backyard cricket
UK/ˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt/
backyard cricket noun: informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
Noun
backyard cricket (uncountable)
- Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
- My father and I evolved a game of backyard cricket which was a balance of intricate skills and high comedy.1982, Ted Walker, The High Path, page 100
- The babies sorted out, it was a rapid climb for Sunil Gavaskar; he went from backyard cricket to school, inter-school and inter-university cricket to Ranji Trophy and to Test fame with the same solid footwork that made him one of the most prolific run-getters of the century.2003, Kersi Meher-Homji, Heroes of 100 tests: from Cowdrey and the Waughs to Warne, Tendulkar and Hooper, page 32
Questions about backyard cricket
- What does backyard cricket mean?
- Backyard cricket means informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
- What part of speech is backyard cricket?
- Backyard cricket is a noun.
- How do you pronounce backyard cricket?
- Backyard cricket is pronounced /ˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (UK).
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