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Natmeg en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.
    • Just as the World Cup did more to raise the profile of women's cricket than years of hard graft by those before it, the Natmeg elevated Sciver on to a platform almost overnight. 2018, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2018:

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Natmegs Number=Plur lexicographic

wikipedia: Nat Sciver-Brunt