backyard cricket
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt/
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Noun
backyard cricket (uncountable)
- (UK) Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
- 1982, Ted Walker, The High Path, page 100:
- My father and I evolved a game of backyard cricket which was a balance of intricate skills and high comedy.
- 2003, Kersi Meher-Homji, Heroes of 100 tests: from Cowdrey and the Waughs to Warne, Tendulkar and Hooper, page 32:
- The babies sorted out, it was a rapid climb for Sunil Gavaskar; he went from backyard cricket to school, inter-school and inter-university cricket to Ranji Trophy and to Test fame with the same solid footwork that made him one of the most prolific run-getters of the century.
- 2008, Michael Hussey, Mr Cricket: Driven to Succeed, page 190:
- How could it be possible to play in such a high-pressure Test, yet feel as though it was just a game of backyard cricket?
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See also
- beach cricket
- corridor cricket
- French cricket
- gully cricket
- street cricket