no ball

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no ball

noun no balls

A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire. Henry bowled three no-balls in his spell of 3-78.

verb no balls · no balling · no balled

of a bowler To bowl a no ball.
of an umpire To call and signal a no ball. He almost no balled the full over due to his repetitive overstepping.

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@misc{no_ball_2026,
  title = {no ball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no%20ball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}