Definitions
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- verb cricket To
field theball clumsily orineptly , especially when this results in thebatsman scoring anotherrun - noun cricket A
failure to field the ball properly
Etymologies
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Examples
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Kallis times him through midwicket for three with the aim of a misfield and then drives delightfully down the ground for four.
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Reuters England's Steven Finn reacts after a misfield Thursday during the team's third one-day international cricket match against India in Mohali.
Both India, England Struggle on Foreign Soil Richard Lord 2011
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The damage to the right came from a misfield early in Surrey's run chase, after that 13-minute innings had brought 15 runs and three blistering boundaries, leading to Tremlett being removed from the attack with figures of one for 23 from three overs.
Jimmy Adams steals Kevin Pietersen's thunder as Hampshire beat Surrey Mike Averis at the Rose Bowl 2010
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The Big Yin has the crowd shouting "Timber" after a spectacular misfield sees all 7ft of him hit the turf.
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We've also had a comedy misfield from Steve Harmison who has subsequently left the field - to be fair, he has done well to play in this game after suffering an ankle injury in a CB40 game last Sunday, and seems unlikely to bowl again.
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Chawla hits the next ball straight back to Anderson and runs, hoping that Anderson will misfield.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Yuvraj takes a swift two through mid-wicket, and then late cuts past short-third man for four with the help of a misfield by Graeme Swann!
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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A misfield by Graeme Swann at short fine-leg gifts Kohli another four.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Having completed three runs with Eoin Morgan following a misfield by Praveen Kumar, he sprinted off the field believing the ball had gone for four and was consequently 'dead'.
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Having completed three runs with Eoin Morgan after Praveen Kumar's misfield, he sprinted off the field believing the ball had gone for four and was consequently 'dead'.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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