cover point

noun

1. Cricket. the position and the player stationed near the point.
2. Lacrosse. the position and the player stationed before the point.

cover point

noun

1. cricket
   1. a fielding position in the covers
   2. a fielder in this position

Word History and Origins

Origin of cover point¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

He gave the simplest of chances to cover point, and Buller's rarely missed their catches.

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Then the last man came in, and the first thing he did was to send up a nice little dolly catch to Eric at cover-point.

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Frank was caught at cover point, having added twenty-eight since Thompson left him, the other three being credited to Childers.

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Some balls he hit to “leg,” and some he cut with terrific force past “cover-point.”

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Cover-point was the doctor, and probably the safest man in the whole field to whom to send a catch.

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