tailenders
Those finishing last
Tailenders are those who come last or near the end.
In cricket, tailenders are batsmen who bat in the lower order—typically bowlers with limited batting skill: The tailenders collapsed, adding only twelve runs.
More broadly, tailenders are stragglers or those bringing up the rear in any sequence or competition.
Players who hit
- rabbitsBurrowing lagomorphs with long ears
- number elevenCardinal after ten
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
- sloggersPersistent, determined workers
partnerships · resistance · cameo · innings · blocking · surviving · edges · ducks
Tense apprehension
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- composureEmotional self-control
- last standUltimate defensive effort
desperation · survival mode · rearguard · fightback · hanging on · digging in · grit · determination
Those who fall behind
- latecomersThose arriving past time
- trailingFollowing behind something
- hindmostFarthest back position
- rearmostFarthest to the back
batsmen
Players who hit
- rabbitsBurrowing lagomorphs with long ears
- number elevenCardinal after ten
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
sloggers · partnerships · resistance · cameo · innings · blocking · surviving · edges · ducks · number ten
nerves
Tense apprehension
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- composureEmotional self-control
last stand · desperation · survival mode · rearguard · fightback · hanging on · digging in · grit · determination · backs to the wall
stragglers
Those who fall behind
- latecomersThose arriving past time
- trailingFollowing behind something
- hindmostFarthest back position
tailendersfrontrunners
Those leading a competition
leaders · front-runners · top dogs · pace-setters · pacesetters
tailendersleaders
Those with authority
front-runners · vanguard · forerunners · advance guard · frontmost