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declaration bowling

declaration bowling noun: deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.

Noun

declaration bowling (uncountable)

  1. Deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.

Questions about declaration bowling

What does declaration bowling mean?
Declaration bowling means deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.
What part of speech is declaration bowling?
Declaration bowling is a noun.

Words near declaration bowling in the dictionary

  1. Declans
  2. declarable
  3. declarant
  4. declarants
  5. declaration
  6. declaration bowling
  7. Declaration of Foz do Iguaçu
  8. Declaration of Iguaçu
  9. declaration of intent
  10. declaration of war
  11. declaration of will

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