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BALLE BONDISSANT LIMITE BATTEUR [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports
DEF

A bowled ball in cricket that pitches in or close to the blockhole, a light indentation in the ground just behind the popping crease and in front of the wicket made by a batsman with the end of his bat to mark the position of his guard.

OBS

A yorker lands so close to the batsman's feet that it is extremely difficult for him to hit the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe
OBS

Cricket. À ce sport, la «limite du frappeur» (en anglais, «popping crease») dite «limite du batteur» en Europe, est une ligne à 4 pieds devant le guichet (en anglais «wicket»).

Spanish

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