Glossary of Cricket Terms - E

E

Eagle-Eye

See Hawk-Eye.

Economical

a bowler who concedes very few runs from his over(s), i.e. has a low economy rate. The opposite of expensive.

Economy rate

the average number of runs scored per over in the bowler's spell.

Edge (or snick or nick)

a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat. Top, bottom, inside and outside edges denote the four edges of the bat. The notional four edges are due to the bat being either vertical (inside/outside edge), or horizontal (top/bottom edge). See also leading edge.

Eleven

another name for one cricket team, which is made of eleven players.

End

An area of the ground directly behind one of the stumps, used to designate what end a bowler is bowling from (e.g. the Pavilion End). The bowlers take turns delivering alternating overs from the two ends of the pitch.

End of an innings

Expensive

a bowler who concedes a large number of runs from his over(s), i.e. has a high economy rate. The opposite of economical.

Extra (also sundry) (England, Australia)

a run not attributed to any batsman; there are five types: byes, leg byes, penalties, wides and no-balls. The first three types are called 'fielding' extras (i.e. the fielders are determined to be at fault for their being conceded) and the last two are called 'bowling' extras (the bowler being considered to be at fault for their being conceded) which are included in the runs conceded by the bowler.