A person who plays cricket, a sport popular in British Commonwealth countries where batters hit a ball and run between wickets.
From 'cricket' (possibly from Old French 'criquet', a wooden stick) plus agent suffix '-er'. The sport formalized in England in the 1600s.
Cricket is the second-most popular sport in the world with over 2 billion fans, yet Americans barely know it exists—it's a perfect example of how 'popularity' is completely geographical and dependent on colonial history!
Sport historically male-dominated; women cricketers only recently gained media parity and equal pay recognition (major developments post-2010s in many countries).
Use without assumption of gender; when historical, acknowledge women's parallel playing history and ongoing equity work.
Women's cricket leagues (WBBL, WCPL, etc.) are now high-visibility competitions; early female cricketers in 1800s faced extreme social resistance.
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