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Definition of Fieldsman
1. Noun. A member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting.
Generic synonyms: Cricketer
Specialized synonyms: Outfielder
Derivative terms: Field, Field
Definition of Fieldsman
1. Noun. (cricket mostly Australia dated in UK) fielder ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fieldsman
1. [n FIELDSMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fieldsman
Literary usage of Fieldsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"Life—If a fieldsman misses an opportunity of catching, stumping, ... Long-stop—The
fieldsman who stands behind the wicket-keeper to save byes. ..."
2. Athletic sports and recreations for boys by John George Wood (1861)
"When the batsman runs, the bowler should instantly run to the wicket, and the
fieldsman should throw the ball to him, so that he may catch it. ..."
3. Routledge's Every Boy's Annual by Edmund Routledge (1867)
"Every fieldsman should keep a watchful eye upon the captain, and look before
every ball to see whether he is required to change his place ; for the object ..."
4. The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys: A Guide and Text-book of Games of by Henry Chadwick (1884)
"Or, if he wilfully obstruct any fieldsman—" obstructing the field. ... If a ball
in play cannot be found or recovered any fieldsman may call " lost ball," ..."
5. Cricket by William Gilbert Grace (1891)
"Or, if he wilfully obstruct any fieldsman ;—" Obstructing the field. ... 34 If
a ball in play cannot be found or recovered, any fieldsman may call "Lost ..."
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