Jaffa

Origin of: Jaffa

Jaffa

An unplayable delivery in cricket dates from the second half of the 20th century after Jaffa, which means beautiful in Hebrew and a Jaffa is indeed a beautiful delivery. Jaffa was originally an ancient city that is now part of Tel-Aviv and is also the name of a species of orange that grows throughout the Middle East but is more closely associated with Israel.