10 Cricketing terms you never heard of

10 Cricketing terms you never heard of: As cricket fans we so often believe we know the game really well, we start to think that we know everything and there is no nook or corner unexplored by us; and that is where it surprises you. The vastness, the versatility, and the diverse nature of the sport make it tough for someone to actually possess the complete knowledge and thus quite often we have unknown, rare facts, incidents, terms popping up.

Here we have the 10 Cricketing terms you never heard of:

1. Hoick:

A hoick is same as slog, but most used for on-side shots.

2. Military Medium:

Military medium is a slightly derogative term used for a bowler who has no real pace.

3. Nurdle:

The term nurdle is used when a batsman nudging the ball around and into the gaps.

4. Sandshoe crusher:

A sandshoe crusher is a colloquial term for a Yorker, a full-pitched delivery that is aimed at the batsman’s toes and usually hits them on the toes if not into the stumps.

5. Sundries:

Sundries is an Australian word for the extras.

6. Super-sub:

The super-sub was a short-lived experiment by the ICC in 2005 to try to make ODIs interesting. It allowed teams to replace one player during a game, but the reality was it heavily favored the side batting first and was soon dropped.

7. Feather-bed:

A batsmen friendly pitch with little life for the bowlers is referred to as a feather-bed.

Also Read – A glossary of Cricketing terms – The Cricket Dictionary

8. Corridor of uncertainty:

A term that the commentators love to use, the ‘corridor of uncertainty’ describes an area just outside the batsman’s off-stump where he is unsure whether he to play it or leave it.

9. Bunsen Burner:

Bunsen is an idiom used by commentators to describe a pitch that is rolled to favour the slow bowlers. From Cockney rhyming slang (Bunsen Burner = turner).

10. Box:

A box is an abdominal protector worn by batsmen and wicket keepers. It is also an old term which referred the fielder in the gully region.