top ordern.

Brit.

/ˌtɒp ˈɔːdə/, U.S.

/ˌtɑp ˈɔrdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top adj., order n.

Etymology: < top adj. + order n.

Cricket.

The part of the batting order (usually consisting of the first and second batters) who play at the start of an innings. Also (and in earliest use) as a modifier.

ΚΠ

1972 Canberra Times 25 Nov. 36/8 Nothing went according to the script—Pakistan's top-order bats were woeful, its pace bowlers wonderful.

1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 15 Mar. Solid batting by the top order helped England to a 233 for three in its first innings at the close of play yesterday.

2016 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 17 June 70 Mayfield were put in to bat first and got off to a steady start until, as of late, a collapse of the top order began.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	top order
释义	top ordern. Brit. /ˌtɒp ˈɔːdə/, U.S. /ˌtɑp ˈɔrdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top adj., order n. Etymology: < top adj. + order n. Cricket. The part of the batting order (usually consisting of the first and second batters) who play at the start of an innings. Also (and in earliest use) as a modifier. ΚΠ 1972 Canberra Times 25 Nov. 36/8 Nothing went according to the script—Pakistan's top-order bats were woeful, its pace bowlers wonderful. 1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 15 Mar. Solid batting by the top order helped England to a 233 for three in its first innings at the close of play yesterday. 2016 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 17 June 70 Mayfield were put in to bat first and got off to a steady start until, as of late, a collapse of the top order began. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1972
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