yorker
/ˈjɔːkə
/noun Cricket
A ball bowled so that it pitches immediately under the bat: he bowls a good yorker...
- Pollock bowled a yorker aimed at off-stump which Kumble edged towards the third man boundary.
- I was completely inexperienced; I didn't know how to take the pace off the ball or how to bowl yorkers.
- He likes bowling yorkers, as two Western Australians, the all-rounder Darren Wates and wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell, can testify.
Origin
Probably from York, suggesting its introduction by Yorkshire players.