French cricket

noun

An informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands.

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Meanings

nounFrench cricket (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands.
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APA

French cricket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cricket

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“French cricket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cricket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French cricket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20cricket.

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