Away swinger - A ball moving from the line of stumps at bowlers end, towards the slips area

Baggy Green - The name given to the Cap worn by the Australian Players

Bails- The Two small pieces of molded timber which sit on top of the stumps

Bakerloo - Straight bat

Batsman's Paradise - Refers to a pitch that works in favor for the batting side.

Beamer - A bowling delivery aimed at the head of the batsman.

Blob - Naught, zero, zilch, Nader

Bunsen - The pitch is a burner or a beauty

Chin Music - Bouncers at the head

Cover Drive - An attacking batting stroke directed towards the covers area or the protective covering placed over the pitch during adverse weather conditions.

Duck - A score of zero believed to have got its name from the shape of the numeral for zero and the fact it resembles a duck's egg.

Full Blooded - A batting stroke played with the full physical power of the batsman.

Golden Duck - When a batsman is dismissed by the very first ball he faces without scoring.

Grubber - A bowling delivery that stays very low after leaving the surface of the pitch

Hat-Trick- When a bowler is able to manage 3 dismissals from 3 consecutive deliveries in the same match.

Howzat\ - Also stated as "How’s That?" when the fielding side is appealing for a dismissal. First used by the Australians.

Innings- The period of time spent batting by a team or individual.

Jaffa - A slang term used to describe a delivery bowled so well by the bowler it is unplayable

LBW - Leg Before Wicket, Better known as Leg before Wicket. This is a method of dismissal where the ball when having been bowled would normally strike the stumps if not for the fact it strikes the batsman’s leg first

Lofted (Lofted Shot) - A delivery struck in such a way it travels high in the air for some distance.

Non Striker- A term used to describe the batsman waiting at the bowlers end

 

Over- The set number of balls bowled by a bowler. An over consists of 6 balls. The term “Over” is also called by the umpire when the bowler has completed his 6 balls.
Partnership - Refers to the batting performance by two particular batsmen whilst batting together during any particular innings, or to the cumulative score made by two partnering batsmen.

Pie Thrower - A slang term used to describe a bowler of poor quality.

Pudding - Soft pitch and slow

Run - The method of scoring during a game of cricket. Also a single unit of score.

Runner- A player dressed in full batting equipment called to act as the runner for an injured batsman. A runner is only permitted to run for the injured batsman, who is still required to face the bowling.

Run Out - A method of dismissing the batsman by disturbing the stumps before the batsman has made his ground and is within the batting crease.

Sandshoe crusher -Yorker at the feet

Seam (Bowler - Bowling) - Refers to a bowler who can cause a ball to strike the pitch on the seam of the ball, thereby causing it to deviate in its delivery path prior to reaching the batsman.

Session - Refers to a period of play during a cricket match.

Sitter - Refers to a catch that would under normal circumstances be considered to be very easy.

Skipper - The Captain of a cricket team.

Sticks - A slang term used for the stumps.

Streaker - A slang term given to a person who runs across the cricket field naked.

Strike (Striker) - The name given to the batsman who is facing the bowler.

Sundries - Refers to any run scored by any means other than from the bat.

Walk - Generally used by a batsman to indicate his acceptance of a dismissal without waiting for the decision of an umpire. The physical act of walking away from the stumps

Wicket -This term has many different uses. It can refer to the batting and bowling area, a dismissal by a bowler or the stumps

Yorker - A bowling delivery that generally passes under the bat near to a batsman’s toes. Also known as a Sandshoe Crusher.