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
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
Mitch Stanley then dominated the strike to the extent that ex-Australia Test batsman Marcus Harris faced only six balls in the first six overs of the session.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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
The batsman looks a bit grumpy, but even he says hello.
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
One of the greatest batsmen of his generation, Williamson has a career average of 54.88 from 105 Tests, with 33 centuries.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
He made it look easy, making a mockery of the struggles other batsmen had on the bouncy track, bringing up his half-century in 36 balls, passing 4,000 Test runs in the process.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
The West Indies won the toss but their specialist batsmen struggled to establish themselves, a problem evident throughout a tour in which they lost the Twenty20 series 3-1 and trail the ODI series 2-0.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
Tyldesley and Hayward both did good work as batsmen; Rhodes and Braund both bowled consistently.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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