short of a length



short of a length

In cricket, a short delivery from the bowler to the batsman. Quit pitching the ball short of a length—that's how they're getting so many hits!
See also: length, of, short

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Widad-Arabic
Sigfridoseeg-FREE-do (Italian), seeg-FREE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
BŁAŻEjBWAH-zhayPolish
Aylward['eilwəd]
EponineEP-ə-neen (English)Literature
Ranjeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali