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Mos Sir Lancelot 30.08.20

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akame | 12:28 Sun 30th Aug 2020 | Crosswords
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Stuck on 5 down - cricket fielding position. I’ve got ?o?e? S?i? which I think is something slip. Just can’t make anything fit. The O comes from Make excessive gain which I’ve put profiteer and the E comes from Misapprehension which I can only fit perchance. I’ve gone wrong somewhere I think!

Thanks very much
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Thank you Lie-In King. My husband has pas played for 40 years and never heard of that!
You're welcome - it was new to me as well :-)
I played good class cricket for many years and I too have never heard of it.
Really iffy this. I've been watching cricket since my schooldays and have never come across this; and it's not in Chambers, Collins or Concise Oxford.
Likewise with short slip.
OED Online has -

1. a. An extra fielder sometimes placed to back up the two slips (short-slip and long-slip).

b. His position in the field.
Never heard of short-slip or long-slip either, LiK!
Sorry, am just the messenger here... ;-)
Never heard of short slip an long slip either.Slips were always numbered as first, second or third.
We won't shoot you L-i K. :-)

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