† long-stoppern.
Cricket. Obsolete.
A person fielding at long-stop.
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middle wicket1772
long-stop1773
second stop1773
stop1773
long fieldsman1790
long field?1801
third man1801
outscout1805
leg1816
point1816
slip1816
backstop1819
long fielder1835
long leg1835
long field off1837
short leg1843
square leg1849
cover-point1850
long-stopper1851
middle-off1851
cover-slip1854
long off1854
left fielder1860
short square1860
mid-off1865
extra cover (point)1867
deep-fielder1870
mid-on1870
cover1897
leg trap1897
infield1898
deep field1900
slipper1903
slip fieldsman1906
midwicket1909
infieldsman1910
slip-catcher1920
infielder1927
leg slip1956
1851 Eliza Cook's Jrnl. 13 Dec. 103/1 Margaret discovered, in the person of one of the most distant ‘long stoppers,’ the very young man whom she dreaded to meet.
1881 Punch 13 Aug. 61/2 Another on 'em was spoken of as being the best long stopper of the Club.
1891 W. G. Grace Cricket x. 258 The most expert long-stoppers at the time when long-stop was even of more importance than the wicket-keeper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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