batsman

[bats-muhn]

noun

plural

batsmen 

1. a batter, especially in cricket.

batsman

/ ˈbætsmən /

noun

1. cricket

   1. a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat

   2. a player who specializes in batting

2. a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing

Other Word Forms

• batsmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of batsman¹

First recorded in 1750–60; bat ¹ + 's ¹ + man

Example Sentences

In that period the 35-year-old, arguably his country's finest batsman, missed a Test series in Zimbabwe and home T20 series this month against Australia and England.

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In 2009 he was immortalised by a statue in Barnsley that depicted him raising his index finger to indicate a batsman was out.

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Opening bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were in great touch early, troubling the Indian batsmen with impressive line and movement.

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New Zealand's batsmen never got a chance to chase, leaving just two matches to decide the series -- in Christchurch again on Monday and Auckland on Thursday.

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Before the final Test, England batsman Harry Brook suggested that England levelling the series would represent a "moral victory" for his side.

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