noun
Etymology: from the umpire's call “no ball”
: a bowled ball in a cricket game that because ruled unfair by the umpire cannot take a wicket, does not count as a ball in the over, and counts one run if not otherwise scored from — compare extra
noun
Etymology: from the umpire's call “no ball”
: a bowled ball in a cricket game that because ruled unfair by the umpire cannot take a wicket, does not count as a ball in the over, and counts one run if not otherwise scored from — compare extra
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012