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cover point
noun
Cricket.the position and the player stationed near the point.
Lacrosse.the position and the player stationed before the point.
cover point
noun
cricket
a fielding position in the covers
a fielder in this position
Word History and Origins
Origin of cover point1
Example Sentences
With Dillon Brooks headed out, the Grizzlies need a wing defender who can scale down to cover point guards.
When Root drove a Trent Boult slower ball to cover point, it was a major turning point.
In Brisbane, the often taciturn off-spinner was effusive about his view of Green's bowling from cover point.
It’s not short enough or wide enough for a full square cut, but Rohit hops in the air and plays a forcing jab at the ball, down into the ground and through cover point.
Williamson puts a deep cover point out at last.
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