International Institute of Cricket Umpiring & Scoring
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Action, Adjudged, All out, Aerial, Agricultural, Air shot, All rounder, Anchor, Angled bat, Appeal, Arm, Arm ball, Ashes, Asking rate, Attacking field, Average, Away swing
Back foot, Back lift, Back of a length, Back spin, Backing up, Backward, Backward point, Backward short leg, Bad light, Bag a pair, Bails, Ball, Ball Tampering, Banana ball, Barrack, Bat, Bat gauge, Bat out, Batsman, Batsman's paradise, Batting, Batting average, Batting glove, Batting order, Batting side, Bat-pad, Beamer, Beat for pace, Belter, Blade, Blob, Block, Blockhole, Bodyline, Bonus points, Bosie, Bottom edge, Bottom hand, Bounce, Bouncer, Boundary, Boundary 4, Boundary 6, Bowl out, Bowled, Bowler, Bowling, Bowling action, Bowling crease, Bowling machine, Box, Break, Bump ball, Bunny, Bumper, Buy a wicket, Bye
Call, Calls, Captain, Carrying the bat, Castle, Caught, Caught and Bowled, Caught behind, Centre, Centurion, Century, Chance, Chanceless, Change ends, Change of pace, Charge, Cherry, Chinaman, Chinese cut, Chip shot, Chucker, Chucking, Circle, Clean bowled, Climb, Clip, Close of play, Close the face, Clubhouse, Coffin, Compile, Corridor of uncertainty, Country, County championship, Cover drive, Cover point, Covers, Cradle, Creases, Cross, Cross-bat, Curator, Cut
Dab, Danger area, Danger end, Day-night match, Dead ball, Dead bat, Death, Death rattle, Declaration, Deck, Deep, Deep extra cover, Deep fine leg, Deep mid-off, Deep mid-on, Deep mid-wicket, Deep square leg, Defence, Defensive field, Delivery, Delivery Stride, Depth, Dig in, Dig out, Direct hit, Dismissal, Distracting fielders, Distracting the batsman, Dolly, Doosra, Dot ball, Double, Double century, Double figures, Draw, Drinks, Drift, Drive, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis
Easy paced, Economy rate, Edge, Eleven, Ends, Even time, Expensive, Express, Extra cover, Extras
Fair delivery, Fall, Farming the bowling, Fast, Fast bowler, Fast bowling restrictions, Feather, Featherbed, Feed, Fence, Field, Field of play, Field placing, Fielder, Fielding, Fielding circle, Fielding limitation, Fielding positions, Fielding regulations, Fielding restrictions, Fielding side, Fifty, Figures, Fine, Fine leg, Finger spin, First change, Five for, Flat, Flick, Flight, Flipper, Floater, Fly slip, Follow-on, Follow through, Foothold, Footwork, For, Force the pace, Forcing shot, Forfeiture, Forward, Forward short leg, Fourth umpire, Free hit, French cut, Front foot, Full toss
Gap, Gardening, Gate, Get away, Get out, Get up, Give out, Glance, Glide, Gloved, Glue pot, Go up, Golden duck, Good length, Googly, Governing Body, Grass, Green, Ground, Ground fielding, Ground staff, Groundsman, Guard, Gully
Half century, Half volley, Handled the ball, Hat trick, Haul, Hawk-eye, Headquarters, Helmets, Helmet regulations, Hit, Hit the ball twice, Hit wicket, Hitter, Hoick, Hold back, Hole out, Hook shot, 'How's that?', Hustle
ICC, Illegal fielding, Infield, Innings, Inside edge, In-swing, Interruption, Interval
Jaffa, Jag back
King pair
Lap, Last hour, Late, Late cut, Late order, Laws, LBW (Leg Before Wicket), Leading edge, Leather, Left-armer, Left-hander, Leg, Leg-break, Leg bye, Leg-cutter, Leggie, Leg glance, Leg theory, Leg side, Leg slip, Leg spin, Leg trap, Length, Life, Lift, Limited-overs match, Line, Live, Local conventions, Long handle, Long-hop, Long leg, Long-off, Long-on, Loop, Loosener, Lost ball, Lower order
Maiden over, Manhattan, Mankad, Mark, Marking the pitch, Match, Match awarded, Match conceded, MCC, Meat, Medium-paced, Middle, Middle & leg, Middle order, Mid-off, Mid-on, Mid-wicket, Mis-cue, Misfield, Miss, Miss out, Move, Movement, Mowing
Neck and crop, Nelson, Nets, Neutral umpires, New ball, Nick, Nightwatchman, No ball, Nominated team, Non-striker, Not on strike, Not out, Nudge, Nurdle
Obstructing the batsman, Obstructing the field, Occupy the crease, Off drive, Off-break, Off-cutter, Off side, Off spin, On drive, On side, On strike, One-dayer, One leg, One short, Open, Open the face, Opener, Opening bat, Orthodox, Out, Out cricket, Outfield, Outside edge, Out-swing, Over, Over pitched, Over-rate, Over the top, Overs limitation, Overs lost, Over the wicket, Overthrow
Pack, Pad, Pad away, Pad up, Pad-bat, Paddle, Pair, Partnership, Pavilion, Penalty runs, Pick, Pick-up, Pinch-hitter, Pitch, Pitch damage, Pitch of the ball, Place, Play, Play and miss, Play in, Played on, Player, Playing area, Playing conditions, Plumb, Point, Pop, Popping crease, Pouch, Powerplay, Protected area, Pudding, Pull, Punch, Push, Put in, Put on
Rabbit, Rain, Rain affected, Read, Rear, Referee, Remove, Replacement, Replacement ball, Reply, Result, Result pitch, Retired, Return, Return catch, Return crease, Reverse sweep, Reverse swing, Right-armer, Right-hander, Ring, Roller, Rolling, Rope, Rotate, Rough, Round the wicket, Run, Run chase, Runner, Run-saving, Run-up, Run out, Run rate
Save, Score, Scoreboard, Scorebook, Scorecard, Scorer, Scoring rate, Scoring record, Seam, Seam bowler, Seam bowling, Seam up, Selectors, Send back, Session, Sharp, Shine, Shirtfront, Shoot, Shoot out, Short, Short extra cover, Short fine leg, Short leg, Short mid-off, Short mid-on, Short mid-wicket, Short run, Short square leg, Shot, Shoulder, Shout, Shuffle across, Shutters, Side, Side-on, Sightscreen, Signals, Silly mid-off, Silly mid-on, Silly point, Single, Sitter, Skid, Skier, Skipper, Skittle, Slant, Sledging, Slice, Slider, Slip, Slip cordon, Slog, Slog-sweep, Slot, Slow, Slow left arm, Slower ball, Smother, Snick, Snick-o-meter, Soft hands, Specialist, Spectacles, Spell, Spill, Spin, Spirit of Cricket, Splice, Spoon, Sporting, Square, Square cut, Square leg, Squirt, Stance, Stand, Standing back, Standing up, Stealing a run, Steeple, Steer, Sticky, Stock ball, Stock bowler, Stonewall, Straight, Straight bat, Straight drive, Streaky, Strike bowler, Striker, Strike rate, Strip, Stroke, Stroke play, Stumped, Stumper, Stumps, Sub, Substitute, Sundries, Surface, Sweep shot, Sweeping, Swerve, Swing, Switch-hit
Tail, Tailender, Team, Team sheet, Test match, Thin-edge, Third man, Third umpire, Throat ball, Throw-in, Throw out, Throwing, Tie, Time, Time wasting, Timed out, Toe, Ton, Top edge, Top order, Top scorer, Top-spin, Toss, Track, Turner, Turn, Tuck up, Twelfth man, Twenty/20, Two legs
UCCE, Umpire, Unfair play, Unplayable, Upstairs
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Wagon wheel, Walk, Walking, Watering, Weather, Wicket, Wicketless, Wicket down, Wicket-keeper, Wicket maiden, Wide, Willow, Workhorse, Wrist spin, Wrong 'un
Yorker
Zooter
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Action, Adjudged, All out, Aerial, Agricultural, Air shot, All rounder, Anchor, Angled bat, Appeal, Arm, Arm ball, Ashes, Asking rate, Attacking field, Average, Away swing
Back foot, Back lift, Back of a length, Back spin, Backing up, Backward, Backward point, Backward short leg, Bad light, Bag a pair, Bails, Ball, Ball Tampering, Banana ball, Barrack, Bat, Bat gauge, Bat out, Batsman, Batsman's paradise, Batting, Batting average, Batting glove, Batting order, Batting side, Bat-pad, Beamer, Beat for pace, Belter, Blade, Blob, Block, Blockhole, Bodyline, Bonus points, Bosie, Bottom edge, Bottom hand, Bounce, Bouncer, Boundary, Boundary 4, Boundary 6, Bowl out, Bowled, Bowler, Bowling, Bowling action, Bowling crease, Bowling machine, Box, Break, Bump ball, Bunny, Bumper, Buy a wicket, Bye
Call, Calls, Captain, Carrying the bat, Castle, Caught, Caught and Bowled, Caught behind, Centre, Centurion, Century, Chance, Chanceless, Change ends, Change of pace, Charge, Cherry, Chinaman, Chinese cut, Chip shot, Chucker, Chucking, Circle, Clean bowled, Climb, Clip, Close of play, Close the face, Clubhouse, Coffin, Compile, Corridor of uncertainty, Country, County championship, Cover drive, Cover point, Covers, Cradle, Creases, Cross, Cross-bat, Curator, Cut
Dab, Danger area, Danger end, Day-night match, Dead ball, Dead bat, Death, Death rattle, Declaration, Deck, Deep, Deep extra cover, Deep fine leg, Deep mid-off, Deep mid-on, Deep mid-wicket, Deep square leg, Defence, Defensive field, Delivery, Delivery Stride, Depth, Dig in, Dig out, Direct hit, Dismissal, Distracting fielders, Distracting the batsman, Dolly, Doosra, Dot ball, Double, Double century, Double figures, Draw, Drinks, Drift, Drive, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis
Easy paced, Economy rate, Edge, Eleven, Ends, Even time, Expensive, Express, Extra cover, Extras
Fair delivery, Fall, Farming the bowling, Fast, Fast bowler, Fast bowling restrictions, Feather, Featherbed, Feed, Fence, Field, Field of play, Field placing, Fielder, Fielding, Fielding circle, Fielding limitation, Fielding positions, Fielding regulations, Fielding restrictions, Fielding side, Fifty, Figures, Fine, Fine leg, Finger spin, First change, Five for, Flat, Flick, Flight, Flipper, Floater, Fly slip, Follow-on, Follow through, Foothold, Footwork, For, Force the pace, Forcing shot, Forfeiture, Forward, Forward short leg, Fourth umpire, Free hit, French cut, Front foot, Full toss
Gap, Gardening, Gate, Get away, Get out, Get up, Give out, Glance, Glide, Gloved, Glue pot, Go up, Golden duck, Good length, Googly, Governing Body, Grass, Green, Ground, Ground fielding, Ground staff, Groundsman, Guard, Gully
Half century, Half volley, Handled the ball, Hat trick, Haul, Hawk-eye, Headquarters, Helmets, Helmet regulations, Hit, Hit the ball twice, Hit wicket, Hitter, Hoick, Hold back, Hole out, Hook shot, 'How's that?', Hustle
ICC, Illegal fielding, Infield, Innings, Inside edge, In-swing, Interruption, Interval
Jaffa, Jag back
King pair
Lap, Last hour, Late, Late cut, Late order, Laws, LBW (Leg Before Wicket), Leading edge, Leather, Left-armer, Left-hander, Leg, Leg-break, Leg bye, Leg-cutter, Leggie, Leg glance, Leg theory, Leg side, Leg slip, Leg spin, Leg trap, Length, Life, Lift, Limited-overs match, Line, Live, Local conventions, Long handle, Long-hop, Long leg, Long-off, Long-on, Loop, Loosener, Lost ball, Lower order
Maiden over, Manhattan, Mankad, Mark, Marking the pitch, Match, Match awarded, Match conceded, MCC, Meat, Medium-paced, Middle, Middle & leg, Middle order, Mid-off, Mid-on, Mid-wicket, Mis-cue, Misfield, Miss, Miss out, Move, Movement, Mowing
Neck and crop, Nelson, Nets, Neutral umpires, New ball, Nick, Nightwatchman, No ball, Nominated team, Non-striker, Not on strike, Not out, Nudge, Nurdle
Obstructing the batsman, Obstructing the field, Occupy the crease, Off drive, Off-break, Off-cutter, Off side, Off spin, On drive, On side, On strike, One-dayer, One leg, One short, Open, Open the face, Opener, Opening bat, Orthodox, Out, Out cricket, Outfield, Outside edge, Out-swing, Over, Over pitched, Over-rate, Over the top, Overs limitation, Overs lost, Over the wicket, Overthrow
Pack, Pad, Pad away, Pad up, Pad-bat, Paddle, Pair, Partnership, Pavilion, Penalty runs, Pick, Pick-up, Pinch-hitter, Pitch, Pitch damage, Pitch of the ball, Place, Play, Play and miss, Play in, Played on, Player, Playing area, Playing conditions, Plumb, Point, Pop, Popping crease, Pouch, Powerplay, Protected area, Pudding, Pull, Punch, Push, Put in, Put on
Rabbit, Rain, Rain affected, Read, Rear, Referee, Remove, Replacement, Replacement ball, Reply, Result, Result pitch, Retired, Return, Return catch, Return crease, Reverse sweep, Reverse swing, Right-armer, Right-hander, Ring, Roller, Rolling, Rope, Rotate, Rough, Round the wicket, Run, Run chase, Runner, Run-saving, Run-up, Run out, Run rate
Save, Score, Scoreboard, Scorebook, Scorecard, Scorer, Scoring rate, Scoring record, Seam, Seam bowler, Seam bowling, Seam up, Selectors, Send back, Session, Sharp, Shine, Shirtfront, Shoot, Shoot out, Short, Short extra cover, Short fine leg, Short leg, Short mid-off, Short mid-on, Short mid-wicket, Short run, Short square leg, Shot, Shoulder, Shout, Shuffle across, Shutters, Side, Side-on, Sightscreen, Signals, Silly mid-off, Silly mid-on, Silly point, Single, Sitter, Skid, Skier, Skipper, Skittle, Slant, Sledging, Slice, Slider, Slip, Slip cordon, Slog, Slog-sweep, Slot, Slow, Slow left arm, Slower ball, Smother, Snick, Snick-o-meter, Soft hands, Specialist, Spectacles, Spell, Spill, Spin, Spirit of Cricket, Splice, Spoon, Sporting, Square, Square cut, Square leg, Squirt, Stance, Stand, Standing back, Standing up, Stealing a run, Steeple, Steer, Sticky, Stock ball, Stock bowler, Stonewall, Straight, Straight bat, Straight drive, Streaky, Strike bowler, Striker, Strike rate, Strip, Stroke, Stroke play, Stumped, Stumper, Stumps, Sub, Substitute, Sundries, Surface, Sweep shot, Sweeping, Swerve, Swing, Switch-hit
Tail, Tailender, Team, Team sheet, Test match, Thin-edge, Third man, Third umpire, Throat ball, Throw-in, Throw out, Throwing, Tie, Time, Time wasting, Timed out, Toe, Ton, Top edge, Top order, Top scorer, Top-spin, Toss, Track, Turner, Turn, Tuck up, Twelfth man, Twenty/20, Two legs
UCCE, Umpire, Unfair play, Unplayable, Upstairs
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Wagon wheel, Walk, Walking, Watering, Weather, Wicket, Wicketless, Wicket down, Wicket-keeper, Wicket maiden, Wide, Willow, Workhorse, Wrist spin, Wrong 'un
Yorker
Zooter
IICUS acknowleges the help given by Liverpool & District and Manchester Association cricket clubs and Barry Aitken of the Wiltshire Queries CC
Something we've missed? Email your query to Armchair Umpire