Simon Hughes
Off-break/spin – a ball turning into the right hander- from off to leg (from left to right).
Off-cutter – a much faster off-break, bowled by a quicker bowler that cuts into the batsman, either fortuitously because it pitched on the seam, or by design, the bowler having cut his fingers across the ball on release.
Off the mark – a batsman who gets 'off the mark' has scored his first run.
Off-side – the side of the ground facing the batsman in his normal stance (opposite of leg-side).
On-side – same as leg-side (the opposite of off-side).
On the up – a front-foot drive played to a ball that is not a half volley, hit higher on the bounce, i.e. as the ball is 'on its way up'.
Out – there are eleven possible ways of being out, but only five common ones – bowled, caught, lbw, stumped and run out.
Outswing – a ball curving out from the stumps towards the slips. See away swing.
Over – each over is made up of six legitimately bowled balls (from the same end). Four balls once constituted an over, and in Australia it
was eight until the late 1970s, which in that heat was a stern test of a fast bowler's stamina.
Overpitch – a ball of very full length that is easy to score off. Bowlers who consistently overpitch won't be kept on long.
Over the wicket – a right-arm bowler delivering from the standard position with the umpire on his right.
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