Glossary of Cricket Terms - I

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In

of a batsman, presently batting.

In/out field

a field setting, usually with 5 close fielders and 3 on the boundary, designed to force batsmen into errors by trying to deny the opportunity to score singles while saving easy boundaries.

Incoming batsman

the batsman next to come in in the listed batting order. The incoming batsman is the one who is out when a "timed out" occurs.

Indian spin quartet

Inswing or in-swinger

a delivery that curves into the batsman in the air from off to leg.

In-cutter

a delivery that moves into the batsman after hitting the surface.

Infield

the region of the field that lies inside the 30 yard circle (27 m) or, in the days before defined circles, the area of the field close to the wicket bounded by an imaginary line through square leg, mid on, mid off and cover point.

Innings

one player's or one team's turn to bat (or bowl). Unlike in baseball, and perhaps somewhat confusingly, in cricket the term "innings" is both singular and plural.