Some bowlers can perform the required bowling action legally, whilst others cannot do so without throwing, which is often ascribed to physiological differences. Dorothy
rhyming slang for six, referring to the author Dorothy Dix. Dot ball
a delivery bowled without any runs scored off it, so called because it is recorded in the score book with a single dot. Double
normally the scoring of a 1000 runs and the taking of 100 wickets in the same season. Down the pitch
(also down the wicket)
referring to the motion of a batsman towards the bowler prior to or during the delivery, made in the hope of turning a good length ball into a half-volley. Drag
before the current "front foot rule" was introduced, bowlers had to release the ball with the rear foot behind the bowling crease; there were instances of bowlers (especially Gordon Rorke) managing to "drag" the rear foot forward before release and not being no-balled. Draw
1.  a result in timed matches where the team batting last are not all out, but fail to exceed their opponents total. Not to be confused with a tie, in which the side batting last is all out or run out of overs with the scores level. 2.  an antiquated stroke that has fallen into disuse, it was originally a deliberate shot that resembled the French cut – the ball being played between ones own legs. Draw stumps
Declare the game, or a days play, over; a reference to withdrawing the stumps from the ground by the umpire.
Types include pythiosis (caused by Pythium insidiosum) and lagenidiosis. Zygomycosis has been described in a cat, where fungal infection of the tracheobronchus led to respiratory disease requiring euthanasia. References


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