TECHNICAL JARGONS

Cricket Jargons

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Maiden Over

An over in which no runs are attained off the bat, and no wides or no balls are bowled. Well thought-out good performances for a bowler, maiden overs are trailed as part of a bowling analysis.

Maker's name

The complete face of the bat, where the manufacturer's logo is on average located. Used predominantly when referring to a batsman's method when playing a straight drive e.g. "Strauss played a beautiful on-drive for four, generous it plenty of maker's name.

Manhattan

Also named the Skyline. It is a bar graph of the runs achieved off each over in a one-day game, with dots signifying the overs in which wickets fell. The name is instead applied to a bar graph screening the number of runs scored in each innings in a batsman's career. So called as the bars purportedly resemble the skyscrapers that lead the skyline of Manhattan.

Mankad

The running-out of a non-striking batsman who leaves his wrinkle before the bowler has unconfined the ball. It is named after Vinoo Mankad, an Indian bowler, who controversially used this way in a Test match. This is reasonably common in indoor cricket and is noted independently from run outs, although almost useless of in first-class cricket.

Man of the match

A reward which may be agreed to the highest scoring batsman, leading wicket taker or best overall performer in a match. Man of the series is the identical over a whole succession.

Marillier shot

A shot played with the bat held parallel to the arena in front of the batsman, with the toe of the bat pointing towards the bowler. The batsman endeavor to flick the ball over the wicket-keeper's head. A well-known proponent of the shot incorporates ex- Zimbabwean international Douglas Marillier, and Kiwi Brendon McCullum, and Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan. Also recognized as the Dilscoop (following Dilshan), the Paddle scoop the "ramp shot".

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

The curator of the laws of cricket.

Match fixing

Bribing players of one of the squads to intentionally play poorly, with the purpose of cashing in on bets on the effect of the game.

Match referee

An official whose role is to make sure that the spirit of the game is upheld. He has the supremacy to fine players and/or squads for disreputable play.

Meat the bat

The deepest part of the bat, from which the most energy is conveyed to the ball.

Medium-pace

A bowler who bowls slower than a pace bowler, but sooner than a spin bowler. Speed is essential to the medium-pacer, but they try and crush the batsman with the progress of the ball, relatively than the pace at which it is bowled. Medium-pacers whichever bowl cutters or rely on the ball to swing in the air. They generally bowl at about 5570 mph (90110 km/h).

Middle of the bat

The region of the face of the bat that conveys highest power to a shot if that part of the bat hits the ball. Also acknowledged as the "meat" of the bat. Successfully the same as the sweet spot; on the other hand, a shot that has been "middled" typically means one that is hit with great authority as well as timing.

Middle order

The batsmen who bat at flanked by roughly number 5 and 8 in the batting order. Can comprise some all-rounders, a wicket-keeper who can bat a bit but not enough to be well thought-out a wicket-keeper/batsman and specialist bowlers with a few skills at batting.

Military medium

Medium-pace bowling that requires the pace to trouble the batsman. Frequently has disparaging overtones, suggesting the bowling is boring, innocuous, or lacking in assortment, but can also be a term of praise, signifying a military regularity and lack of inadvertent variation. A good military medium bowler will pitch the ball on the same ideal line and length for six balls an over, making it very hard for the batsman to score runs.

"Mine"

Screeched by a fieldsman when "calling" a catch; that is, publicize to other fieldsmen that he is in a place to take the catch. This is well thought-out good practice, as it prevents two fieldsmen bumping with one another in an effort to take the same catch.

Mis-field

A fielder failing to accumulate the ball minimally, over and over again shuffling a pickup or dropping a catch.

Mully grubber

A ball that doesn't springs up after pitching. This phrase was coined by legendary player and commentator Richie Benaud.

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