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non-striker

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noun

  1. cricket the batsman who is not facing the bowling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Trent Bridge is the spiritual home of Bazball, the win over New Zealand four years ago, with Stokes as the non-striker as Jonny Bairstow hit the ball further and further into the stands.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

What is still debatable is whether a bowler can lure the non-striker into leaving the crease early by faking a bowl.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2019

Kevin Pietersen, England's non-striker, dashed towards Cook to tell him to stop walking to the pavilion.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2011

Watson is then impeded when Warner straight-drives and non-striker Watson can't get out of the way.

From BBC ● May 7, 2010

If, after contact with another ball, striker's or any other ball is forced off the table, the non-striker shall add two points to his score.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann

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