play at cricket; The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings; A ridge or drainage diverting roof framing; A relatively small, elevated area of a roof constructed to divert water; play cricket; {i} leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England); A roof component used to divert water away from curbs, platforms, chimneys, walls, or other roof penetrations and projections See also Saddle; a small peaked saddle constructed on the top of the basic roof and behind the chimney A cricket is generally not required; A ridge or drainage diverting roof framing Generally found on the high sloped end of a chimney; A low stool; A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney; A second roof built on top of the primary roof to increase the slope of the roof or valley; grille
cricket ball: A hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available
cricket balls: plural form of cricket ball
cricket bat: a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket
cricket bats: plural form of cricket bat
cricket field: The area of grass (within the boundary) on which a cricket match is played
cricket field: A cricket ground
cricket fields: plural form of cricket field
cricket ground: An arena in which a cricket match is played; a cricket field plus the viewing areas, pavilion etc
cricket grounds: plural form of cricket ground
cricket pitch: The twenty-two yard strip between the two wickets, where the batsman faces the bowler
cricket pitches: plural form of cricket pitch
cricket whites: The traditional clothing worn by cricketers, consisting of white trousers, shirt and optionally sweater
cricket ball: ball used in playing cricket
cricket bat: a bat used in playing cricket
cricket equipment: sports equipment used in playing cricket
cricket frog: either of two frogs with a clicking call
cricket match: a match between two cricket teams
cricket-bat willow: Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches
African mole cricket: A mole cricket living in South Africa, scientific name Gryllotalpa africana
French cricket: An informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands
International Cricket Council: the governing body that organizes world cricket
Jerusalem cricket: A large, flightless insect of the genus Stenopelmatus, native to the western United States and parts of Mexico — not a true cricket
Mormon cricket: A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops
Test cricket: The highest level of international cricket, where Test sides compete against each other in five-day matches
backyard cricket: Informal cricket (the game) played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space
cricketer: a person who plays cricket
cricketing: Present participle of cricket
crickets: plural form of cricket
crickets: Absolute silence; no communication. Derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet. May be used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases
We asked for an explanation, but all we heard were the sound of crickets.
house cricket: a cricket of the species Acheta domestica
limited overs cricket: one-day cricket
mole cricket: Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots
not cricket: unsportsmanlike
one-day cricket: a form of cricket, played on one day, in which each side bats only once
Mormon cricket: A large, wingless, long-horned grasshopper (Anabrus simplex) of the western United States that is often destructive to crops
Test and County Cricket Board: TCCB an organization in the UK that governs the way professional cricket is played
as merry as a cricket: very happy, very cheerful
cricketer: One who plays at cricket
cricketer: A cricketer is a person who plays cricket. someone who plays cricket batsman, bowler bowler, fielder fielder
cricketer: an athlete who plays cricket
cricketer: {i} one who plays cricket (outdoor sport played with ball and bat)
cricketing: That plays cricket
cricketing: Cricketing means relating to or taking part in cricket. Australia's cricketing heroes. his cricketing career
crickets: plural of cricket
crickets: gryllidae
eastern cricket frog: cricket frog of eastern United States
european house cricket: lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
fen cricket: The mole cricket
field cricket: common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings
house cricket: A common, widely distributed cricket (Acheta domesticus) that often enters human dwellings in cold weather
mole cricket: Any of various burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae, having short wings and front legs well adapted for digging and feeding mainly on the roots of plants
mole cricket: digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots
mormon cricket: large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
northern cricket frog: of eastern and central United States
play cricket: participate in a game of cricket
sand cricket: large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
snowy tree cricket: pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America
tree cricket: pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation