Fielder's skill easily picked up (8)
I believe the answer is:
catching
I believe this is a double definition.
'fielder's skill' is the first definition.
'easily picked up' is the second definition.
(Other definitions for catching that I've seen before include "Getting hold of or becoming infected" , "Contagious" , "Seizing" , "Stopping and holding a moving object" , "Snaring" .)