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

His dot ball percentage in reaching three figures was the second lowest in any of his 19 ODI tons.

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A wide and a dot ball followed after which Cox, who was left out of England's white-ball squads on Friday, played an audacious reverse scoop over third man to the seamer's final ball.

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It was the first time an opening pair has hit back-to-back hundreds in the history of the format - men's and women's - and the hosts relentlessly punished West Indies' inexperienced bowling attack which struggled to build any consistency or dot ball pressure throughout.

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They had a dot ball percentage of 37.4%, nearly 10% lower than New Zealand's 47%, which is the next best in the competition.

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

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