Cricket

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Across
  1. 1. There are several meanings of wicket: (1) The wicket is the strip of grass or other surface between the stumps. (2) The stumps are also sometimes called the wicket. (3) When a player is out - that's a wicket!
  2. 3. A hit that goes to the 'boundary' of the field, having touched the ground at least once, scoring 4 runs.
  3. 4. - When a batsman is out without making a run.
  4. 5. A hit that goes into the boundary having bounced at least once on the playing field, scoring four runs.
  5. 8. Cut - Colloquial term for an inside edge which goes between the legs and the stumps. Also called a Chinese Drive.
  6. 9. - A score of one run off the bat.
Down
  1. 1. A bowling delivery that goes too wide of the stumps so that it is not playable by the batsman. One run is given to the batting team for each wide, and another ball has to be bowled.
  2. 2. A bowling delivery that is directed at the base of the stumps or at his feet, which often slips under the batsman's bat for a wicket
  3. 6. A set of six balls that a bowler bowls in a row.
  4. 7. The duration that a team bats. Each team gets two innings to complete a match.
  5. 9. A hit that goes over the boundary line without touching the playing field, scoring six runs.