What Is Meant By A “Night Watchman” In Cricket

Posted on March 17, 2009
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Gillespie picWhen a specialized batsman got out at the end of the day’s play in a test,the batting team will usually send a non-recognized batsman to see out the rest of the overs.They are doing so in order to protect the next specialized batsman for the next day rather than run the risk of losing another batsman on the same evening.The conditions in the evening with fading light and creeping shadows which makes the recognized batsman to play more difficult and there is a great risk of losing the wicket.The team wants their better batsman to make the most of morning conditions rather than to play in the evening.

Normally,the night watchman will be one of the bowlers of the batting team who can play defensively rather than to play aggressively.Their job is to save a wicket for the day rather than to make runs.Pakistani cricketer Nasim-Ul-Ghani is the first night-watchman who scored a century (101 runs) against England at
Lord’s in 1962.Australia’s Tony Mann was the second to score a century (108 runs) against India at Perth in 1977.Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie also joined the group when he scored his maiden test century against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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