A cricketer is someone who plays cricket — the bat-and-ball sport, with wickets, overs, and a long game on grass. In countries where cricket is big (England, Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and others), this is the ordinary word, the same pattern as footballer. It can mean a professional who plays for a country, or someone who plays at the weekend for a village club.

A cricketer板球選手 is someone who plays cricket是打板球的人 — the bat-and-ball sport就是那種用球棒打球的運動, with wickets, overs, and a long game on grass有三柱門、有overs，在草地上打很久的比賽。In countries where cricket is big在板球很盛行的國家 (England, Australia, India, Pakistan, the West Indies, and others像英格蘭、澳洲、印度、巴基斯坦、西印度群島等等), this這 is the ordinary word是很平常的詞, the same pattern as footballer跟footballer是同樣的構詞方式。It它 can mean可以指 a professional who plays for a country一個代表國家出賽的職業選手, or或 someone who plays at the weekend for a village club一個週末幫村里球隊打球的人。

In Taiwan, cricket is not a school sport, so you will mostly meet the word in English news and sports pages, not in daily talk.

In Taiwan在台灣, cricket板球 is not a school sport不是學校裡的運動項目, so所以 you你 will mostly meet the word in English news and sports pages大多會在英文新聞和體育版上遇到這個詞, not而不是 in daily talk在日常對話裡。

Though actually, American English often says cricket player instead; cricketer sounds more British. Either is understood.

Though actually不過其實，American English美式英文 often says cricket player instead常會改說cricket player；cricketercricketer sounds more British聽起來比較英式。Either兩種說法 is understood都聽得懂。

The person plays the sport cricket, which is not the little insect that makes a noise at night — that is a different word that only looks the same.

The person這個人 plays the sport cricket玩的是板球這項運動, which而這 is not the little insect that makes a noise at night不是晚上會叫的那種小昆蟲 — that那個 is a different word that only looks the same是另一個長得一樣但不同的詞。