Gozza
term in Australian cricket meaning a batsman who is out on the first ball they receive. See also Golden duck. Grafting
batting defensively with strong emphasis on not getting out, often under difficult conditions. Grass
to drop a catch, letting the ball fall onto the grass of the field. Green top
a pitch with an unusually high amount of visible grass, that might be expected to assist the pace bowlers in particular. Grip
the rubber casings used on the handle of the bat; alternatively, how the bowler holds the ball and how the batsman holds the bat. Ground
1. (noun) A collective term for the pitch, field, pavilion and any associated amenities, such as seating for spectators. Large grounds with substantial spectator facilities may be referred to as stadiums. 2. (verb) Turn and touch the bat onto the ground surface behind the popping crease after the batsman has left the crease in the action of taking a shot or starting a run; to run the bat in the process of completing a run in order to be safe. 3. (noun) The batsmans safe area on the pitch. The batsman is in their ground when a part of the body (usually the foot) or the bat is touching the surface behind the popping crease. They have left their ground if they have advanced down the pitch in the action of taking a shot or starting a run.
Wisden excludes records set in contrived circumstances from its official lists. Cordon
(or slips cordon)Collective term for multiple fielders in the slips. Sometimes also includes gully. Corridor of uncertainty
a good line. The corridor of uncertainty is a notional narrow area on and just outside a batsmans off stump. If a delivery is in the corridor, it is difficult for a batsman to decide whether to leave the ball, or play at it defensively, or play an attacking shot. The term was popularised by former England batsman and latterly commentator, Geoffrey Boycott. County cricket
the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. Cover
(or the covers)
1. A fielding position on the off side, forward of point and squarer than mid-off. A cover fielder situated closer to point than usual is known as cover point, whilst one which is closer to mid-off is known as extra cover. The plural term the covers refers to all these variants collectively. 2. A waterproof assembly or tarpaulin used by the ground staff to protect parts of the field from rain (usually the pitch, square and run ups). Cow corner
the area of the field (roughly) between deep mid-wicket and wide long-on. So called because few legitimate shots are deliberately aimed to this part of the field, so fielders are rarely placed there – leading to the concept that cows could happily graze undisturbed in that area.