cover point

American  

noun

1. Cricket. the position and the player stationed near the point.

2. Lacrosse. the position and the player stationed before the point.

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cover point British  

noun

1. cricket

   1. a fielding position in the covers

   2. a fielder in this position

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Etymology

Origin of cover point

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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cover point

With Dillon Brooks headed out, the Grizzlies need a wing defender who can scale down to cover point guards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

In Brisbane, the often taciturn off-spinner was effusive about his view of Green's bowling from cover point.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2021

Williamson puts a deep cover point out at last.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2021

Those nerves extended to the crowd when MS Dhoni was caught at cover point with 74 runs still needed, but Yuvraj and Raina soon cheered them up.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2011

You'd say a poem was beautiful; I'd say a square cut for four, just out of reach of cover point, was beautiful.

From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden