in cricket,what is the purpose of a nightwatchman?

Answer 1

He keeps an eye on all the gear overnight so they dont have to pack it up and take it home !!!!! hmmmm

Answer 2

A nightwatchman is employed when a wicket falls when only a short period remains at the end of a day's play. The idea is not to expose one of the side's more senior batsmen to the poor conditions that often apply at the end of the day, and also to avoid said batsman having to get 'in' (get his concentration up) both to go in at the end of the day and then again when resuming in the morning. Thus if a wicket falls late in the day and a quality batsman is due next in the normal order, the captain will often ask a lower order player (but preferably one with some capability) to go in and bat out the rest of the day.

Answer 3

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 batsman's job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play and 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.

Answer 4

The nightwatchman basically blocks the bowling so that the regular batsman doesn't get out at the end of the day. He is usually a middle order batsman.

Answer 5

This would be in test matches or games of more than one days duration.If the batting side loses a wicket shortly before play is scheduled to finish for the day,they may decide that the new batsman will be a tail ender who will hopefully play out the last few remaining overs of the day and not risk losing the wicket of a higher ranked batsman at the close of play.This tail ender sent in to see the day's play out is called a night watchman.

Answer 6

night watchmen is a term basically used in TEST CRICKET.
When an innings is to start with a few overs to go say 10 or 5, the batting team captain send in a lower order batsmen or a tailender to open or come one down just to avoid the regular batsmen the danger of facing the bowling attack in the dusk(night) hrs when some times light is not proper for batting.
With this the batting team saves its top line batsmen which can be used the next day in the morning.
Night Watchmen are some times also used to see off the pace or shine of the new ball on a green wicket

Answer 7

i don't like d concept of a nightwatchman - literal meaning is dat he's 2 watch out when it's almost night , but d actual meaning is : a non-batsman sent out when der is not much time left in a day's play , with d hope dat he wud save his wicket , prevent further loss of wickets so that d more able batsmen don't have 2 face d music n can start afresh d next morning ........ i agree wid steve waugh dat it is useless - d batsmen r supposed 2 post runs n save der wickets at d same time , so y r u called a batsman if u r not brave enuf 2 go out at sunset n show ur calibre ???

Answer 8

in test cricket, in last 2 to 3 overs of the day end if a wicket falls, they will send an tail ender to bat for that remaining overs so that the main batsman can be saved from that.

Answer 9

The purpous of the night watchman is in a test match when the day has about 10 overs left, instead of sending in a batsman who will take all 10 overs to settle down, send a bowler who can slog the last ten overs.

Answer 10

if a team loses a wicket near to the end of a days play .
rather than risk losing an established batsman possibly because conditions at evening are not favourable to batsmen a lower order man goes in to keep wicket intact so that others have new day to perform

Answer 11

when it's a matter of few balls or a couple of over left before the stumps, you don;t want to risk a regular player so you send a tail -ender to bat and hope that he will manage to survive till the next day.