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Definition of Cricket

Cricket
Cricket Crick"et, n. [AS. cricc, crycc, crooked staff, crutch. Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool prob. having been first used as a wicket. See Crutch.] 1. A low stool. 2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides. 3. (Arch.) A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
Cricket
Cricket Crick"et, v. i. To play at cricket. --Tennyson.
Cricket
Cricket Crick"et (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zo["o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of America are G. niger, G. neglectus, and others. Balm cricket. See under Balm. Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella); -- called also grasshopper warbler. Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus); -- so called from its chirping.

Meaning of Cricket from wikipedia

- Cricket is a bat-and-ball game pla**** between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with...
- Test Cricket is a format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test"...
- national cricket team, colloquially Team India, represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India...
- sport of cricket. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Certain aspects of cricket terminology...
- The International Cricket Council, a.k.a. ICC, is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives...
- national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. Along with England, it is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing...
- ****stan national cricket team has represented ****stan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the ****stan Cricket Board (PCB), the...
- The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as The 'G, is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed...
- Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when pla**** by women. Its rules are almost identical to those in the game pla**** by men, the main change being...
- Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in all formats . A left-handed batter and part-time right arm off-spin...