extra cover

or extra cover point

noun

, Cricket.

1. the position of a fielder between mid off and cover point.
2. the fielder occupying this position.

extra cover

noun

1. cricket a fielding position between cover and mid-off

Word History and Origins

Origin of extra cover¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

By the end the left-hander, who could make a Test debut in New Zealand later this month, was elegantly driving seamer Romario Shepherd over extra cover for six.

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Mahmood had opener Brandon King caught at extra cover in the second over and in his next Evin Lewis picked out deep square leg and Shimron Hetmyer nicked behind in consecutive balls, leaving the hosts 18-3 before a 35-minute rain interruption.

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Russell hit Liam Livingstone to deep cover and Nicholas Pooran departed by skewing Jamie Overton to extra cover for 38 in the next over.

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"It is hard to go from captaining and keeping your whole career to change to a captain at extra cover the whole time," Billings adds.

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Head was caught at extra cover for 31 and Short nicked behind on 58 but their onslaught had put Australia well ahead of the game with rain clouds looming.

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