maiden over

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rules of cricket

  • TITLE: cricket (sport)
    SECTION: Overs
    ...players in the field. If a bowler delivers a complete over without a run being scored from the bat (even though the opponents may have scored extras by means of byes or leg byes), he has achieved a maiden over. In one-day cricket, no bowler is allowed to bowl more than 10 overs in a 50-over match.