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full toss

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noun

  1. cricket a bowled ball that reaches the batsman without bouncing

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"I didn't mean to bowl a full toss to him. It just happened," Mahmood told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Root at least claimed a wicket in the closing stages when Matt Fisher somehow hit a full toss to mid-on before Archer bounced out Potts for 53 with the final ball of the day.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

In all formats in that period, he sent down a full toss or half-tracker 7% of the time.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025

The opener was caught after miscuing a Liam Livingstone full toss in the 30th over but by that stage only a further 85 runs were needed.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

Jones strangely went one-handed for the edge behind off Wolvaardt, and Dunkley put down a straightforward chance on the square leg boundary after the Proteas captain miscued a rare Ecclestone full toss.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

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