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Natmeg

noun

Etymology

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.

  1. derived from nux muscata — “musky nut”
  2. derived from nux muga
  3. inherited from notemege
  4. compounded as natmeg — “Nat + nutmeg”

Definitions

  1. A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.

    • Just as the World Cup did more to raise the profile of women's cricket than years of hard graft by those before it, the Natmeg elevated Sciver on to a platform almost overnight.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA