(of a delivery) bowled so that the ball bounces relatively near the bowler.
fast, short-pitched bowling
Example sentencesExamples
- His combination of the short-pitched ball and the yorker could well turn out to be a potent combination in this match.
- More recently the number of short-pitched deliveries were restricted and in fact banned in the one day game.
- Lee, who had earlier been struck on the hand following a barrage of short-pitched deliveries, was asked about the injury.
- He put in a far improved show and he targeted batsmen with short-pitched deliveries rising to their chest.
- There was quite a lot of bowling down the leg side, bowling in the form of half-volleys, full tossers and short-pitched balls.