In common usage in Victorian times, it was derived from 'entice' because its aim was to entice the batsman to play it as a full toss and be yorked as the ball passed under his bat. Wickhamīearders' Answer: The long obsolete noun 'tice' did indeed describe a ball of full length that pitches close to the popping crease. Do you know whether the term 'tice' was common and, if so, when or why did it change to 'yorker'? M. Evidently this is what today we would call a 'yorker'. A few years ago I found an old coaching manual (early 1900's) and it mentioned a 'tice'.
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