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Definition of No ball
1. Noun. Unlawfully delivered ball in cricket. "The umpire called it a no ball"
Definition of No ball
1. Noun. (cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire. ¹
2. Verb. (cricket of a bowler) To bowl a no ball. ¹
3. Verb. (cricket of an umpire) To call and signal a no ball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of No Ball
Literary usage of No ball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"If the bowler shall deliver t "no ball," or a "vide ball," the striker shall be
.... The umpire must take especial'care to call "no ball" instantly upon ..."
2. The Tribune Book of Open-air Sports by Ottmar Mergenthaler, Henry Hall (1887)
"The Bowler, no ball.—The ball must be bowled; if thrown or jerked the umpire
shall call '•no ball." 11. Delivery of the Ball.—The bowler shall deliver the ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Neither a "no ball" nor a "wide ball" shall be reckoned as one of the "over. ...
The striker may hit a "no ball," and whatever runs result shall be added to ..."
4. Cricket by Edward Lyttelton (1894)
"Neither a " no ball " nor a " Wide Ball " shall be reckoned as one of the ...
The Striker may hit a "no ball," and whatever runs result shall be added to ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"... feet Is not on the ground behind the bowling crease, and within the return
crease, the ball so delivered must be declared by the umpire "no ball*1 41. ..."
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