It is usually used in an effort to surprise the batsman, although some medium-pace bowlers use the cutter as their stock (main) delivery. D
Daddy hundred
Informal term for a batsmans individual score that is substantially higher than a century. Some coaches set a requirement of at least 150 runs, but that value is not universal. Daisy cutter
1. A low-trajectory delivery in which the ball bounces twice, or rolls along the ground, before reaching the batsman. A type of no ball. 2. A shot in which the ball travels on a low trajectory, bouncing just above the grass. This retains more speed than a rolling ball, while being very difficult to catch. Dance down (the pitch)
A batsman using footwork to move closer to the bowler while the delivery is in flight, typically with a skipping motion, changing the effective length. A near-synonym of charge, but less aggressive. Considered risky, because if the batsman misses their shot they are likely to be stumped or run out. Day/night cricket
a cricket match scheduled to begin during day time and end after sunset, using floodlights. Used in some one day internationals since 1979, and Test matches since 2015. Dead ball
1.  the state of play between deliveries, during which batsmen may not score runs or be given out. There are numerous situations where play becomes dead, see dead ball. 2.  a signal given by the umpire to indicate a state of dead ball. Used only if the state is not obvious to the players.
Sahara dust is frequently emitted into the Mediterranean atmosphere and transported by the winds sometimes as far north as central Europe and Great Britain.Saharan dust storms have increased approximately 10-fold during the half-century since the 1950s, causing topsoil loss in Niger, Chad, northern Nigeria, and Burkina Faso. In Mauritania there were just two dust storms a year in the early 1960s; there are about 80 a year since 2007, according to English geographer Andrew Goudie, professor at the University of Oxford. Levels of Saharan dust coming off the east coast of Africa in June 2007 were five times those observed in June 2006, and were the highest observed since at least 1999, which may have cooled Atlantic waters enough to slightly reduce hurricane activity in late 2007. Dust storms have also been shown to increase the spread of disease across the globe. Virus spores in the ground are blown into the atmosphere by the storms with the minute particles and interact with urban air pollution.Short-term effects of exposure to desert dust include immediate increased symptoms and worsening of the lung function in individuals with asthma, increased mortality and morbidity from long-transported dust from both Saharan and Asian dust storms suggesting that long-transported dust storm particles adversely affects the circulatory system. Dust pneumonia is the result of large amounts of dust being inhaled.