| 单词 | catch and bowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmascatch and bowl catch and bowl n. Cricket a catch made by the bowler after the ball has been struck by the batter and before it touches the ground; cf. to catch and bowl (a person) at catch v. Phrases 11a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > dismissal of batsman > [noun] > manner of dismissal hit-wicket1773 stumping1844 run-out1851 stump-out1859 catch and bowl1868 obstructing the field (also the ball)1868 1868 Bell's Life in London 29 Aug. 9/4 He made a magnificent catch and bowl, a hard drive, low down, left hand. 1888 A. G. Steel in A. G. Steel & R. H. Lyttelton Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 110 A catch in the slips or at point, or a catch and bowl, is not infrequently the result. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 15/1 Hence the number of catches-and-bowls he used to bring off. 1930 Times 13 June 6/3 Barling gave an easy catch-and-bowl to Smith. 2012 Northern Echo 7 May 45 Emerging all-rounder Andrew Coles..showed his prowess with the ball by claiming a career-best six for 32, including a superb catch and bowl to dismiss Jonny Bairstow. to catch and bowl (a person) a. to catch and bowl (a person): (of a bowler) to dismiss (a batter) by catching the ball after it has been struck and before it touches the ground. Chiefly (and in earliest use) in passive. Cf. sense 49. ΚΠ 1838 Standard 30 Aug. G. Cary, Esq., caught and bowled by Russell. 1883 in Daily Tel. 15 May 2/7 Peate..caught and bowled Hearn. 1904 P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes v. 78 Rhodes missed catching and bowling Gregory. 1959 Times 7 Aug. 4/2 He was caught and bowled off a steepler. 2011 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. (Sport section) 10 Tahir had Trott caught and bowled for 52 from 94 balls. < as lemmas |
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