Cricket Word Search
Cricket, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: BATSMAN, BOWLER, WICKET, STUMPS, BOUNCE, SPINNER, FASTBALL, SIXER, FOURS, RUNS, SCORE, OVERS.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Cricket word list, defined
- BATSMAN /ˈbætsmən/ · noun
- A player in cricket whose role is to bat, defending the wicket and scoring runs; the term is also used more broadly for a batter in other bat-and-ball sports. Related: batter, batswoman, striker, run-getter.
- BOWLER /ˈboʊlər/ · noun
- A person who bowls, especially the player who delivers the ball in cricket; also a type of hard felt hat with a rounded crown, known in American English as a derby. Related: derby, hat.
- WICKET /ˈwɪkɪt/ · noun
- A wicket is the set of three wooden stumps and two bails at either end of a cricket pitch. By extension, it can mean a batsman at the crease or a dismissed batsman; outside cricket, it can mean a small gate or door, especially at the entrance to a property. Related: stumps, bails, gate.
- STUMPS /stʌmps/ · noun plural
- The stumps are the remaining lower sections of trees after the trunks have been cut down. The word can also denote the upright posts forming a cricket wicket or the residual parts of amputated limbs. Related: trunks, remains, stumpages.
- BOUNCE /baʊns/ · verb
- To rebound off a surface after striking it, especially repeatedly; as a noun, an act of bouncing. Related: rebound, ricochet, spring, hop.
- SPINNER /ˈspɪnər/ · noun
- A device or component that rotates, especially one used to spin thread, control a machine, or provide motion. The term can also refer to a person who spins, as in a skater or cyclist, and to the rotating hub assembly of an aircraft propeller. Related: rotator, whirler, revolver, turner.
- FASTBALL /ˈfæstbɔːl/ · noun
- A fast pitch thrown in baseball with little or no curve, typically the fastest pitch in a pitcher's repertoire. By extension, it can describe anything delivered or done at high speed. Related: heater, hard fastball, smoke.
- SIXER /ˈsɪksə(r)/ · noun
- In cricket, a sixer is a hit that sends the ball over the boundary without touching the ground, scoring six runs. Informally, the word can also refer to a six-month-old baby or, in Australian slang, a six-year-old child. Related: six, big hit, maximum.
- FOURS /fɔːrz/ · noun
- Fours is the plural of the noun 'four', referring collectively to the number four, or to groups of four people or things. It also appears in idioms such as 'in fours', meaning arranged in groups of four.
- RUNS /rʌnz/ · verb, noun
- To move quickly on foot at a steady pace. A series of events or performances that are held in rapid succession. Related: move, run, rush, sprint.
- SCORE /skɔːr/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a score is a numerical result or assessment, a number of points achieved, or the written notation for a musical composition. As a verb, to score means to achieve points or a successful result, and it can also mean to criticize someone sharply or to compose music. Related: points, tally, result, mark.
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