Cricketer
Cricketer noun - An athlete who plays cricket.
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Synonyms for Cricketer
Player and cricketer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Player" instead a noun "Cricketer".
Nearby Words: cricket, cricketing
Player
Player noun - A person who plays a musical instrument.
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- The longest name ever given to a serious cricketer was owned by a Fijian player called Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau, which roughly translates to "returned alive from Nakula Hospital at Lakemba island In the Lau group".
Source: Overly Long Name / Real Life - For cricket, Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, launched in 1977, introduced colored team uniforms, day/night matches, and player payments high enough that being a professional cricketer was a viable career option.
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When Hashim Amla, a South African cricketer of Pakistani Muslim descent, dismissed an opposition player in a test match against Sri Lanka, commentator Dean Jones quipped that "the terrorist just got another wicket", believing the microphone to be off.
Source: Is This Thing Still On?
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