declaration bowling (English, noun)
expansion: declaration bowling (uncountable)
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glosses: Deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.
tags: uncountable
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