popping crease

[ pop-ing ]

noun

, Cricket.

1. a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.

popping crease

noun

1. cricket a line four feet in front of and parallel with the bowling crease, at or behind which the batsman stands

Word History and Origins

Origin of popping crease¹

First recorded in 1765–75; pop ¹ + -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of popping crease¹

C18: from pop ¹(in the obsolete or dialect sense: to hit) + crease ¹

Example Sentences

Like Boult, Southee is probably a tad wide and one ball late in the over takes off at right angles past the popping crease and Watling does well to reel it in.

From The Guardian

Like Boult, Southee is probably a tad wide and one ball late in the over takes off at right angles past the popping crease and Watling does well to reel it in.

From The Guardian

A no-ball is when a bowler steps past the line, called the popping crease, behind which the ball must be bowled.

From Children's BBC

Once more, they check Tait's foot placement to see if it's a no-ball - but once more, his front foot is just behind the popping crease, so Styris trudges off.

From BBC

Once more, they check Tait's foot placement to see if it's a no-ball - but once more, his front foot is just behind the popping crease, so Styris trudges off.

From BBC