| 单词 | to take the ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take the ball k. Cricket. to take the ball. extracted from takev. (a) Of a fielder, typically the wicketkeeper: to catch a ball that has travelled past the batter, or has been thrown in by a fielder. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > bowl [verb (transitive)] > put in to bowl to take the ball1832 to put on1845 to bring on1860 bowl1862 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 23 June 167/2 No player should take the ball before the wicket-keeper, provided it be coming straight to him. 1891 W. G. Grace Cricket xi. 335 He earned a great reputation as a wicket-keeper; taking the ball with equal ease and certainty on both sides of the wicket. 1927 Times 12 Jan. 6/4 Hunter took the ball so accurately that his hands showed little sign of the amount of work that they had done. 1984 K. Andrew Skills of Cricket iv. 105/1 Taking the ball cleanly on the leg-side is a hallmark of the good wicket-keeper. 2014 Observer (Nexis) 13 July (Sport section) 2 This has been a difficult surface..for wicketkeepers. It is hard for them to know where to stand and they are constantly taking the ball at ankle height. (b) Of a bowler: to come on to bowl; to begin a spell of bowling. Now esp. in to take the new ball: to begin bowling with the new ball (new ball n.); spec. to open the bowling. ΚΠ 1862 Notts. Guardian 20 June 7/6 Lockyer came, and Jackson took the ball at Wootton's end. 1883 Daily Tel. 15 May 2/7 The champion took the ball, vice Penn. 1962 Times 24 May 4/3 Graveney was caught off the first ball after tea. It was a loosener from Platt before he took the new ball. 2002 India Weekly 26 Apr. 48/2 The match seemed to be slipping away from the home side when skipper Carl Hooper took the new ball and the trick worked. 2013 J. Astill Great Tamasha viii. 225 The fielders then jogged into new fielding positions, and Irfan Pathan took the ball. < as lemmas |
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