If it does not touch the ground before reaching the rope, the shot scores six runs. Bowled
a mode of a batsmans dismissal. Occurs when a delivery hits the stumps and removes at least one bail. Bowled around the legs
out bowled by a delivery which passes the batsman on the leg side before hitting the wicket. The term implies that the batsman has moved too far over to their off side. Bowled out
1.  see all out. 2. Sometimes incorrectly used in place of bowled. Bowler
1. The player who is currently bowling. 2. A player who specialises in bowling. Bowling
the act of delivering the cricket ball to the batsman. Bowl-out
A method for breaking a tie which was used in some limited overs matches in the late 20th and early 21st centuries; most competitions have replaced it with the super over. Five players from each team bowled at an undefended wicket, with the team with the most hits winning. Sudden death was used if the number was equal. The concept was analogous to the penalty shootout used in other sports. Bowling action or action
The set of movements a bowler goes through in a delivery. Bowling analysis or bowling figures
A statistical summary of a bowlers performance. Two formats are common: either the numbers of overs–maidens–runs conceded–wickets, or the shorter numbers of wickets/runs e.g. 12-2-46-3 or 3/46, pronounced three for forty-six. Bowling at the death
See death overs

Bowling average
The number of runs conceded by a bowler, divided by the number of wickets they have taken.
Invented by Pakistani fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz and later perfected by the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. Review
see referral

Rib tickler
A ball bowled short of a length that bounces up higher than expected and strikes the batsman in the midriff (usually the side) and hits several ribs. Right arm
a bowler who bowls the ball with their right hand is, by convention, called a right-arm or right arm bowler (rather than right hand or right-handed). (Contrast "right hand batsman".) Right hand
a batsman who bats right-handed is a right hand bat. (Contrast "right arm bowler".) Ring field
A field which is set primarily to save singles, consisting of fieldsmen in all or most of the primary positions forward of the wicket, on or about the fielding circle (or where it would be). Road
A very hard and flat pitch, good for batting on. Synonyms such as street, highway, etc. may sometimes be used in the same context. Rogers
The second XI of a club or county. From the Warwickshire and New Zealand player Roger Twose. Roller
A cylindrical implement used to flatten the pitch before play or between sessions. Usually there are two rollers available, a heavy roller and a light roller, with the choice of which to use being given to the captain of the batting side. Rotate the strike
to look to make singles wherever possible, in order to ensure that both batsmen are continually facing deliveries and making runs. The opposite of farming the strike.