C and B – Cut-over
C and B
Caught and bowled (q.v.).
Caught and Bowled
- Caught by the bowler who delivered the ball.
Century
An innings of 100 or more runs.
Chance
An opportunity given by the batsman to the fieldsman to get him out.
Change-bowler
A bowler who is only invited to bowl when presumably better men have failed.
Change ends. - To bowl from one wicket, having previously bowled from the other. [See LAW 14.] Clean bowled. To be bowled by a ball which hits the wickets without previously touching the bat or person.
Closure
Declaring an innings at an end. [See LAW 54.]
Colts
Young and untried cricketers.
Colts'-match
A match in which one at least of the sides is composed of young and untried cricketers.
Country
To field or be caught in "the country" is to field or be caught at either "long-on" or "long-off."
Cover-point
A fieldsman on the off-side, somewhat in front of the batsman, dealing with hits out of reach of point.
Cross Bat.-A bat held in a horizontal position.
Cut
(i.) A stroke on the off-side made chiefly with the wrists (see p. 455). (ii.) To strike the ball as described.
Cut-over
To be struck by the ball in the groin.
Cut up (the wicket). To spoil the turf where the ball is likely to pitch, by running over it.