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back-player
back play n.
Brit. 
/ˈbak pleɪ/
, /ˈbak pleɪ/U.S. /ˈbæk ˌpleɪ/
in Cricket, a method of play in which the batter steps back towards the wicket and plays the ball from behind the popping crease; hence back-player./ˈbæk ˌpleɪ/ΘΚΠ
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blocking1637
quilting1822
defence1825
cutting1827
forward play1828
defensive1832
swiping1833
back-cutting1842
straight play1843
back play1844
sticking1873
leg play1877
off-driving1884
gallery-hitting1888
goose game1899
straight driving1904
stroke-play1905
pad play1906
on-driving1948
stroke-making1956
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > batsman > types of batsman
sticker1832
short runner1833
punisher1846
slogger1850
blocker1851
cutter1851
swiper1853
top scorer1860
stick1863
left-hander1864
smiter1878
centurion1886
driver1888
pad-player1888
poker1888
spectacle-maker1893
back-player1897
hooker1900
under-runner1903
puller1911
square cutter1920
straight driver1925
stroke-maker1927
goose-gamer1928
stroke-player1935
flasher1936
sweeper1961
tonker1977
1844 Lillywhite's Illustr. Hand-bk. Cricket 19 Forward play..is more pleasing and graceful..than the back play.
1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iv. 174 All the really strong back-players draw back in making back-strokes.
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