Nightwatchman (cricket) Nightwatchman (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play. The nightwatchman's job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in overnight, hence the name) and so protect other, more capable batsmen from being out cheaply in what may be a period of tiredness or in poor light at the end of the day, and then again the following morning when the batsmen have not yet ‘got their eye in', or when the
Sport climbing still just known as "sport climbing". However, in English-speaking countries the term "sport climbing" refers exclusively to climbing that takes place on bolted routes on rock surfaces, while "competition climbing" always refers to the climbing that makes use of artificial surfaces. This anomaly can cause confusion. Sport climbing made its debut as an Asian Games sport in the 18th edition in Jakarta-Palembang, 2018. In September 2015, sport climbing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, skateboarding, surfing, and karate to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics; and in June 2016, the Executive Board of the