strokeplay

Definition

Cricket

• noun batting characterised by skilful, well-timed, and often graceful hitting (
  See stroke
  )
  Citation ‘At times the attack was directed at the leg stump, with as many as six fielders to the on side, which was not conducive to free stroke-play’ (Peebles 1959)
  Citation ‘Those who stayed away missed some elegant strokeplay of old-fashioned correctitude’ (David Frith WCM October 1984)
  Citation ‘His recent Test innings have been diffident affairs, with sporadic explosions of strokeplay the only reminder of a batsman who imposed his will on bowlers for the best part of a decade’ (Dileep Premachandran, Cricinfo Magazine June 2006)

Nearby Definitions of “strokeplay”

• strife
• strike
• string
• strip
• stroke
• strokeplay
• structure
• stud
• stuff
• stump
• subject

Contexts for “strokeplay”

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