cricket

/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/noun

An outdoor team sport in which two sides of eleven players use a bat and ball, widely played in England and Commonwealth nations.

Example sentences

“We watched a cricket match at the local ground on Saturday.”
“Cricket matches can last up to five days at the highest level.”

Also the chirping insect, source of the American 'crickets' for total silence in response. British 'not cricket' means unfair.

Related words

rugbyA team sport played with an oval ball that players may carry, pass, or kick.badmintonA game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a high net.hockeyA group of sports in which players use curved sticks to drive a ball or puck into the other team's goal.handballA team game in which two sides of seven players each throw and bounce a ball, trying to get it into the other team's goal.golfAn outdoor game in which players try to hit a small ball into a series of holes, usually nine or eighteen, using as few strokes as possible.volleyballA sport in which two teams of two to six players hit a ball back and forth across a net on a rectangular court.