Six Proposed Cricket Terms
Because why should 'celebrappeal' have all the fun?
1. trajesture (verb)
to gesture with Steve Smith’s arm or hand, to express an intended trajectory of a shot, or delivery, of a cricket ball (esp. in frustration)Â
as Smith drove straight to cover for the umpteenth time, he expressed his annoyance by trajesturing that he’d intended to place the shot squarer in order to beat the fielder
2. adamantkad (adjective)
(universal) being unable to be persuaded to change one's mind on the subject of mankadsÂ
despite countless hours of online debate, I remain adamantkad in my stance on the Buttler dismissal
3. flustle (verb)
to frantically accelerate partway through taking a run when one realises that, contrary to expectations, the fielder is throwing to your endÂ
Rodrigues’ energetic outfielding meant Litchfield had to flustle to complete a tight third run
4. Schrödinger’s catch (noun)
a disputed catch that is simultaneously out and not out, depending on the team allegiance of the observerÂ
the third umpire checked every available angle before ruling that the Schrödinger’s catch from Mathews was legal, much to the fury of the Bangladesh batters who’d fist-bumped confidently upon seeing the initial replay on the big screen
5. jeerleading (verb)
to express one’s support for a cricket team solely via the medium of mockery or abuse of that team’s opponentsÂ
Markram’s century was celebrated by jeerleaders in the crowd chanting repetitively that boundary rider Mitchell Marsh was a ‘dirty convict cheat’
6. reVIPiew (noun)
a player review used by a batter not based on the merits of the decision they are attempting to overturn, but on the perceived importance of that batter to the team’s inningsÂ
although Sciver-Brunt had been struck plumb in front, the recent form of her middle order left her with no option but to take a reVIPiew.
