Batsman definition

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batsmen
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(cricket) The player whose turn it is to bat.
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The player at bat in cricket and baseball.
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(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
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(cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.

2001: The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on. — Julia Price (Australian cricketer), her women's Ashes diary entry for 19 June 2001

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(cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
batsman
Plural:
batsmen

Batsman Sentence Examples

  • We cannot afford to carry a top order batsman with such a poor return.

  • He beats the batsman 's slash outside off stump, before jamming one into the batsman's left wrist.

  • Either the first or the third speaker, both of whom are right, could have been the opening batsman.

  • A lower order right-hand batsman and a right-hand fast round-arm bowler who fielded mostly at point or slip.

  • Pakistan had expected to counter-attack with Yousuf resuming on 185 while hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi was yet to score.

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