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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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
If the wicketkeeper was stood back the modern batsman would be walking down the pitch to Robinson.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Any frustration I have ever expressed towards Brook has never been personal, or because I did not rate him as a batsman.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The opening batsman scored the first century of this T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka beat Australia.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 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
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
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 had considerable speed and control, and his curves could generally be counted on to elude the opposing batsmen.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
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