How to use batsman in a sentence
19 example sentences · noun
Batsman means a player of the batting side now on the field. Example: “Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.”
Examples of batsman by meaning
nounThe player now receiving strike; the striker.
- 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.2001 June 19, Julia Price, “Julia's Ashes Diary 2001”, in Women's Cricket in Australia -Ashes Tour 2001, southernstars.org, archived from...
More sentences with batsman
- Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.From the entry gate
- He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.From the entry yorker
- He positioned his top batsman and brilliant catcher at second slip.From the entry second slip
- The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.From the entry strike
- The ball pitched well short of the batsman.From the entry pitch
- The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.From the entry snorter
- England's batsmen were nothing more than sitting ducks waiting to be picked off by these unerringly accurate marksmen.From the entry pick off
- The cow shot is regarded as inelegant, and indeed risky, but can be very effective for a batsman with strength and a good eye.From the entry cow shot
- By moving further down the pitch, the batsman lengthens the distance between the ball and the stumps.2005 September, “LBW explained”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry down
- Normally only one batsman is padded up and Dean Jones was listed to bat next.1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 201. From the entry pad up
- The batsman swung and thwacked it behind him over the sight-screens.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 24. From the entry sightscreen
- The second ball clean bowled the batsman.2012, K. L. Mohana Varma, Cricket-Indo: The Story of an Indo-Pak One-Day Cricket Turf War, page 205. From the entry procession
- I once saw Hassett drop England opening batsman and compulsive hooker, Cyril Washbrook, twice in succession at deep fine leg.1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 32. From the entry hooker
- The fielder clad in armour who squats behind the batsman should be respected as a specialist and not treated as a dabbler.2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 210. From the entry wicketkeeper
- Nay, he was quite an adept, and was very effective as a change bowler, for in no time he demolished the castle of any batsman.1966, Gurdeep Singh, Cricket in Northern India, page 59. From the entry castle
- The Australian batsmen were expecting an easier time with debutants Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4-50) and Wayne Parnell (1-52) replacing Dale Steyn and Ntini, while allrounder Kallis was also rested.2009 January 31, Richard Earle, “Proteas romp to No.1 ranking”, in Herald Sun. From the entry debutant
- The batsmen took an easy single as the ball approached the fieldsman but Gambhir called for a second on the throw and Franklin uprooted the non-striker's stumps.2009 March 19, AAP, “India 4-278 at stumps”, in Herald Sun. From the entry fieldsman
- Batteries of fast bowlers softened batsmen up with short-pitched bowling, while fielders tried to disturb their concentration with a running commentary of insults commonly known as sledging.1998, Larry Elliott, Daniel E Atkinson, The Age of Insecurity. From the entry sledge
Meaning of batsman
- noun A player of the batting side now on the field.
- noun The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- noun Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
Questions about batsman in a sentence
- How do you use batsman in a sentence?
- Batsman is used as a noun. For example: “Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.”
- What is a short sentence with batsman?
- “The second ball clean bowled the batsman.”
- What does batsman mean?
- Batsman means a player of the batting side now on the field.
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