cricket score
A 'cricket score' can refer to the tally of runs in a cricket match or be used idiomatically to describe a large score in other contexts.
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Definition
B2Cricket
(technical)The total number of runs made by a team or player in a cricket match.
Example
- The cricket score at the end of the innings was 250 runs.
- She checked the cricket score to see how many runs her favorite player had scored.
C1General
(idiomatic, informal)A very high number of points or a large margin of victory in any context.
Example
- The basketball game ended with a cricket score of 120 to 45.
- His test results were so high, they were like a cricket score.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cricket score":
cricket fieldkeep scorecricket chairgo off at scorecross bat