dot ball

noun

1. cricket a ball from which a run is not scored

Word History and Origins

Origin of dot ball¹

when no run is scored, the scorer places a dot in his or her record book

Example Sentences

Batting demands relentless stroke play, where even a dot ball is unacceptable.

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Gibson was clapped in to bowl like an Olympic long jumper at the start of their mark, each dot ball cheered like a wicket and every run saved greeted with raucous appreciation.

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Despite the mountainous task facing Kohli and India on Sunday, their noisy fans had high levels of expectation, cheering every dot ball.

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Williamson sliced the next delivery through point for four to level the scores before Fernando bowled a bouncer that was close to being called wide on height but was ruled a dot ball.

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A dot ball followed and Sandhu played and missed at the final delivery, only for English wicketkeeper Joe Clarke to fail to gather and allow Thunder a bye to clinch victory in a remarkable curtain-raiser at Canberra's Manuka Oval.

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