batsman
Americannoun
plural
batsmennoun
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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
Other Word Forms
- batsmanship noun
Etymology
Origin of batsman
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka were never in the chase as Matt Henry dismissed their leading batsman Pathum Nissanka with the first ball of the innings.
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"It was a challenge bowling during the power plays and the key was for me to deny the batsmen boundaries," he said.
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Will Jacks, with 21, was the only other England batsman to score more than 20.
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The opening batsman scored the first century of this T20 World Cup as Sri Lanka beat Australia.
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India say they can peak at the right time and play their "perfect game" in the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup, while playing down the abject form of opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.
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