Dipper
a delivery bowled which curves into or away from the batsman before pitching. Dismissal
Take the wicket of one of the batsmen, so they must cease batting for the remainder of the innings. A batsman who has been dismissed is referred to as out; if ten members of the batting side are dismissed (or retire), the team are all out. There are ten possible methods, but the vast majority of dismissals are one of five types: caught, bowled, leg before wicket, run out and stumped. Direct hit
a throw from a fieldsman that directly strikes and puts down a wicket (without first being caught by a fieldsman standing at the stumps). Occurs when attempting a run out. D/L
see Duckworth-Lewis method

DLS
see Duckworth-Lewis method

Dobbing
a synonym for Mankad, specifically used in Lancashire and some neighbouring counties

Doctored pitch
a cricket pitch which has been intentionally prepared in a specific manner in order to gain a competitive advantage for the home team, such as creating a dry, crumbly surface that particularly favours the home teams spin bowlers, or a firm, grassy surface which would favour fast bowlers, or any surface which exacerbates perceived weaknesses in the visiting teams batting. Whilst widely considered unsporting, the practice is comparatively common and is (within reason) legal, but the term is always used pejoratively. Dolly
a very easy catch. Donkey drop
A ball with a very high trajectory prior to bouncing. Doosra
A delivery by a finger spin bowler which turns in the opposite direction to the stock delivery. The word is Hindustani for second or other.
Tour match
any match on a tour which does not have full international status; most typically matches played as a warm-up between the travelling international team and a local club or composite team. Track
another term for the pitch. Triggered
when the Umpire gives a Batsman out LBW almost immediately with little consideration for any other factor than the ball hitting the pads in front of the stumps. The batsman is said to have been "triggered" or "trigd" because the Umpire has an itchy trigger finger, ready to raise it to give the batsman out easily. Trimmer
a high-quality fast bowling delivery, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batsman by removing the bails without hitting the stumps

Trundler
a reliable, steady medium-pace bowler who is not especially good, but is not especially bad either. See also military medium. Turn
manner in which a batsman grounds the bat at the end of a run, change directions, and prepare to take another run. The correct execution is for the batsman to turn towards the side of the field the ball was played to in order to judge whether another run is possible. See Turn blind, Two. Also the amount a spin ball changes directions – turns/spins – after hitting the pitch. For example, "That leg spin turned a lot." Turn blind
turn by a batsman facing to the side of field away from that to which the ball was played, deprecated as it increases the danger of a run out. Tweaker
An informal (often affectionate) term for a spin bowler.