(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
(Canada) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
(soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill.
“The ball swung from Kobe Bryant to LeBron James to Kevin Durant to Carmelo Anthony, from the old man to the new king, from the new king to his likely successor, from the likely successor to the streakiest scorer of them all.”
“Rory McAllister is one of the streakiest strikers in action to notch for the fifth match running is 2-1 at McBookie.”
“He got there with the streakiest of his 11 boundaries, an edge through the slips off Jerome Taylor.”