tippity runs

== English == === Alternative forms === tippity-runs === Etymology === From tip (“to hit lightly”). === Noun === tippity runs (uncountable) (cricket, Australia, Victoria) A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket. ==== Synonyms ==== (form of backyard cricket): tip and run (Perth, NSW), hit and run (NSW), tipsy run (Brisbane), tippy go (parts of South Australia) tippy go run (Northern Territory), === References ===