tail-ender
One finishing last
A tail-ender is someone or something that comes at the end of a sequence or ranking.
In cricket, tail-enders are the batsmen who bat last, typically the weaker batters like bowlers.
More broadly, a tail-ender is anyone finishing near the bottom: The team was a tail-ender in the standings all season.
One who lags behind
- laggardOne falling behind
- cabooseCrew shelter, train's end
- hindmostFarthest back position
- rearmostFarthest to the back
trailing · bottom · procession · finale · closing
Cricket's offensive player
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
- inningsTeam batting periods
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
- duckWaterbird that quacks
partnership · rabbits · slogger · bowler · all-rounder · collapse · runs · batting
Unlikely to succeed
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- underratedValued below true worth
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unfanciedNot expected to win
minnow · darkhorse · no-hoper · bottom-dweller · also-ran · backmarker · surprising · upset
straggler
One who lags behind
rearmost · trailing · bottom · procession · finale · closing
batsman
Cricket's offensive player
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
- inningsTeam batting periods
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
duck · partnership · rabbits · slogger · bowler · all-rounder · collapse · runs · batting · crease
longshot
Unlikely to succeed
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- underratedValued below true worth
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
unfancied · minnow · darkhorse · no-hoper · bottom-dweller · also-ran · backmarker · surprising · upset
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
- batterscake batter, pancake batter, waffle batter, brownie batter, crepe batter
- stragglersslowpoke, laggard, dawdler, latecomer, lingerer
- slowpokesslowpoke, slowcoach, dawdler, laggard, straggler
tail-enderfrontrunner
Leading candidate or competitor
leader · front-runner · pace-setter · head of the pack · number one
tail-enderwinner
One who prevails
champion · top performer · league leader · favourite · favorite
tail, end, tails, tailed, tailing, tailor, tailored, tailoring, tailors