- sandshoe crusher
- Australian Slang(cricket) ball aimed at the feet of the person batting
English dialects glossary. 2013.
sandshoe crusher
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sandshoe crusher — noun A yorker bowled at the batsmans feet. 2002: Tony Greig was Australias main stumbling block to victory. Thommo worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous sandshoe crusher! mdash; Cricket in the… … Wiktionary
Sandshoe crusher — (cricket) ball aimed at the feet of the person batting … Dictionary of Australian slang
sandshoe crusher — /ˈsænʃu krʌʃə/ (say sanshooh krushuh) noun Cricket Colloquial (humorous) a yorker …
Yorker — In cricket, a yorker is a delivery where the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsman s popping crease. Since a batsman in a normal stance has his feet on the popping crease, this means the ball is bouncing very near his… … Wikipedia
yorker — noun /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsmans popping crease Syn: sandshoe crusher … Wiktionary
