Glossary
Closing a batting innings before all out, in formats that allow it.
A declaration is the batting captain's decision to close the innings while wickets are still standing. It is common in Test cricket and rare in limited-overs matches.
The scorer writes the time, the score and the wickets at the moment of the declaration. The batters at the crease finish not out.
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