NO BALL


Meaning of NO BALL in English

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

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