no ball
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noun Cricket.
an unfairly bowled ball.
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Origin of no ball
First recorded in 1740–50
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British Dictionary definitions for no ball
no-ball
noun
cricket an illegal ball, as for overstepping the crease, throwing, etc, for which the batting side scores a run, and from which the batsman can be out only by being run out
rounders an illegal ball, esp one bowled too high or too low
sentence substitute
cricket rounders a call by the umpire indicating a no-ball
verb
(tr) cricket (of an umpire)
- to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball
- to declare (a delivery) to be a no-ball
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