umpirestrikesback's definitions

GM

Gunn and Moore, an English Cricket Bat manufacturing company, producing quality international standard bats

Man 1: You getting a new bat?
Man 2: Yeah, either a GM Purist or a Maxi
Man 1: Good bats

by umpirestrikesback December 28, 2005

fishing

In cricket to go fishing is too dangle the bat at balls outside of off stump. Also known as having a nibble.

Bowler: Come on lads we've got him fishing!

by umpirestrikesback August 10, 2005

Yorker

In cricket a Yorker is a ball that pitches at the batsmans feet. This is the most difficult ball to defend against. Joel Garner had an immense yorker and Waqar Younis and Wasin Akram used the principle of Reverse Swing to make their yorkers almost impossible to play.

Commentator: Got Him! He's gone, amazing yorker which beat the batsman all ends up and knocked his middle stump out of the ground!

by umpirestrikesback August 10, 2005

Sledging

Sledging or "Mental Disintergration" as it is also known is the tactic of talking to players on the opposition side (particularily batsmen, as taking on a whole team in the field is never a good idea) with the objective of destroying either their concentration or their confidence/self esteem. Sledging is practised in a large way by the Australian Cricket Team, but most International teams partake in sledging. Sledging can be merely an opposition player talking constantly to the batsman, but has mostly become known as players swearing and questioning their lineage.

Glenn McGrath to Eddie Brandes
GM: "Oi Brandes why are you so fat?"
EB: "Because everytime I shag your wife she gives me a biscuit"

Andrew Flintoff to Tino Best (after Best had attempted a slog sweep towards the pavilion)
AF: "Mind those windows Tino"

Rod Marsh to Ian Botham
RM: "So how's your wife and my kids?"

by umpirestrikesback May 17, 2005

Bouncer

In Cricket, a short pitched ball which is aimed at the batsman's head

The batsman was shaken by a nasty blow to the head from a bouncer

by umpirestrikesback May 19, 2005

Beamer

In Cricket, a ball that is delivered and reaches the batsman on the full above the waist. Can be very dangerous

Brett Lee bowled McCullum a beamer

by umpirestrikesback May 18, 2005

Allrounder

In cricket a player who can play in more than one role to a good standard. The traditional allrounder is a batsman and a bowler (Eg. Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Imran Khan, Sir Gary Sobers) but more recently a new breed of wicketkeeper-batsman allrounders have emerged with Adam Gilchrist of Australia leading the way.

Andrew Flntoff is a bowling allrounder whereas Adam Gilchrist is a wicketkeeping allrounder
(England for the Ashes!)

by umpirestrikesback July 16, 2008