Definition of Cricket. Meaning of Cricket. Synonyms of Cricket

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Definition of Cricket

Cricket
Cricket Crick"et, n. [AS. cricc, crycc, crooked staff, crutch. Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool prob. having been first used as a wicket. See Crutch.] 1. A low stool. 2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides. 3. (Arch.) A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
Cricket
Cricket Crick"et, v. i. To play at cricket. --Tennyson.
Cricket
Cricket Crick"et (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet, criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D. kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zo["o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of America are G. niger, G. neglectus, and others. Balm cricket. See under Balm. Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella); -- called also grasshopper warbler. Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus); -- so called from its chirping.

Meaning of Cricket from wikipedia

- Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is pla**** between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with...
- India men's national cricket team represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and...
- Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the prin****l national governing body of cricket in India. Its headquarters is situated at the Cricket Centre in...
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives...
- news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards)...
- ****stan national cricket team has represented ****stan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the ****stan Cricket Board (PCB), the...
- England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)...
- The West Indies men's cricket team, nicknamed The Windies, is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries...
- The ****stan Cricket Board (PCB) formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in ****stan, is a sports governing body for cricket in ****stan responsible...
- Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket pla**** at the international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket...