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mid-on

mid-on

9.9
A fielding position near the bowler on the side the batsman hits toward
  • noun
  • Jargon
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  • In cricket, the player positioned at mid-on was ready to catch any drives from the batsman.

Examples

  • The player positioned himself at mid-on.

  • She caught the ball at mid-on.

  • He was caught at mid-on after mistiming his shot.

  • The captain moved the fielder closer to mid-on to catch the batsman off guard.

  • There was a sharp catch taken at mid-on in the first over.

  • During the match, the captain decided to place a fielder at mid-on to increase the team's chances of taking a wicket.

  • As the bowler delivered the ball, the mid-on fielder remained alert for a possible catch.

Surface Forms

mid-on singular
mid-ons plural

Morphology

mid-on = mid (semi-transparent) = on + mid

The components 'mid' (middle) and 'on' (the on side) are recognizable, but the term is a specialized cricketing compound using 'on' in a sport-specific sense. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Mid-on comes from two simple parts: mid- meaning 'middle', as in midfield, and on meaning 'on the batsman's side'. A helpful way to remember it is that a mid-on fielder stands in the middle area on the batsman's side of the pitch, which is exactly what the name describes.