Batsman

A Fair batted ball that goes over the fence at a less distance than two hundred and ten feet from Home Base shall entitle the Batsman to two bases and a distinctive line shall be marked on the fence at this point.

Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 Henry Chadwick 1866

Indian stars attracted the biggest paychecks in this year's player auction: Batsman Gautam Gambhir bagged a record bid of $2.4 million from the Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Definition of Pressure Amol Sharma 2011

There are references to people we can guess at like The GLOB (Great Lankan Opening Batsman) and Ms 2ndGeneration (ruler of the land), but for the most part we are happy to leave the lines blurred.

Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka – review 2011

• Batsman made promising debut for Australia in Ashes series

Derbyshire sign Australia batsman Usman Khawaja for next season 2011

Batsman: Yeah you probably want to, I nicked that one for sure...

The Ashes 2010: Australia v England – day three live! | Andy Bull and Rob Smyth 2010

Batsman and bowler stare at each other like predator and prey before breaking into wide smiles.

England v Pakistan – as it happened 2010

• Batsman trying to complete the necessary requirements• Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf chasing visa to return for Pakistan at Edgbaston 2010

• Batsman due to arrive in Birmingham tomorrow• 35-year-old has only played Twenty20 since March

Pakistan prepared to select Mohammad Yousuf for Edgbaston Test 2010

Batsman will become the latest in a long line of emergency call-ups when he takes to the field at The Oval

Pakistan hopes pinned on Mohammad Yousuf riding to rescue in third Test 2010

UPDATE: The Old Batsman also makes a good point: England put the South Africans in because they over-thought everything.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009