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单词 gentleman cricketer
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gentleman cricketer
gentleman cricketer n. Cricket (now historical) an amateur player in first-class cricket; cf. sense 3d.The distinction between gentlemen and players was abolished in 1963. Annual matches between teams of the Gentlemen and the Players were a feature of the English cricket season from 1806 through to 1962.
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1773 Morning Chron. 29 June The following is a list of the Gentlemen Cricketers, who played on Monday and Tuesday last.
1868 Sporting Gaz. 25 July 686/2 They played a strong team of gentleman cricketers, there being two old ‘Oxford Blues’ on their side.
2015 i-Independent 28 Aug. 52/3 Arthur Morris, gentleman cricketer, was.., ‘one whose intelligence and respect for the verities equal his talents as a cricketer’.
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