cricketcricketcricketscricketedcricketingnoun1(no plural) a game for two teams of eleven players who try to hit a small hard ball with a piece of wood (called a bat) on a large field (called a pitch): We watched a cricket match.Look at the note at bat.2(pluralcrickets) a small brown insect that jumps and makes a loud high noise by rubbing its wings together▶ cricketercricketercricketersnouna person who plays cricket