vigoro
vigoro — noun
1. a ball game from Australia in which two teams take turns hitting a ball with fla
a ball game from Australia in which two teams take turns hitting a ball with flat bats on a rectangular field, using rules drawn from both cricket and baseball — it was especially popular among women during the middle decades of the 20th century
Emma learned to play vigoro during her school years in Adelaide.
In a vigoro match, two teams hit a ball with bats on a rectangular field.
rectangular field distinguishes vigoro from cricket
Rohan watched a vigoro game and noticed it was like cricket but with different rules.
Otis found an old vigoro bat and ball set in his grandmother's shed.
Antonia played vigoro in Queensland every Saturday in the 1950s, at the sport's peak.
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The rectangular field (rather than oval) and the flat bat shape are the most noticeable features that separate vigoro from cricket.