Across
- 2. E, The average number of runs a bowler concedes per over bowled.
- 8. L, Leg Before Wicket; a method of dismissal where the ball hits the batter's leg when it would have otherwise hit the stumps.
- 10. B, A run scored when the ball passes the batter without touching the bat or body.
- 11. T, A player who bats late in the order, typically a specialist bowler with lesser batting skill.
- 14. N, A lower-order batter sent in to play near the end of a day's play to protect higher-order batters.
- 15. A, The famous biennial Test match series played between England and Australia.
- 16. D, A score of zero for a batter who has been dismissed.
- 18. D, A single ball bowled by the bowler to the batter.
- 19. D, A delivery from which no runs are scored and no wickets are taken.
Down
- 1. O, A set of six legal deliveries bowled from one end of the pitch.
- 3. C, The lines on the pitch that define the legal positions for the bowler and the batter.
- 4. M, An over in which the bowler concedes no runs off the bat.
- 5. C, An individual score of 100 runs or more by a single batter in an innings.
- 6. S, The three vertical wooden posts that, along with the bails, make up the wicket.
- 7. D, A strategic decision by the captain of the batting side to end their innings voluntarily.
- 9. B, The edge of the playing field; also refers to a shot that scores four or six runs by reaching this edge.
- 10. B, The act of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batter.
- 12. I, The period of time during which an individual or a team bats.
- 13. W, The structure of stumps and bails; also refers to the dismissal of a batter or the rectangular pitch itself.
- 17. G, A close-in fielding position on the off-side, located between point and slips.
