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tailender noun[ C ] sports specializeduk /teɪlˈend.ər/ us /ˈteɪl.en.dɚ/ in cricket, one of the batters (= the players who try to hit the ball) who are the last ones in a team to have a turn at batting, usually a less skilled batter: He started as a spinner and confirmed tailender but he managed to convert himself into an opening batsman. The tailenders batted doggedly through the final session to secure a draw. She took the wickets of three tailenders to give the West Indies victory. The tailender kept him company long enough for him to bring up his century. The tailender was bamboozled by a googly and clean bowled. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break stonewall strike rate sundries switch-hit tail third man |