tail-enders
Those finishing last
Tail-enders are those who come last or near the end of a group, ranking, or sequence.
In cricket, tail-enders are the batsmen who bat in the final positions—typically bowlers with weaker batting skills: The tail-enders added twenty valuable runs.
More broadly, any stragglers or those bringing up the rear: The tail-enders of the marathon crossed the finish line hours later.
Players who hit
- bowlersLane sport participants
- inningsTeam batting periods
- wicketsCricket's wooden targets
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
rabbits · partnerships · slog · run-rate · duck · stumps · crease · outfield
Those not belonging
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- hopefulsPeople seeking success
- challengersThose who compete against
- unknownsUndetermined quantities
novices · rookies · strivers · contenders · unfavored · scrappy · plucky · no-hopers
End or deduction
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- codaClosing musical passage
windup · swan-song · completion · culmination · sign-off · closing · endgame · last-gasp
batsmen
Players who hit
nightwatchman · rabbits · partnerships · slog · run-rate · duck · stumps · crease · outfield · spinners
outsiders
Those not belonging
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- hopefulsPeople seeking success
- challengersThose who compete against
unknowns · novices · rookies · strivers · contenders · unfavored · scrappy · plucky · no-hopers · afterthoughts
conclusion
End or deduction
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
coda · windup · swan-song · completion · culmination · sign-off · closing · endgame · last-gasp
- cricket termsfielder, test match, batsman, bowler, long leg
tail-endersfrontrunners
Those leading a competition
leaders · front-runners · top dogs · chart-toppers · champions
tail-endersfront-runners
Leaders in a competition
leaders · head of the pack · forerunners · vanguard · advance guard
tail, ender, tails, tailed, tailing, tailor, tailored, tailoring, tailors