Etymology : Middle English criket, from Middle French criquet, of imitative origin
Pronunciation : 'kri-k&t
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England). cricket\crick"et\, v. i. to play at cricket.cricket \crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [oe. criket, of. crequet, criquet; prob. of german origin, and akin to e. creak; cf. d. kriek a cricket. see:
creak.] (zo?l.) an orthopterous insect of the genus gryllus, and allied genera. the males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.note: the common european cricket is gryllus domesticus; the common large black crickets of america are g. niger, g. neglectus, and others.
2. An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera.
3. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.
4. A low stool.
5. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.
6. A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.
7. To play at cricket. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together play cricket.
8. 1. Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground. the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
9. A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. (from Middle French criquet, "goal stake") Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks. The teams have 11 players each. A bowler from the defending team throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. The team batting fields two batsman at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball away from the wicket but has no time to run to the opposite wicket, he need not run; play will resume with another bowl. After a hit, when possible, the striker and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. The batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. Matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial era, cricket was exported to countries around the world. Any of the approximately 2,400 species of leaping insects (family Gryllidae) known for the musical chirping of the male. Crickets vary in length from around 0.1 to 2 in. (3-50 mm) and have thin antennae, hind legs modified for jumping, and two abdominal sensory appendages (cerci). Their two forewings are stiff and leathery, and the two long, membranous hind wings are used in flying. Male crickets chirp by rubbing a scraper located on one forewing along a row of 50-250 teeth on the opposite forewing. The most common cricket songs are the calling song, which attracts the female; the courtship, or mating, song, which induces the female to copulate; and the fighting chirp, which repels other males.
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