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no ball
noun
an unfairly bowled ball.
no-ball
noun
cricket an illegal ball, as for overstepping the crease, throwing, etc, for which the batting side scores a run, and from which the batsman can be out only by being run out
rounders an illegal ball, esp one bowled too high or too low
cricket rounders a call by the umpire indicating a no-ball
verb
(tr) cricket
to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball
to declare (a delivery) to be a no-ball
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of no ball1
Example Sentences
Play experts want to ban "no ball games" signs and protect playtime during school breaks, to reduce the time children spend on screens.
“Or, ‘I’m gonna high five myself, no balls were dropped today.’”
England debutant George Scrimshaw bowls six no balls in his first two overs, but ends his second over with his maiden wicket.
The idea was to impose their game on South Africa but they had no ball, no possession, no respite.
It was called pantomime because no balls were used.
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