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non-striker

British  

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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Spinner Jack Leach took two wickets, including the remarkable dismissal of Henry Nicholls, caught at mid-off via a deflection off non-striker Mitchell's bat.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

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

Du Plessis pushes a single into the covers to get off the mark, and Kallis unleashes another well-timed four back past the leaping non-striker.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2011

He's the non-striker as How plays out a maiden from Johnson, who has figures of 7-3-23-2.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2011

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 Hoffmann, Louis

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