A cricket glossary for new fans: the key terms — from googly to yorker, powerplay to LBW — explained simply so you can follow any match with ease.
Cricket has a language all its own. This cricket glossary explains the key terms in plain English, so a newcomer — or a football fan giving cricket a go — can follow any match with confidence.
Keep this cricket glossary handy during a game and the commentary suddenly makes sense. Once the terms click, the strategy of cricket becomes far more enjoyable.
See our beginner guides in Explainers, including the difference between Test, ODI and T20.
What is LBW again? Out if the ball would have hit the stumps and struck the pad first (with conditions). What is a googly? A wrist-spinner's surprise ball that turns the opposite way. Why keep a glossary handy? Once the…