yorker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Possibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaning to trick or deceive them. Compare come Yorkshire over.
Meanings
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A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.
He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.
He bowled Neesham, Henry and captain Mitchell Santner with perfect slower-ball yorkers to add sparkle to a superb team performance.
2026 March 8, Matthew Henry, “Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026:I felt rather than saw the next three balls as they whistled around my ears and the last ball was a yorker that could have easily been fired out of a howitzer.
1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yorkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |