CRICKET JARGONS : "N"

Negative bowling
A persistent line of bowling down the leg-side of a batsman to stymie the batsman from scoring (particularly in Test matches).
Nelson
A score of 111, each of a squad or an individual batsman, regarded by some as unlucky. To prevent bad luck, some people stand on one leg. Scores of 222 and 333 are called Double and Triple Nelson respectively. Nervous nineties. The period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. Throughout this phase many players bat very vigilantly in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.
Nets
A pitch bordered on three sides by meshing, used by for practice by batsman and bowler.
Net run rate (NRR)
The run rate scored by the winning team deducted by run rate scored by losing team. The winning squad gets positive value, losing team the pessimistic value. In a series, the mean of the NRR for all games played by the side is taken. On the other hand, for a series, a team's NRR can be premeditated as (total runs scored) / (total overs received) – (total runs conceded) / (total overs bowled).
New rock
Innovative (unexploited) cricket ball.
Nick
A border   Fresh reliable form, either good or bad, particularly while batting. A batsman who has in recent times scored a lot of runs is in "good nick", a batsman subsequent to a run of low scores is in "bad nick".
Night watchman
(In a first-class match) a lower order batsman sent in when the light is diffusing to play out the lingering overs of the day in order to defend more important batsmen for the next day's play.
No ball
An illicit delivery, habitually as of the bowler overstepping the popping crease scoring an extra for the batting side. Full tosses that exceed beyond the waist of the batsman are also reckoning no balls.
No striker
The batsman reputing at the bowling end.
Not out
A batsman who is in and has been not yet been discharged, for the most part when play has ceased.   The call of the umpire when whirling down an appeal for a wicket.
Nurdle
To gain runs by tenderly shoving the ball into unfilled areas of the field. Also termed milking around example: "He milked the bowler around".