Synonyms and antonyms of Cricket in American Thesaurus

bat (verb)

to hit the ball with a bat in a game such as baseball or cricket

bat (verb)

in baseball or cricket, the team that is batting is trying to score runs (=points) by hitting the ball

batsman (noun)

a player who tries to hit the ball in cricket

batting average (noun)

a number that represents the average number of times that a baseball player gets a hit

boundary (noun)

the outer edge of the playing area in cricket

bowl (verb)

to throw the ball toward the batsman in the sport of cricket

bowler (noun)

the person throwing the ball toward the batsman in the sport of cricket

crease (noun)

the line in front of the wicket where a batsman stands to hit the ball in the game of cricket

cricket (noun)

a game played by two teams of 11 players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two sets of sticks called stumps. Someone who plays this sport is called a cricketer.

Gabba (Australian)

Australian an informal name for the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane, Australia

hit (verb)

to achieve a particular score when you hit the ball in a sport such as baseball

out (adverb)

if a player or team is out during a game of baseball or cricket, they are not batting anymore

outfield (noun)

in baseball and cricket, the parts of the field that are farthest from the player who is batting

over (noun)

British in cricket, a series of six actions of bowling (=throwing the ball) by the same bowler toward the same end of the ground

pitch (verb)

if a ball pitches in golf, it hits the ground

run (noun)

one point in the game of cricket

single (noun)

in cricket, one run (=point)

slip (noun)

in the game of cricket, a place near the batsman where players stand when they are trying to catch the ball

spinner (noun)

in the game of cricket, a bowler who bowls the ball slowly and makes it spin a lot

stump (noun)

one of the three sticks behind the batsman in cricket

test (noun)

Britishinformal a test match

test match (noun)

in cricket and rugby, a game between two teams from different countries

wicket (noun)

in the game of cricket, the set of three sticks that the bowler tries to hit with the ball

wicket keeper (noun)

the player in a cricket team who stands behind the wicket and tries to catch the ball