cricketern.
/ˈkrɪkᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈkrɪkədər/ A person who plays cricket.
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1744 ‘J. Love’ Cricket i. 4 (note) The robust Cricketer, plays in his Shirt.
1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 451 To see the Surrey cricketers Out-bat them and out-bowl.
1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 32 With the cricketers he was accounted a hard swipe, an active field, and a stout bowler.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. ix. 156 A coach covered with cricketers returning from a match drove past the window.
1881 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Austral. Grazier's Guide No. 2. ix. 47 That..proved the quality of Australian meat to be much the same as that of Australian cricketers—fully equal to the British average.
1910 Westm. Gaz. 14 Apr. 7/4 Cricketers will have to pay a trifle more for batting-gloves and bat handles.
1956 People 13 May 13/3 Cliff is an attractive all-round cricketer and an especially good long-throwing fast-moving outfield.
2004 A. Buzo Legends Baggy Green xviii. 188 The traditional elegance of the cricketer was embodied by the Edwardian test player C.B. Fry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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