tailender

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tailender

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noun tailenders · tail-ender

One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail. The Bushrangers moved a step closer to securing a berth in the final when tailenders Damien Wright and Clint McKay posted a century stand on day two, which gave the Vics a first-innings 400.

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@misc{tailender_2026,
  title = {tailender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}