dot ball
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dot ball
when no run is scored, the scorer places a dot in his or her record book
Example Sentences
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They had a dot ball percentage of 37.4%, nearly 10% lower than New Zealand's 47%, which is the next best in the competition.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Batting demands relentless stroke play, where even a dot ball is unacceptable.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
“He was always trying to bowl dot balls. A dot ball is a good ball, he’d say. Last ball of every over had to be a dot ball.”
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2020
The charging cut shot is brought out from the last ball, but Bailey at cover makes a sensational diving save to make a four into a dot ball.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2016
Another six was followed by a four, before Fuller produced a dot ball.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2012
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