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sight screen

American  

noun

Cricket.
  1. a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.


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Boland’s first ball McCullum had desposited metres over the sight screen with a huge straight drive.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2016

Boland’s first ball McCullum had desposited metres over the sight screen with a huge straight drive.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2016

The sight screen lit, showing the approaching body clearly.

From The Players by Solomon, Steve

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