half-tracker

noun

A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, i.e. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.)

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Meanings

nounhalf-tracker (plural half-trackers)

plural half-trackers

  1. ball gamesA ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, i.e. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.)

    We'd got ourselves into a great position, and if I'd hit that half-tracker for six, we would've won the game.

    2004 February 16, Darren Lehmann, “Blue boy Phelps goes blazing on a sunny afternoon”, in The Sydney Morning Herald
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APA

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“half-tracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-tracker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-tracker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-tracker.

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