Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
hit for six (bowler's point of view)
English answer:
the ball you bowled causes the other team to score runs
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Angela Dickson (X)
Nov 1, 2005 14:00
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English term
hit for six (cricket term)
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There is sentence concerning cricket like this:" His father bowls slow off-spinners. Sometimes, he is hit for six; sometimes, seeing the ball slowly floating towards him, the batsman loses his head, swings wildly, and is bowled. That seems to be his father's method: patience, cunning."
I wonder what "hit for six" means?
Thank you!
Macky
I wonder what "hit for six" means?
Thank you!
Macky
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| 3 +4 | the ball you bowled causes the other team to score runs |
Angela Dickson (X)
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| 5 +6 | hit the ball out of the ground without it even touching the grass |
Robert Sleigh
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Nov 1, 2005 14:41: DGK T-I changed "Term asked" from "cricket term" to "hit for six (cricket term)"
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English term (edited):
Hit for six
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the ball you bowled causes the other team to score runs
If the batsman in cricket hits the ball such that it crosses the boundary of the field without bouncing, then the batting team are awarded six runs.
In this context (is this a metaphorical passage?), it is a comment about the father - the way he bowls the ball means that sometimes the batsman can take advantage and score lots of runs, but sometimes he will be 'bowled' (i.e. eliminated from the game because the ball hits the stumps behind him when he fails to hit the ball).
I hope this helps - cricket is not the easiest game to explain...
In this context (is this a metaphorical passage?), it is a comment about the father - the way he bowls the ball means that sometimes the batsman can take advantage and score lots of runs, but sometimes he will be 'bowled' (i.e. eliminated from the game because the ball hits the stumps behind him when he fails to hit the ball).
I hope this helps - cricket is not the easiest game to explain...
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Ian M-H (X)
: Nice explanation, although your headline answer fits "to be hit for six" (i.e. bowler's perspective) better than "hit for six" on its own.
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| agree |
Veronica Prpic Uhing
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| agree |
Louise Mawbey
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Comment: "Thank you."
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hit the ball out of the ground without it even touching the grass
From the laws of Cricket:
Law 19: Boundaries. "A boundary is marked round the edge of the field of play. If the ball is hit past this boundary, four runs are scored, or six runs if the ball didn't hit the ground before crossing the boundary."
Law 19: Boundaries. "A boundary is marked round the edge of the field of play. If the ball is hit past this boundary, four runs are scored, or six runs if the ball didn't hit the ground before crossing the boundary."
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Jonathan MacKerron
: the Lord has spoken...
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| agree |
Veronica Prpic Uhing
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| agree |
SIMON DAVIS
: Agree - if the bowler is a spinner, it definitely refers to big hits for 6, not just runs in general.
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Louise Mawbey
: The ball doesn't have to be hit out of the ground for it to be a six, just over the boundary.The term "ground" also applies to the rest of the grass etc. The boundary can be moved depending on the game, weather conditions etc. but the ground stays the sam
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| agree |
Dave Calderhead
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| agree |
moken
: Might be easier to understand if you say "out of the playing field" but the meaning is clear enough. :O) :O)
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| agree |
Lubosh Hanuska
: that's the one..!
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