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yorker

British

/ ˈjɔːkə /

noun

cricket a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat

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Etymology

Origin of yorker

C19: probably named after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Example Sentences

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The tall paceman bowled Brook with a yorker next ball, but did not celebrate wildly -- instead he immediately went to congratulate the England captain in a superb show of cricket sportmanship.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The tail was exposed to Bumrah, who nailed a yorker to Carse and bamboozled Woakes.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

A yorker from Ngidi into Cummins' pads deflected on to the stumps and Australia were in tatters at 73-7.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

Johnson's menace at the start saw him remove the dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck with a toe-crushing yorker before he later snared Sediqullah.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

A yorker, if straight, would almost certainly settle the fate of this last trembling creature; but then yorkers are not always straight.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian

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