- Biffer
Biffer is a cricketing slang term for an attacking
batsman . A biffer is the opposite of a blocker, being a defending player.In earlier times (particularly pre-
World War II ) cricketers were eitheramateur ("Gentlemen") orprofessional ("Players"). Typically, but not universally, amateurs would be "biffers" and professionals "blockers".The word derives from the slightly archaic
transitive verb , "biff" which means "hit".Today, biffers tend to be known as "big hitters".
List of notable biffers in cricket history
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Gilbert Jessop (former first-class cricketer; one of the first "biffers")
* Ted Alletson (former first-class cricketer; in one innings broke several records, a clock and part of a bar)
*Shahid Afridi (current Pakistani Testall-rounder )
*Ian Botham (former England Test all-rounder)
*Mahendra Singh Dhoni (current India Test wicketkeeper-batsman)
*Andrew Flintoff (current England Test all-rounder)
*Adam Gilchrist (former Australian Test batsman)
*Sanath Jayasuriya (current Sri Lankan Testall-rounder )
*Keith Miller (former Australian Testall-rounder )
*Kevin Pietersen (current England Test batsman)
*Virender Sehwag (current India Test batsman)
*Yuvraj Singh (current India Test batsman)
* SirVivian Richards (former West Indies Test batsman)ee also
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Gentlemen v Players
*Cricket
*Blocker (cricket)
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