cricketer

[US]/'krɪkɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a player in the sport of cricket who participates in batting, bowling, and fielding during a cricket match.

Phrases & Collocations

professional cricketer

star cricketer

talented cricketer

aspiring cricketer

young cricketer

experienced cricketer

top cricketer

Example Sentences

The cricketer fluffed the catch.

The cricketer fumbled the catch.

All promising young cricketers would like to play for England.

Among cricketers, Ian Botham has to be top of the class.

Do you think that this mixed group of young cricketers could be formed into a team?

Real-world Examples

Cricketers reflect during a game, after a game and over time.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

There was a famous cricketer in Trinidad, Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Source: VICE Youth Culture

Satya really did want to be a professional cricketer; and he wasn't a great student.

Source: Freakonomics

The England cricketer Jofra Archer has been excluded from a test match against the West Indies for breaching biosecurity protocols.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2020

If I had been a sportsman, a boxer, athlete, hockey player, cricketer.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

" Not a real cricketer, " I was stammering meanwhile.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

That same year, the IPL's top paid cricketer, Virat Kohli's salary and winnings came in at around $4 million.

Source: Bloomberg Insights

" Both" ! I echoed. " But I'm no cricketer" !

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

My colleague Jones has been talking to Jonathan Agnew, a former England Test cricketer and now BBC cricket commentator who worked with Richie Benaud.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

What struck me most, however, was the absence of the usual insignia of a cricketer's den.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

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