no ball

1 of 2

noun

: a bowled ball in a cricket game that because ruled unfair by the umpire cannot take a wicket, does not count as a ball in the over, and counts one run if not otherwise scored from compare extra

no-ball

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to declare a delivery by (a cricket bowler) to be a no ball

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from the umpire's call "no ball"

Transitive verb

no ball

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