simple past tense and past participle of ball

(in combination) Having a specified kind or number of balls.

simple past tense and past participle of no ball

(cricket) Describing a commentary (especially on the radio) in which a commentator describes every ball bowled, every shot hit, and the positions of the fielders; normally assisted by a summarizer who describes the game as a whole and provides other comments and a scorer who keeps a record of all statistics

plural of no ball

(cricket, of a bowler) To bowl a no ball. / (cricket, of an umpire) To call and signal a no ball.

An English surname. / A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. / A hamlet in Egloshayle parish, on the eastern outskirts of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0073).

(cricket) 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.

(idiomatic) Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things. / (sports) Being in control of the ball. / (Australian rules football) Playing as a midfielder.

(Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.