| 单词 | to nurse the bowling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto nurse the bowling 10. transitive. Cricket. to nurse the bowling: (of a batter) to respond relatively unaggressively to deliveries for tactical purposes. ΚΠ 1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket v. 260 Batsmen..often refrain from punishing a bowler as severely as they might when they feel at home with his deliveries... This is the meaning of ‘nursing’ the bowling. 1950 F. N. S. Creek Teach Yourself Cricket 86 ‘Nursing’ the bowling... An experienced or well set batsman can often shield a new partner from the particular bowler who is likely to trouble him most. < as lemmas |
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