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- noun ball games The
ball whendead and out ofplay .
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bilby commented on the word dead ball
Cricket jargon - a point in the game at which neither team may register a score. A dead ball occurs naturally after each completed play, while at other times the umpire(s) may need to intervene to explicitly rule dead ball.
December 2, 2007