midwicketn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈwɪkɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˈwɪkᵻt/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., wicket n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + wicket n. Compare earlier middle wicket n. at middle adj. and n. Compounds 1a.

Cricket.

†1. = mid-off n. Obsolete.When there was a corresponding fielder on the other side of the wicket, the two were distinguished as mid-wicket on (or mid-on) and mid-wicket off (or mid-off).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific

bat's end1742

midwicket1744

middle wicket1772

long-stop1773

long field?1801

third man1801

point1816

slip1816

backstop1819

cover1836

long field on1837

short stopc1837

long on1843

middle-on1843

short leg1843

cover-point1846

square leg1849

long off1854

mid-off1865

leg slip1869

mid-on1870

cover-slip1891

box1911

gully1920

1744 ‘J. Love’ Cricket ii. 15 He, at Mid-wicket, disappoints the Foe.

1846 W. Denison Cricket: Sketches of Players 65 In most matches he..takes ‘mid wicket’ or ‘cover point’.

1849 Boy's Own Bk. (new ed.) 78 Mid-wicket on, long slip, and mid-wicket-off.

1850 ‘Bat’ Cricketer's Man. (rev. ed.) 44 Mid-Wicket divides the ground between the cover point and bowler.

2. A fielder or position between mid-on and square leg.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position

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

1909 Scotsman 1 June 3/4 But the disasters which befell Middlesex were also contributed to by some excellent catches, Fairservice, Day and Seymour, who in the case of Trott ran in from mid-on to mid-wicket, all deserving mention.

1959 Times 21 May 4/3 So he tried to hit out of the ground, but the ball described a gentle arc into mid-wicket's hands.

1983 B. Willis & A. Lee Captain's Diary v. 91 He gave a simple catch to mid-wicket.

1999 Times 15 July 55/2 Adams persuaded Wells to steer a catch to backward point and Smith miscued to mid-wicket.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midwicket
释义	midwicketn. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈwɪkɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈwɪkᵻt/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., wicket n. Etymology: < mid adj. + wicket n. Compare earlier middle wicket n. at middle adj. and n. Compounds 1a. Cricket. †1. = mid-off n. Obsolete.When there was a corresponding fielder on the other side of the wicket, the two were distinguished as mid-wicket on (or mid-on) and mid-wicket off (or mid-off). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific bat's end1742 midwicket1744 middle wicket1772 long-stop1773 long field?1801 third man1801 point1816 slip1816 backstop1819 cover1836 long field on1837 short stopc1837 long on1843 middle-on1843 short leg1843 cover-point1846 square leg1849 long off1854 mid-off1865 leg slip1869 mid-on1870 cover-slip1891 box1911 gully1920 1744 ‘J. Love’ Cricket ii. 15 He, at Mid-wicket, disappoints the Foe. 1846 W. Denison Cricket: Sketches of Players 65 In most matches he..takes ‘mid wicket’ or ‘cover point’. 1849 Boy's Own Bk. (new ed.) 78 Mid-wicket on, long slip, and mid-wicket-off. 1850 ‘Bat’ Cricketer's Man. (rev. ed.) 44 Mid-Wicket divides the ground between the cover point and bowler. 2. A fielder or position between mid-on and square leg. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position 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 1909 Scotsman 1 June 3/4 But the disasters which befell Middlesex were also contributed to by some excellent catches, Fairservice, Day and Seymour, who in the case of Trott ran in from mid-on to mid-wicket, all deserving mention. 1959 Times 21 May 4/3 So he tried to hit out of the ground, but the ball described a gentle arc into mid-wicket's hands. 1983 B. Willis & A. Lee Captain's Diary v. 91 He gave a simple catch to mid-wicket. 1999 Times 15 July 55/2 Adams persuaded Wells to steer a catch to backward point and Smith miscued to mid-wicket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1744
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