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Is there another meaning? edit

Latest comment: 16 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I recently stumbled upon the word fifer in an News24 article, about a cricket player who managed to take five wickets in one game, and thought that it should have been spelled 'fiver'. I e-mailed the editor who assured me that if a person takes five wickets in one game it is called a fifer. I have searched this word on the internet, but cannot trace it anywhere, except for the word fifer which means the person who plays a fife (musical instrument).

Is the editor right?

--Sir Ednep (talk) 10:39, 12 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

In cricket it's normally pronounced "fifer", but it's short for "five for", as in e.g. "five for 27", which means taking five wickets for 27 runs. I'm not sure how it's normally spelled, as "fifer" is really just the spoken form. 81.79.31.71 (talk) 00:24, 9 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

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