Snickometer

English

Alternative forms

• snickometer

Etymology

From snick +‎ -meter.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsnɪkˈɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/

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Noun

Snickometer (plural Snickometers)

1. (cricket) a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.
   • 1999 July 7, L. Hibbert, “Decisions you can't argue with”, in Professional Engineering‎^[1], volume 12, number 13, →ISSN, pages 26–27:

     In cricket, there is the "third eye" to decide close run-out decisions, and also Channel 4 is introducing a technological innovation called Snickometer designed to end debates whether or not a batsman has actually made contact with the ball.

   • 2002, Mark Nicholas, Jargonbusting: Mastering The Art of Cricket‎^[2], Channel 4 Books, foreword of original by Simon Hughes, →ISBN, Foreword, page 6:

     Alongside the snickometer moments there was the Saturday morning Roadshow, the Analyst, Jargonbusting, a sympathetic interview, an orginal feature, an e-mail question answered.

   • 2007, Robert MacGregor, I Can't Take Any More Crap!‎^[3], Troubador Publishing, →ISBN, Umpiring, Cricket, Test Matches, Bad, page 237:

     And we have the Snickometer to put beyond doubt whether the batsman touched the ball with his bat or gloves and not his ear or his arse.

Derived terms

• Snicko

See also

• Hawkeye
• Hotspot