(batsmen)
The ~ in a game of cricket is the player who is batting.
The ~ rose on his toes and played the rising ball down into the ground...
He was the greatest ~ of his generation.
N-COUNT
(batsmen)
The ~ in a game of cricket is the player who is batting.
The ~ rose on his toes and played the rising ball down into the ground...
He was the greatest ~ of his generation.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012