In Cricket what is a Night watchman?

Answer 1

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 batter'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 cheaply in what may be a period of tiredness or in poor light. The theory is that losing two top-order batsmen in quick succession would be worse than losing one top-order batsman and a tailender.

However the nightwatchman's effort is not considered to be wasted, nor is he expected to play foolishly otherwise he would not last very long. The role of nightwatchman is generally given to players who emphasise defensive technique over quick run-scoring. However there have been occasions when nightwatchmen have made a big score, and three have made centuries in test matches.

Some claim the tactic can be rather ineffectual because, if the nightwatchman does survive until the end of the day, the opposing bowlers are given a less capable batsman to start on afresh the next day. Steve Waugh abandoned the tactic during his captaincy of Australia. However Australia's current captain, Ricky Ponting, does use the tactic, which clearly paid off in the case of Gillespie, the first ever nightwatchman to score a double century.

The nightwatchman is not to be confused with the pinch hitter, a lower- or middle-order batsman who is promoted up the order in limited-overs games in the hope of scoring quick runs without too much concern for his wicket.

There have been three test centuries by nightwatchmen (as of 2006):

Nasim-ul-Ghani of Pakistan scored 101 against England at Lord's, London, England in 1962.

Tony mann of Australia scored 108 against India at WACA Ground, Perth, Western Australia in 1977.

J Gillespie of Australia scored 201* against Bangladesh at Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2006.

An honourable mention goes to Alex Tudor of England who made 99 not out against New Zealand in 1999 at Edgbaston.

Hope you like this.

Answer 2

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 batter'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 cheaply in what may be a period of tiredness or in poor light. The theory is that losing two top-order batsmen in quick succession would be worse than losing one top-order batsman and a tailender.

However the nightwatchman's effort is not considered to be wasted, nor is he expected to play foolishly otherwise he would not last very long. The role of nightwatchman is generally given to players who emphasise defensive technique over quick run-scoring. However there have been occasions when nightwatchmen have made a big score, and three have made centuries in test matches.

Some claim the tactic can be rather ineffectual because, if the nightwatchman does survive until the end of the day, the opposing bowlers are given a less capable batsman to start on afresh the next day. Steve Waugh abandoned the tactic during his captaincy of Australia. However Australia's current captain, Ricky Ponting, does use the tactic, which clearly paid off in the case of Gillespie, the first ever nightwatchman to score a double century.

The nightwatchman is not to be confused with the pinch hitter, a lower- or middle-order batsman who is promoted up the order in limited-overs games in the hope of scoring quick runs without too much concern for his wicket.

Answer 3

well think of a situation. Team X in a test match are 235 for 3 with 4 overs to play. A wicket falls. Its better to have your tailender at the crease than the number 6 because it is difficult to bat in the dim light. the number 6 can bat 2moro in gr8 conditions.

For england, matthew hoggard is the perfect night watchman although he cant hit runs the following day.

Answer 4

in any match of more than one day, when a team while batting losses the wicket in the last session or near the end of play on that day then to shield the good batsmen from the bolwers some times captains send in the tailenders or less important batsman as bolwers are ready to go all out in the last session and there is lots of tension, if a wicket falls. The job of the nightwatchman is to just pass out the last session and some of the morning session so that the batsman will come and have a go at the bowlers.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

at the end of the days play say 5 overs to go if a if a top order batsman gets out a tailender batsmen is sent out to block out the end of the day so that the team does'nt loose a top order batsmen. e.g if there is 5 overs to go and strauss and cook are at the crease then cook gets out, hoggard will go in to not risk pietersen loosing his wicket beacuse hoggard is not bad with the bat but bats at number 9 rather than pietersen at number 4.

Answer 7

A player who comes in to protect the better batsmen near close of play. He should take brunt of the bowling so the following morning when there should be better conditions the better players get the best chance.

Answer 8

When it is drawing close to the end of the days play and one of the batsmen is out the batting team sends out one of the lesser batsmen to see out the time til the end of the day.

Thus protecting their better batsmen until the light is better in the morning.

Answer 9

A NIGHT WATCH MAN IS SENT IN AFTER A TOP CLASS BATSMEN IS OUT WITH ONLY A FEW OVERS LEFT IN THE DAY OF A TEST MATCH. HE IS A TAILENDER GOING IN AS TO SAVE A GOOD BATSMEN FROM GETTING OUT IN THE DARK LIGHT OF EVENING. HE CAN THEN HIT OUT WHEN PLAY RESUMES IN THE MORNING. MATTHEW HOGGARD IS USED FOR ENGLAND, JASON GILLESPIE FOR AUSTRALIA AND MOHAMMED SAMI FOR PAKISTAN ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF NIGHT WATCH MEN.

Answer 10

someone who is put in towards the end of the day to avoid risking wickets of higher order batsmen. england often use hoaagrd as a night watchmen, as he is a defence minded batsman