bat

Example Sentences

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Here he emerged to bat with England needing 43 runs from 19 balls and hit his second ball high over long-on for six to reignite a chase.

From BBC

Archer, who began by beating the bat four times in a maiden, was unlucky not to take a wicket early, which allowed Tim Seifert and Finn Allen to build a partnership of 64.

From BBC

"The wicket got really good again for batting, it was slightly tacky earlier when we bowled," said Markram.

From Barron's

Overhead, I could hear the hissing whistles of feeding bats as they dipped and darted in the starlit sky.

From Literature

Outfielder Corbin Carroll stepped up to the plate for one of his first batting practice sessions of spring training earlier this month, took a swing and knew immediately that something was terribly wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal