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PRONUNCIATION OF NOT CRICKET

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT CRICKET

not a patch on
not a sausage
not bad
not bat an eye
not be able to run a chook raffle
not by a long chalk
not by a long sight
not care a fuck
NOT circuit
not counting
not exactly
not for much longer
not for the faint-hearted
NOT gate
not give a damn
not give a hoot
not half
not half bad
not have a bean
not have a leg to stand on

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT CRICKET

air ticket
big-ticket
cricket
day return ticket
dream ticket
entrance ticket
meal ticket
on a sticky wicket
one-way ticket
open ticket
parking ticket
picket
pocket
price ticket
round-trip ticket
season ticket
speeding ticket
test cricket
thicket
ticket
wicket

Synonyms and antonyms of not cricket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «not cricket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOT CRICKET

Find out the translation of not cricket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of not cricket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not cricket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没有板球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no críquet
570 millions of speakers

English

not cricket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रिकेट नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا الكريكيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не по правилам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não críquete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রিকেট না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas le cricket
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bukan kriket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht Cricket
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリケットではない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크리켓 하지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora jangkrik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không cricket
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரிக்கெட் அல்ல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रिकेट नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kriket değil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non grillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie krykieta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не за правилами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu cricket
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν κρίκετ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie krieket
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte cricket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke cricket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not cricket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT CRICKET»

The term «not cricket» is regularly used and occupies the 96.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT CRICKET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «not cricket» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «not cricket» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not cricket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT CRICKET»

Discover the use of not cricket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not cricket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
It's Not Cricket
Ranging from Thomas White, who notoriously arrived at the crease with a bat the size of the wicket, on through the Bodyline controversy and throwing, sledging, umpire baiting, and the recent disgrace of Hansie Cronje, It's Not Cricket makes ...
Simon Rae, 2012
2
Not Cricket
From Raewyn Caisley, the acclaimed and established author of TOP MARKS, IN UNION, HOT SHOT, TENNIS STAR, QUEEN’S CUBBY, FREE STYLE and GREAT LEAD, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.
Raewyn Caisley, 2012
3
Cricket and the Law: The Man in White is Always Right
Cricket and the Law charts the inter-relationship between cricket - the law of the game, and legal theory - the law of our lives. Fraser draws connections and commonalities between these two seemingly disparate, complex sets of conventions.
David Fraser, 2005
4
Baseball's First Inning: A History of the National Pastime ...
... hoped to see the day when 11 Americans could defeat 11 Britons “although he would candidly confess he thought the time was far distant.”11 Many Americans felt that, even with favorable odds, they were 101 CHAPTER 8: Why Not Cricket?
William J. Ryczek, 2009
5
Not Quite Cricket
'What is not fair is not cricket.' 'My childhood heroes were men like Sir Frank Worrell and Richie Benaud. You know, the day I wore the Indian blazer I had goose pimples all over my body, I don't think today's generation which wears Reebok ...
Magazine, Pradeep, 2007
6
Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays, 2008-2009
Jeremy Larance Cricket: Cricket as it should properly be played; hence fig., fair play; honourable dealings with opponents or rivals; esp. in phr. not cricket; so to play cricket, to act fairly; to “play the game.” (Oxford English Dictionary) C.L.R. ...
Ronald E. Kates, Warren Tormey, 2010
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The History of Yorkshire County Cricket: 1833-1903
He will exhibit caution, only punishing loose balls, and will keep up his wicket quite regardless of the needs of his side, for he is trying to " score off his own bat," and that, emphatically, is not cricket, although unfortunately there is too much of it  ...
Robert Stratten Holmes, 1904
8
Cricket, Literature and Culture: Symbolising the Nation, ...
When Larwood, for example, practised body-line bowling in Australia he was not actually breaking any rule: he was merely doing something that was 'not cricket'.2 The dissemination of cricket throughout the British Empire in often informal, ...
Anthony Bateman, 2009
9
Cricket, a Weekly Record of the Game ...
I believe I am correct in saying that Cricket — and not Cricket only, but almost every other paper whose opinion carried any weight — so considered them at the time ; and I take that to be sufficient reason for ranking them first-class now.
‎1896
10
It's Not Cricket: A Combined Revue : [theatre Program], ...
Theatre program.
‎1965

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT CRICKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not cricket is used in the context of the following news items.
1
THE LOWDOWN: Changing agreement was just not cricket
THE weather played a big part in our latest Unicorns Championship Western Division game away at Wales and having the middle day totally ... «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
2
English traditionalists outraged by lack of changes for third Test
“It's just not cricket”, said Lord Frothington-Trench. “One expects the gatekeepers of our great game to continue the English tradition of culling at ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
3
Cricket, Smokers, Fights and the Black Mark
There were too many drunkards, none of them, I can assure, were not cricket fans by any means. They put a huge black mark on Sri Lankan ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
4
Someone has finally made a portable Bluetooth speaker that doesn't …
Well, as they say in here in Blightly, that's just not cricket. It's not like my expectations are particularly high, either. A portable Bluetooth speaker ... «Ars Technica UK, Jul 15»
5
Shoaib Malik challenges unimpressed Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has challenged Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Twitter. No, no it's not cricket match if that's what ... «ABP Live, Jul 15»
6
Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them - Everything We Know and …
Essentially, this film - and those that will presumably follow, because these days if it's not a franchise it's just not cricket - is based on an original ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
7
Cricket teams fraternising? It isn't cricket
That's just not cricket. Mutual respect is the flipside of the enmity that animates a true sporting rivalry. There's nothing inherently wrong about ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
8
Use tax office to monitor our MPs
Other sports are instructive here: in the summer months, many Australians play cricket, not Cricket Australia. Tennis is neither Tennis Australia, ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
9
Pitch doctoring is just not cricket
I have been watching cricket for over 50 years and despite my fading memory I can still recall far more entertaining Test matches than those ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
10
Shorter, the better
'It's not cricket in China' · India slip in the end · `This is democracy' · IPL will come ... 'It's not cricket in China' · CSK, RR suspended for two years. «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Not cricket [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/not-cricket>. May 2024 ».
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