reverse sweep
verb1
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To play such a shot.
- Maxwell reverse swept a ball to seal the win.
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To win such a match.
reverse sweep
noun1
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling.
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The act of winning a match after losing every set up to the maximum number where, should you lose one more set, you would instead lose the match.
- Related terms
- switch hit