| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | All-rounder | Player skilled at batting and bowling. |
| 2. | Appeal | Fielders’ request for umpire decision. |
| 3. | Arm ball | Off-spinner’s straighter delivery. |
| 4. | Ashes | England–Australia Test series trophy. |
| 5. | Backlift | Bat’s lift before striking. |
| 6. | Bails | Two pieces atop the stumps. |
| 7. | Beamer | Full toss above waist height. |
| 8. | Bouncer | Short ball rising toward batter. |
| 9. | Boundary | Rope/line marking field edge. |
| 10. | Box | Protective groin guard. |
| 11. | Century | Individual score of 100 runs. |
| 12. | Chinaman | Left-arm unorthodox spin delivery. |
| 13. | Cover drive | Driven shot through cover region. |
| 14. | Crease | Lines defining batting and bowling areas. |
| 15. | Dead ball | Ball not in play. |
| 16. | Declaration | Innings closed voluntarily by captain. |
| 17. | DLS method | Rain-adjusted limited-overs target system. |
| 18. | Doosra | Off-spinner’s ball turning opposite way. |
| 19. | Duck | Dismissed for zero runs. |
| 20. | Edge | Ball contacts bat’s edge. |
| 21. | Extras | Runs not credited to batter. |
| 22. | Fast bowler | Bowler relying mainly on pace. |
| 23. | Featherbed pitch | Very easy pitch for batting. |
| 24. | Fielding restrictions | Limits on outfielders in powerplay. |
| 25. | Follow-on | Team bats again after big deficit. |
| 26. | Free hit | No dismissal except run out. |
| 27. | Glance | Deflection off pads to leg side. |
| 28. | Googly | Leg-spinner’s ball turning opposite way. |
| 29. | Grips | Rubber finger guards for batters. |
| 30. | Groundsman | Person preparing the pitch and outfield. |
| 31. | Half-volley | Ball pitching close to batter. |
| 32. | Hat-trick | Three wickets in three deliveries. |
| 33. | Hawk-Eye | Ball-tracking technology for reviews. |
| 34. | Helicopter shot | Wristy flick with bat swing. |
| 35. | Hit wicket | Batter dislodges own stumps. |
| 36. | Innings | Team’s turn to bat. |
| 37. | Inswinger | Ball swinging into batter. |
| 38. | Jaffa | Unplayably good delivery. |
| 39. | Jersey number | Player’s shirt number identifier. |
| 40. | Judged not out | Umpire rules batter survives. |
| 41. | Keeper | Wicketkeeper behind the stumps. |
| 42. | Knuckleball | Slower ball with minimal seam rotation. |
| 43. | LBW | Leg before wicket dismissal. |
| 44. | Leg byes | Runs off body, not bat. |
| 45. | Leg cutter | Seam delivery deviating to leg side. |
| 46. | Leg spin | Spin bowling turning away from right-hander. |
| 47. | Lofted drive | Aerial drive over infield. |
| 48. | Maiden over | Over conceding zero runs. |
| 49. | Man of the Match | Best individual performance award. |
| 50. | Match referee | Official overseeing conduct and reports. |
| 51. | Middle stump | Central stump of the wicket. |
| 52. | No-ball | Illegal delivery; extra run awarded. |
| 53. | Non-striker | Batter not facing the ball. |
| 54. | Off break | Off-spinner’s stock turning ball. |
| 55. | Off stump | Stump on off side of batter. |
| 56. | Outswinger | Ball swinging away from batter. |
| 57. | Over | Set of six legal deliveries. |
| 58. | Pace | Ball speed from bowler. |
| 59. | Paddle sweep | Fine sweep played from in front. |
| 60. | Partnership | Runs scored by a batting pair. |
| 61. | Pitch | Prepared strip where play occurs. |
| 62. | Powerplay | Overs with fielding restrictions. |
| 63. | Pull shot | Horizontal-bat shot to leg side. |
| 64. | Quick single | Tightly run one run. |
| 65. | Quota | Maximum overs a bowler may bowl. |
| 66. | Ravi Shastri | Common commentator reference; former India captain. |
| 67. | Reverse swing | Late swing opposite to shiny side. |
| 68. | Review | Challenge using DRS technology. |
| 69. | Run out | Wicket broken before batter makes ground. |
| 70. | Run rate | Runs scored per over. |
| 71. | Seam | Raised stitching on the ball. |
| 72. | Seamer | Bowler using seam movement. |
| 73. | Silly point | Very close fielder on off side. |
| 74. | Six | Hit over boundary without bouncing. |
| 75. | Slip | Catching position beside wicketkeeper. |
| 76. | Slog sweep | Powerful sweep aimed for boundary. |
| 77. | Slower ball | Deceptively reduced-pace delivery. |
| 78. | Spin | Bowling with rotation and drift. |
| 79. | Stance | Batter’s setup position. |
| 80. | Stumps | Three posts forming the wicket. |
| 81. | Super Over | Tiebreak one-over-per-side contest. |
| 82. | Switch hit | Batter changes stance mid-delivery. |
| 83. | Target | Runs required to win. |
| 84. | Test cricket | Five-day, two-innings format. |
| 85. | Third umpire | TV umpire assisting on decisions. |
| 86. | Throwdown | Practice throw simulating bowling. |
| 87. | Tie | Match ends with equal scores. |
| 88. | Time out | New batter must arrive promptly. |
| 89. | Umpire | On-field official enforcing laws. |
| 90. | Unplayable | Delivery too good to hit. |
| 91. | Uppercut | Shot ramped over slips. |
| 92. | V sign | Two batters crossing mid-pitch. |
| 93. | Wagon wheel | Graphic showing scoring shot directions. |
| 94. | Walk | Batter leaves without umpire decision. |
| 95. | White ball | Limited-overs match ball. |
| 96. | Wicket | Set of stumps; also dismissal. |
| 97. | Wicketkeeper | Specialist fielder behind stumps. |
| 98. | Wide | Illegal ball too far to reach. |
| 99. | Yips | Sudden loss of control in throwing. |
| 100. | Yorker | Very full ball at the toes. |