stonewall

Definition

Cricket

  • verb to bat extremely defensively, with the intention of remaining at the crease rather than scoring runs
    Citation ‘Australia had England on the ropes at 8—76 … but some determined stonewalling by English bat Wilkie, who scored only 5 runs in eighty-six minutes, saved the tourists’ (Cashman & Weaver 1991)
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