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sandshoe crusher

sandshoe crusher noun: a yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.

Noun

sandshoe crusher (plural sandshoe crushers)

  1. A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.
    • Tony Greig was Australia's main stumbling block to victory. 'Thommo' worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous 'sandshoe crusher'!2002, “Cricket in the 70s”, in ABC TV, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2003
    Synonyms:
    toe-crusher

Synonyms of sandshoe crusher

Forms of sandshoe crusher

pluralsandshoe crushers

Origin of sandshoe crusher

The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. Sandshoe is not literal though: batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting.

Questions about sandshoe crusher

What does sandshoe crusher mean?
Sandshoe crusher means a yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.
What part of speech is sandshoe crusher?
Sandshoe crusher is a noun.
What is the plural of sandshoe crusher?
The plural of sandshoe crusher is sandshoe crushers.

Words near sandshoe crusher in the dictionary

  1. sandshark
  2. sandsharks
  3. sandsheet
  4. sandsheets
  5. sandshoe
  6. sandshoe crusher
  7. sandshoe crushers
  8. sandshoes
  9. Sandside
  10. sandslide
  11. sandslides

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