Cricket vs. Hockey

Cricket vs. Hockey — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cricket and Hockey

Cricketnoun

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

Hockeynoun

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

Cricketnoun

In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.

Hockeynoun

(British) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

Cricketnoun

A wooden footstool.

Hockeynoun

A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, shinny, or ball hockey.

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Cricketnoun

A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

Hockeynoun

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Cricketnoun

A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.

Hockeynoun

hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net

Cricketnoun

(sports) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.

Hockeynoun

a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks

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Cricketnoun

An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport.

That player's foul wasn't cricket!

Cricketverb

To play the game of cricket.

Cricketnoun

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

Cricketnoun

a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

Cricketverb

play cricket