CRICKET JARGONS : "F"

Fall
A verb worn to show the dismissal of a batsman, eg "The fourth wicket fell for the accumulation of only three runs" or "Bradman fell for 12 [runs]".
Fall of wicket ("FoW")
The batting side’s score at which a batsman gets out.
Farm the strike (also propel the strike or farm the bowling)
Of a batsman, arrange to take release of the majority of the balls bowled.
Fast Bowling (also pace bowling)
A fashion of bowling in which the ball is dispersed at high speeds, regularly over 90 mph (145 km/h). Fast bowlers in calculation apply swing.
Fast Leg Theory
An alternate of leg theory in which balls are bowled at towering rate, aimed at the batsman's body.
Feather
A slight edge.
Featherbed
A wicket which is well thought-out to be good for batting on, offering little, if several, help for a bowler.
-fer
A suffix to any amount, sensing the number of wickets in use by a team or bowler.
Ferret (originally Australian)
A remarkably meager batsman, still more so than a rabbit. Called because the ferret goes in after the rabbits. Occasionally referred to as a weasel for the identical reason
Fielder (also, more traditionally, fieldsman)
A player on the fielding side who is neither the bowler nor the wicket-keeper, in meticulous one who has presently fielded the ball. The word fieldsman was ever-present until the 1980s, when political accuracy obliged the adoption of a gender neutral term.
Fill-up game
When a match ended early an extra game was at times started to fill in the accessible time and to amuse the paying spectators.
Fine
Of a location on the field, close to the line of the pitch (wicket-to-wicket); the contrary of square.
Fired
To be given out (often LBW) by an umpire erroneously.
Of a location on the field, close to the line of the pitch (wicket-to-wicket); the contrary of square.
First change
The third bowler worn in an innings. As the first bowler to swap either of the opening pair this bowler is the first change that the captain makes to the assault.
First class cricket
The elder form of the game; typically county, state or international. First-class games consist of two innings per side and are generally played over three or more days.
First innings points
In first-class contests with a association table to resolve standings, such as the Sheffield Shield ,in accumulation to points granted for winning or tieing a match, a side is also awarded points for taking a first innings lead, ie scoring extra than their opponents in the first innings.
Fishing
Being convinced into throwing the bat at a wider deliverance outside off-stump and missing, getting for a wide delivery and missing.
Five-wicket haul
(also five-for, five-fer, fifer, or shortened to 5WI or FWI)Five or more wickets taken by a bowler in an innings, well thought-out a very good performance. The term five-for is an acronym of the usual form of writing bowling information, e.g. a bowler who takes 5 wickets and allows 117 runs is said to have figures of "5 for 117" or "5-117". At times called a "Michelle", after actress Michelle Pfeiffer.
Flash
To manipulate the bat belligerently, frequently hitting good line and length deliveries erratically. Frequently applied in a Caribbean context, as in 'a flashing blade'.
Flat throw
A ball thrown by the fielder which is almost equivalent to the ground. measured to be a trademark of good fielding if the throw is also precise as flat throws pass through at a fast pace.
Flat-track bully
A batsman high in the batting order who is very superior only when the pitch is not bountiful the bowlers much help.
Flick
A mild movement of the wrist to move the bat often allied with shots on the leg side.
Flight
A delivery which is terrified up at a further arched route by a spinner. Measured to be good bowling.
Flipper
A leg spins delivery with under-spin, so it springs lower than normal, made-up by Clarrie Grimmett.
Floater
A delivery bowled by a spinner that movement in a highly arched path emerging to 'float' in the air.
Fly slip
A point deeper than the predictable slips, amid the slips and third man.
Follow on
The team batting second enduring for their second innings, having fallen short of the "follow on target". The description of this target has changed over time, but is currently 200 runs following the first squads score in a 5 day game, 150 runs in a 3 or 4 day game, and 100 runs in a 2 day affair and 75 in a single day.
Follow through
A bowler's body events after the release of the ball to stabilise their body.
Footmarks
On a grass pitch, the bowler makes a rough patch where he lands his foot and follows throughout after delivering the ball. The uneven patch can become cratered and becomes more rasping as the matches persist and more people step on it. The harsh surface means that the ball will more and more grip further if it lands in the footmarks. Bowlers, mainly spinners, will aim the ball there as it will turn more sharply, and is more expected to get crooked bounce from such areas, making it more complex for the opposition batsmen.
Footwork
The essential (foot) steps that a batsman has to take so as to be at a comfortable expanse from where the ball has pitched, just right to hit the ball somewhere he desires, opposing any spin or swing that a bowler challenges to pull out after bouncing.
Forty-Five (on the one)
An exceptional fielding spot akin to a short third-man, approximately halfway amid the pitch and the boundary. As well used for a short backward square leg (at 45° behind square defending a single).
Forward Defence
An ordinarily-employed protective shot.
Four
A shot that reaches the boundary after touching the ground, so called because it scores four runs to the batting side.
Four wickets (also 4WI)
Four or more wickets in use by a bowler in an innings, well thought-out a good show. Frequently used in One day Internationals.
Free hit
A sentence given in several forms of cricket when a bowler bowls a no-ball. The bowler must bowl one more delivery, and the batsman cannot be out off that delivery (except by being run out). Stuck between the no-ball and the free hit, the fielders may not revolutionize positions (except the batsmen tainted ends on the no-ball).
French cricket
An unofficial form of the game. The term "playing French Cricket" can be used by reviewer to point out that a batsman has not moved his feet and looks clumsy because of this.
French Cut
(Chinese Cut, Surrey Cut, Westhoughton Cut or Harrow Drive) An inside edge which misses striking the stumps by a small number of centimetres.
Front foot
In a batsman's deportment the front foot is the foot that is closer to the bowler. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to get in touch with the ground before the ball is unconfined.
Front Foot contact
It is the point of the bowler at the instant when his front foot lands on the floor just former to delivering the ball.
Front-foot shot
A shot played with the batsman's power on his front foot (i.e. the foot nearby the bowler).
Fruit Salad
When a bowler conveys a special type of delivery each time, moderately than bowling an even speed, length and angle. "Fruit Salad" is used most commonly in T20's so as to not let the batsmen get at ease.
Full length
A delivery that fields closer to the batsman than a ball pitching on a excellent length, but more away than a half-volley.
Full toss (also full bunger)
A release that accomplishes the batsman on the full, i.e. devoid of bouncing. Typically well thought-out a bad delivery to bowl as the batsman has a set of time to see the ball and play an aggressive shot. As well, it does not have an opportunity to change track off the ground, making it the decisive crime for a spin or seam bowler.