I've just recently started watching the game but I don't understand the terms, I would be very grateful if someone could explain these for me please..
Thanks
Nightwatchman
Googly
Silly Mid On
Silly Mid Off
Yorker
2007-07-23 08:21:55 · 15 answers · asked by Andy F 5 in Sports ➔ Cricket
The explanation of the terms listed by you are given below:
NIGHT WATCHMAN:
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In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play. This batsman's job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in overnight, hence the name) and so protect other, more capable batsmen from being out cheaply in what may be a period of tiredness or in poor light. The theory is that losing two top-order batsmen in quick succession would be worse than losing one top-order batsman and a tailender.
GOOGLY:
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In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or Bosey) after its inventor Bernard Bosanquet; in Australia it is commonly referred to as a wrong'un (and in India as the wrong one, which led to the naming of the doosra, meaning the other one, named by its inventor Saqlain Mushtaq, one of the best off-spinners of Pakistan).
SILLY MID ON:
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It is a fielding position on the leg side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
SILLY MID-OFF:
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It is a fielding position on the off side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
YORKER:
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It is a delivery that is pitched very close to the batsman. The intent is for it to bounce exactly underneath his bat or on his toes, in the block hole. A perfectly-pitched fast yorker is almost impossible to keep out; a bad yorker can turn into a half-volley (too short) or a full toss (too full).
To know more about other cricketing terms, please check the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricket_terms
http://www.dangermouse.net/cricket/glossary/s.html
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2007-07-23 09:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nighwatchman is a batsmen sent in a test match towards the end of the day to just bat through.
Googly is a type of spin when a leg spinner bowls a delivery to spin to the off side.
Silly mid on is a field position very close to the batsmen on the on(leg) side wheras silly mid off is the same but on the opposite side.
Yorker is a delivery bowled at full length. (pitches close to the feet)
2007-07-23 17:25:04 · answer #2 · answered by Ash 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Night watchman- Late order batsman who comes to the crease in the final few overs in a day in a test match.
Googly- A ball delivered by a leg spinner which turns the other way like an off spinner in a similar action to a delivery of a leg spin.
Silly Mid On- a fielding position just in front of the batsman in on side.
Silly Mid Off- a fielding position just in front of the batsman in off side.
Yorker-a ball which reaches the block hole of the batsman.Block hole is the position between the toes of the batsman and the toe edge of the bat.
2007-07-23 21:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by Shehan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nightwatchman: A non specialist batsmen who often has a solid defensive technique who is sent in near to the close of play when a wicket falls. His immediate objective is to take as much of the strike as possible in order to protect the specialist batsman at the other end from adverse conditions such as fading light. If he survives this period he as done his job and can then go on to perhaps contribute a small amount of runs to his teams cause. An example of a nightwatchman is England's Matthew Hoggard.
Googly: A googly is a delivery bowled by a legspinner that pitches and turns from left to right (offside to legside to right handed batsmen). It is the opposite of a legspinners normal deliver the leg-break which pitches and turns from right to left (legside to offside). It requires a subtle variation in grip and action to bowl this as aposed to the other deleiveries in the legspinners armoury, it is often bowled out of the back of the hand. Sometimes know as the wrong'un.
Silly Mid On: A close in fielder that is quite straight on the on side (legside). Although it is close in this position is usually used to force batsmen to skew drives to fielders in the covers by making them unwilling to risk straight drives. Rather than the usual catching nature of close in fielders.
Silly Mid Off: Exactly the same as Silly Mid On but on the other side of the field (the offside)
Yorker: A very full pitched attacking delivery aimed on line with the stumps. It is only really bowled by seam and swing bowlers and can take many disguises but a good yorker is invariably online with the stumps and pitching more or less on the batsman's toes. The yorker can either be a full paced delivery or a slower ball intended to get the batsman to misjudge the pace of the delivery. Quite often the yorker will be a swinging delivery this is mainly due to the fact that it's fullness means it has lots of time to swing in the air. The swinging yorker is perhaps the most difficult delivery for a batsman to deal with. Perhaps the finest exponenent of the swinging yorker was Pakistan's Waqar Younis. A great example of a slower ball yorker is the ball bowled by Steve Harmison to Michael Clarke in the 2005 Ashes series.
2007-07-23 11:00:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nightwatchmen - the team thats 'IN' puts one of its tailenders (bowlers usually) at the crease during the last over of play, if one of the upper order batsmen is given 'out' in that final over.
Googly is a ball that looks like its going to off spin, but surprises the batsman by turning in.
Silly Mid On, is the fielder who stands up close (with the helmet) to the batsman leg side
Silly Mid off, same as above, only near the bat rather than the leg.
Yorker is the ball pitching right under the batsmans bat.
Think all that is right.
2007-07-23 08:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by deadmeatuk2 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
1)a lower order batsman sent in to bat earlier in the batting order than normal to "protect" the next genuine batsman from the chance of dismissal in the final few overs of the day.
2)a ball delivered by a right-arm leg-spinner which turns the opposite way (like an off-spinner). used infrequently as a surprise delivery.
3)fielding position very close to the batter, in front of the batter on the leg (on) side. typically deployed when a spinner is bowling.
4)as above, but on the off side.
5)a bowling delivery designed to bounce or pitch exactly level with the batsman. often used against lower-order batsmen, particularly at pace, to try to get the ball under the bat (or the bat fails to get down in time to stop the ball getting past)
2007-07-23 08:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by paul m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nightwatchman is a lower order batsmen who comes in and defends the wicket
Googly is a ball that looks like its going to off spin, but surprises the batsman by turning in.
Silly Mid On, is the fielder who stands up close (with the helmet) to the batsman leg side
Silly Mid off, same as above, only near the bat rather than the leg.
a yorker is a ball bowled by a bowler that does not pitch until the batsmens feet
2007-07-23 08:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Cricket terms is Key terms for cricket playing."
kapil Dev.
First with def.
Googly- A leg spinner's variation bowledwith a leg break action that comes out of the back of the hand. Instead of spinning away from batsman, it spins back toward him or her. Also called "Wrong'un."
Silly Mid on - A close catching postion on the side in front of the wicket.
Silly mid off - A close catching poston on the off side in front of wicket.
nightwatchman - is a lower order batsmen who comes in and defends the wicket. Ex. One of last bowlers.
Yorker - A cricket ball that hits the bottom of a batsman feet or, quick to hit wickets from the ground.
2007-07-23 13:05:33 · answer #8 · answered by Furioso Lion88 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No matter what you all say Harbhajan needs to be rubbed out for the rest of the year. I know that wont happen as the referee will be too gutless to do anything. He is too scared of the voting power of the Asian cricket nations who will vote to sack him if he judges against the Indian player. Just like they did with Darryl Hair when Pakistan were cheating. India has taken over as the worlds biggest whingers. Whenever they lose they blame the umpires.
2016-04-01 09:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
night watch man mean if u play a test match and end of day ur player is out u ll send a bolwer or not regular player .
googly is a spin bowl warriety its turm out side to in side
silly mid on mean ur nearest fielder in ur right side in test match mostly
silly mid off is left side fielder on catching position
yorker mean fast bowler through the bowl ob ur foot
2007-07-23 18:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by raja a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋