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What is "misfield"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misfield

1870, from mis- (1) + field (v.) in the sporting sense. Related: Misfielded; misfielding.

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misfield

n. (context cricket English) A failure to field the ball properly vb. (context cricket English) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly, especially when this results in the batsman scoring another run