bowling crease
either of two lines, each with a wicket set lengthwise at the center, marking the limit of a bowler's approach in delivering the ball to the opposite wicket.
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How to use bowling crease in a sentence
He stands between point and short-slip, in a direct line with the bowling-crease, at a distance of about twelve yards.
Mike put on his pads; and Marjory walked with the professional to the bowling crease.
Mike | P. G. WodehouseThe wickets to be sixteen yards apart, the bowling crease to be eight yards from the wicket.
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II) | Alice Bertha Gomme
British Dictionary definitions for bowling crease
cricket a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
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