in-fieldsman Cricket.
(ˈɪnˌfiːldzmən)
[f. in adv. + fieldsman.]
A fieldsman placed close to the wicket.
| 1910 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 18/1 If the ball got past the in⁓fieldsmen there were men on the boundary to save the four. 1928 Daily Tel. 17 July 17/5 Nor was Freeman the only bowler who had his infieldsman too far away. |