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cricketing

3.3

Playing cricket, often in matches with other people

noun
/ˈkrɪkɪtɪŋ/

: práctica de cricket

And as the time went by, I started enjoying cricket and I started realizing the challenges of cricket.

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Examples

Except for cricketing parties, Malaga occasions generally entailed fine mat exchange.

Academic text (1991)
Thackeray, known for his strong views on Indo-Pak cricketing ties, sprung a surprise when he met Miandad.

Blog text (7)
I'm no Nostradamus to publish cricketing prophecies, but I just thought of looking at the reasons behind Cummins suffering so many injuries and whether he can make a successful comeback.

Blog text (19)
The cricketing community gathered to watch the final match of the tournament.
His cricketing skills were evident when he scored the winning runs during the match.
After years of cricketing experience, she finally earned a spot on the national team.

Surface Forms

cricketing singular

cricketings plural

Morphology

cricketing = cricket (transparent) = cricket + ing

This noun refers directly to the activity of playing cricket, which is a straightforward -ing nominalization from the sport name.

Etymology

Cricketing as a noun means playing the sport called cricket, and the name cricket probably comes from an old word meaning 'stick' because players hit the ball with a bat, so to go cricketing is to take part in that game.