fielder - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • find: Graham and Sam enjoyed a good partnership before Graham was unlucky to find a fielder on leg side.
  • have: Houston ( 5-60 ) bowled intelligent offspin throughout and had fielders held catches, he would have proved a matchwinner.
  • give: Dublin will always give the fielders a chance, unfortunately Myles Cunliffe was unable to take it.
  • bisect: Then Vaughan hints he may be coming into some form with a gorgeous cover drive which bisects the fielders.

Preposition: at

  • point: A middle order batsman and a good fielder at point, he occasionally kept wicket.

Adjective modifier

  • substitute: Second Test - Edgbaston The role of a substitute fielder can be a complicated one.
  • close: Cricket: She is a fine close fielder, specializing at second slip.
  • excellent: Lucky batsman, accurate bowler and excellent fielder although slowing down a little as he gets older.
  • good: He's got a great frame, is very very quick and a good fielder of the ball.
  • great: Bagwell, in his prime, was also a great fielder, winning a Gold Glove award.
  • brilliant: A natural athlete, he is a brilliant fielder.

Preposition: on

  • boundary: Tendulkar's next delivery is a full toss, but Jones only finds the fielder on the boundary.
  • side: Graham and Sam enjoyed a good partnership before Graham was unlucky to find a fielder on leg side.

Noun used with modifier

  • slip: You also need to have the reactions of a slip fielder.
  • substitute: The throw, tho, from the substitute fielder Stephen Peters, who had only just taken the field, missed the stumps.
  • sub: The sub fielder VVS Laxman ambled after it and turned like a North Sea tanker, much to the displeasure of Harbhajan.
  • cover: He is also a solid cover fielder, albeit with possibly the weakest throw in the club!
  • gully: Richard Yardley: Destructive batsman and worlds best gully fielder.
  • center: In the days since the adoption of Bernie ( named after Yankees ' center fielder Bernie Williams ) I've stewed about his predicament.

Preposition: in

  • world: Jonty Rhodes is still the best fielder in the world.

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