Definition of "extra-cover" [extra-cover]

• In cricket: A fielder who plays between cover-point and mid-off, but farther from the batsman's wicket than either; an extra cover-point. (noun)
• His position in the field. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "That aside, the over is again full of runs, with Prior swishing a boundary through extra-cover."
• "The breakthrough came when Sammy took a fine catch at extra-cover off Bishoo to dismiss Pakistan's captain, Shahid Afridi, and break what was potentially a match-winning partnership."
• "England's World Twenty20 opening pair had their own little joust: Michael Lumb needed treatment at silly point after Kieswetter slammed one into his knee but later caught him in the relative safety of extra-cover."