Streaky vs Streaks - What's the difference?
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Having streaks.
(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
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Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
As an adjective streaky
is having streaks.As a noun streaks is
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English
Adjective
(er)Lifting the Covers: Inside South African Cricket:
- Although the two added thirteen important runs, including four byes let through by Mongia and a streaky outside edge cum late-cut by Pollock for four, one didn't need to be blessed with gifts of insight to realise that Pollock's days at the crease were numbered.
Slats: The Michael Slater Story:
- ...rather than hitting it with the middle of the bat, I jagged it off the inside edge and French-cut it over the top of the stumps for another four. That was the only streaky shot I can remember.
Bradman's Invincibles: The Inside Story of the Epic 1948 Ashes Tour:
- Compton troubled Bradman with his Chinaman, and one streaky shot was edged past Crapp at slips.