Lolly

The phrase “lollipop” was coined in the early 1920s and may be related with a lollipop since even a kid can manage a sweet on a stick. A lolly in cricket or lollipop is simple enough to bounce a ball, and it is sometimes referred to a “gift” for a batsman.

Lolly in Cricket: Metaphors

Subsequently, alternatives to this term were invented, fishing topics related to the ease of catch. Among the metaphors of this kind are dolly, gaper and percher.