Words & TermsSport and recreation
baggy green
The green cricket cap worn by Australian Test cricketers; by extension, a symbol of the Test side and its tradition.
In a sentence
The young spinner dreamed of earning a baggy green.
Where it came from
The phrase functions as an informal cultural/sporting name rather than merely a technical equipment term.
- First recorded
- 2019
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established