gloveman

[gluhv-man]

noun

Baseball, Cricket.

plural

glovemen 

1. fielder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gloveman¹

glove + man

Example Sentences

The 24-year-old is not the first-choice gloveman for his county Surrey, where he plays as a specialist batter at number four.

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Much was made of how harsh it was for England to drop Ben Foakes, the world's best gloveman and an able batter, in favour of Smith at the start of last summer.

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While solid enough – he has a catch percentage of 96% from his 11 completed Tests – as a gloveman he does not move quickly enough to reach opportunities others could lay a hand on, while his missed stumping of Rishabh Pant in the first innings in Leeds last week was a regulation chance that Pant did not fully punish.

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Cox was due to keep wicket in place of regular gloveman Jamie Smith, who has missed the tour on paternity leave.

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Although he didn't update that record in Christchurch on Friday, 77 on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand following a blemish-free 91 overs as the fill-in gloveman was a reminder of Pope's value.

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