Long-stop

Long´-stop`


n.1.(Cricket) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature
"Only eighteen runs, and three wickets down!" "Huzza for old Rugby!" sings out Jack Raggles, the long-stop, toughest and burliest of boys, commonly called "Swiper Jack," and forthwith stands on his head, and brandishes his legs in the air in triumph, till the next boy catches hold of his heels, and throws him over on to his back.
31, 2018 deadline and well in advance of the November 2019 long-stop date.
to extend the long-stop date to 31 December 2018 on its pending acquisition of a majority interest in a desalination plant in Accra, Ghana, the company said.
M2 EQUITYBITES-September 26, 2018-AquaVenture Holdings Extends Long-Stop Date on Ghanaian Acquisition
Chief executive Aidan Kehoe announced, following a lengthy board meeting yesterday, that the current agreement - put in place with the collapsed construction giant Carillion - will now be ended after September 30, the "long-stop" date for the project.
The notice said that the parties have not received all the regulatory approvals required for the transaction and the extended long-stop date of Sep 14 has now passed.
However, if by October 31, 2018, all closing conditions have been satisfied or waived except for the regulatory approvals, the Long-Stop Date will be automatically extended to December 15.
Global Banking News-June 25, 2018-AquaVenture Holdings announces extension of long-stop date on Ghanaian acquisition
"Both parties are working towards achieving the regulatory approvals before the long-stop date...
Fish has, for over two decades, played as a majestic long-stop who can produce an array of shots with the bat.
EFG Hermes and QInvest have announced the long-stop date for the satisfaction of the conditions precedent for their joint venture agreement to proceed had been reached without receiving the necessary regulatory approvals from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA).
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