misfield
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a word derived from
field.
fieldnounan expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
Example Sentences
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With two needed from two balls, Wildermuth slashed the penultimate delivery to backward point and a misfield allowed him to scamper back for a second, finishing unbeaten on 110 off 54.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
A bizarre misfield from India's Mohammed Shami allows England to run four as they continue to chase down the winning target in their T20 World Cup semi-final.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
Neesham then hit 2, a 6 into the Mound Stand, 2 off a Jason Roy misfield, 2, 1.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2019
A misfield at backward point gives him another single.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 14, 2016
He’s wrong: there are three after yet another misfield, this time from the bowler Rabada.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2016