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backyard cricket en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Meanings

  1. (UK, uncountable) Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
    • How could it be possible to play in such a high-pressure Test, yet feel as though it was just a game of backyard cricket? 2008, Michael Hussey, Mr Cricket: Driven to Succeed, page 190:
    • The babies sorted out, it was a rapid climb for Sunil Gavaskar; he went from backyard cricket to school, inter-school and inter-university cricket to Ranji Trophy and to Test fame with the same solid footwork that made him one of the most prolific run-getters of the century. 2003, Kersi Meher-Homji, Heroes of 100 tests: from Cowdrey and the Waughs to Warne, Tendulkar and Hooper, page 32:
    • My father and I evolved a game of backyard cricket which was a balance of intricate skills and high comedy. 1982, Ted Walker, The High Path, page 100:

Relateds

street cricket · French cricket · beach cricket · corridor cricket · gully cricket