no ball
Speech parts
1. no ball - Noun
2. no ball - Verb
Meaning
unlawfully delivered ball in cricket
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Examples
the umpire called it a no ball
A pitch at which the batter does not swing and which does not pass through the strike zone is called a ball (short for "no ball").
A push-out can be called by the breaking player if he legally pocketed a ball on the break, or the non-breaking player if no ball was pocketed on the break.
Flexion at the elbow is not allowed, but any extension of the elbow was deemed to be a throw and would be liable to be called a no ball.