Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The player at bat in cricket and baseball.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who wields the bat in base-ball, cricket, and similar games; a batter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the
batsman is usually called thebatter .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cricket A
player of thebatting side now on thefield - noun cricket The
player nowreceiving strike ; thestriker - noun cricket Any player selected for his or her
team principally tobat , as opposed to abowler
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
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Examples
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Double dose: After a pitcher has been warned by an umpire about throwing at hitters, the next hit batsman is awarded second base and the pitcher is still ejected. —
USATODAY.com - Readers weigh in with wave of additional changes 2004
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Watching Richard Hadlee, say, or Malcolm Marshall work over a batsman was an education in itself.
Craig McDermott's input with Australia puts India in two-man's land | Mike Selvey 2012
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In that role Prior has flourished and his keeping has improved to such an extent that the order in which the terms batsman and wicketkeeper are joined has become irrelevant.
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Kallis 'major strength as a batsman is his ability to concentrate, and so he doesn't chuck his wicket away very often.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Watson's inclusion as a batsman has been a success, two fifties justifying his selection, but there will be lingering disappointment that he could not convert either into something more substantial.
England Charge Fizzles Out Mike Atherton 2009
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He plays for the House of Commons, and for those who have played or are interested in that marvellous game, he is a left-handed bowler, and he is an opening batsman, which is a very important place to be.
Europe, NATO and North America and their Future Relationships 1975
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The umpire hesitated, then recalled the batsman to the wicket and the game went on.
As I Please 1944
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Smith then got in on the act as recalled batsman Narsingh Deonarine holed out for a duck, caught by Michael Hussey at deep midwicket.
The Times of India 2010
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New Zealand made two changes from Wellington, recalling batsman Mathew Sinclair for his first test in two years for Peter Ingram, and Patel in place of the injured Daryl Tuffey
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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New Zealand made two changes from Wellington, recalling batsman Mathew Sinclair for his first test in two years for Peter Ingram, and Patel in place of the injured Daryl Tuffey
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
hernesheir commented on the word batsman
"...And a ghostly batsman plays to the bowling of a ghost / And I look through my tears on a soundless-clapping host..." - Francis Thompson, At Lord's
This passage from Thompson's poem always jangles me into dearest memories of Roy Harper's wonderfully melancholy song so reminiscent of a former time: When an old Cricketer Leaves the Crease. One can listen to the 1970's album version right here, right now.
September 25, 2009