tippity runs

tippity runs
a) (Australian English – Victoria) A form of backyard cricket.
b) (Australian English – Victoria) A rule in said form of backyard cricket, which requires the batsman to run if he or she has hit the ball. This rule is intended to increase excitement by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket, where the batsman chooses whether to run.

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  • Backyard cricket — Example of beach cricket being played at Cottesloe Beach in Perth. The bowler bowls to batsman, while the rest field. Backyard cricket, street cricket, beach cricket, gully cricket, corridor cricket, deef (Hindi: गली, galli = alley ) or garden… …   Wikipedia

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