handled the ball

phrase

Describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat. As of 2017, it comes under obstructing the field.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. ball gamesDescribing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat. As of 2017, it comes under obstructing the field.
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APA

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

MLA

“handled the ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handled%20the%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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