What does fieldsman mean?
Fieldsman means (cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder.
The batsmen took an easy single as the ball approached the fieldsman but Gambhir called for a second on the throw and Franklin uprooted the non-striker's stumps.
Radley pulled it, as a great laugh went up, to the very spot from which the fieldsman had been removed.
I timed it successfully, and had no doubt of having added four to my score, when, to my astonishment, I saw a fieldsman running from the direction of the hedge.
Watch the flying fieldsman, Keen to save the fourer, Gallop past the wooden box Sacred to the scorer!
William Grey, 1; Samuel Long, 2; James Brown, 3; George and John Simmons, one capital, the other so-so--an uncertain hitter, but a good fieldsman, 5; Joel Brent, excellent, 6; Ben Appleton--here was a little pause, for Ben's abilities at cricket were not completely ascertained, but then he was a good fellow, so full of fun and waggery!
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Fieldsman means (cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder.
Common synonyms include fielder.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The batsmen took an easy single as the ball approached the fieldsman but Gambhir called for a second on the throw and Franklin uprooted the non-striker's stumps.
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