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Disallowed delivery
Answer for the clue "Disallowed delivery ", 7 letters:
no ball
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Wikipedia
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In the sport of cricket a No ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler . For most cricket games, especially amateur games, the definition of all forms of No ball is from the MCC Laws of Cricket, ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context cricket English) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire. vb. 1 (context cricket of a bowler English) ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball"
Usage examples of no ball.
Neither she nor the late Earl had been fond of entertaining, and since the marriage of their daughter no ball had been held at Stanyon.
She had a garment of dark corduroy, with a short skirt, which had been her ceremonial garb since she was fifteen, but she had no ball gown.
Again I had a vision of a steel ball striking a line of balls with no ball rebounding.