batsman
Americannoun
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batsmen
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noun
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cricket
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a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat
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a player who specializes in batting
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a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing
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"To be honest, we don't really care about who will win and who will reach the final," said Pakistan batsman Saim Ayub, who scored 21 of his side's 112-4 after Bangladesh posted 111-7.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Like a stubborn batsman, the chancellor is going to stay at the crease, giving little away, in his case, about next month's Budget.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The ball skids through and, with a batsman stood in front edging, missing and hitting the ball, Smith has to stay low and take them.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sri Lanka were never in the chase as Matt Henry dismissed their leading batsman Pathum Nissanka with the first ball of the innings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
One evening, I play the best shot a batsman can ever make.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
A coach told me when he first came into the side that he was a bowler who would give talks to his team-mates about how to get batsmen out even then.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The world's top two-ranked batsmen set about counter-attacking on a decent batting pitch providing little movement for the bowlers, who toiled hard in the second session without joy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
McDonald said Page had done an "outstanding" job over the years and the batsmen should also shoulder some of the blame for not scoring enough runs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
England were widely castigated after the first Test ended inside two days, with former players slamming the so-called "Bazball" tactics which saw a number of batsmen throw their wickets away with rash shots.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Martin took all three remaining wickets, or rather the batsmen handed him their lives.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
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