1) Bad occupation for Sleepy
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(in a first-class game) a lower order batsman sent in when the light is dimming to play out the remaining overs of the day in order to protect more valuable batsmen for the next days play.
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[cricket] In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day`s play. This nightwatchman`s job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in overnight, hence the name) and so protect other, more capable batsmen from being out c...
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A non-batsman promoted up the order towards the end of a day's play with the idea of shielding a recognised batsman in the final overs
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In a first-class match, a tail-ender sent in when a wicket falls near the end of a day's play. The theory is that a batsman is most vulnerable at the start of his innings and early in the day, so this tactic is intended to protect a specialist batsman from one of these dangerous times. Of recent times, Australian captain Steve Waugh has declared th...
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