GuideOct 27, 20264 min read
Cricket Milestones Explained: Century, Five-Wicket Haul and Hat-Trick
Milestones turn individual performances into stories. Here is what each one means.
Fifty and century
A half-century is 50 runs in an innings. A century is 100 or more. A double century is 200.
Golden duck
A batter dismissed on the first ball they face.
Five-wicket haul
A bowler taking five or more wickets in an innings. It is often called a five-for.
Ten wickets in a match
A bowler taking ten or more wickets across both innings of a match.
Hat-trick
Three wickets with three consecutive balls by the same bowler.
Maiden over
An over in which no runs come off the bat and no wides or no-balls are bowled.
Carrying the bat
An opener who bats through the whole innings and is not out at the end.
Quick answers
What is a nelson?
Slang for the score 111, or multiples such as 222.
What is a fifer?
Slang for a five-wicket haul.