In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently...

In cricket, a players' batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been out, usually given to...

In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batters play through their team's innings, there always being two batters taking part at any one...

A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached...

Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic...

opposite ends of the wicket. Strong batting cohesion in partnerships is widely regarded as an important aspect of cricket. Generally, top-order batters are...

concussion substitutes in international cricket. In order to begin batting the batter first adopts a batting stance. Standardly, this involves adopting...

pitcher with a baseball bat, in order to score runs Batting (cricket), the act of defending one's wicket with the cricket bat while attempting to score...

team batting last has to score to beat their opponents. This is one run more than what the team batting first managed; or, in limited overs cricket, an...

Melbourne Cricket Ground from 15 to 19 March 1877. The first century partnership in Test cricket was between W. G. Grace and A. P. Lucas, batting for England...

In cricket, a run is the unit of scoring. The team with the most runs wins in many versions of the game, and always draws at worst (see result), except...

November 2024, teams batting second have won by a margin of ten wickets on 68 occasions. The narrowest margin of victory by teams batting first is one run...

no partner to bat on with, so the innings ends. Usually, two batters finish not out if the batting side declares in first-class cricket, and often at...

to either bat or bowl (field) first. The team batting first sets the target score in a single innings. The innings lasts until the batting side is "all...

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modern bat-and-ball games are cricket and baseball, with common roots in the 18th-century games played in England. The teams alternate between "batting" (offensive...

Premier League Trophy batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2025. "Women's Premier League Trophy batting most runs innings". ESPNcricinfo...

the innings, they may resume batting, upon the dismissal or retirement of another batter. If they cannot return to batting by the end of the innings, e...

is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally...

can ever change his position in the batting order within the same game. Unlike baseball, the batting order in cricket is not fixed, and can be changed at...

wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics, it still stands almost 40 runs...

are maintained for batting and bowling and an all-rounder rating is also published, which is obtained by multiplying a player's batting and bowling rating...

team was not strong in their batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs. India hosted its first men's Test cricket series in 1933 when England...

A cricket pitch is the rectangular central strip of a cricket field between the two wickets, where most of the action takes place. It is 22 yd (20.12 m)...

Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the...

Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as...

The ComBat was a cricket bat made of aluminium that was the subject of an incident at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December 1979. Australia were...

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The runner must be a member of the batting side, but not the twelfth man. The runner must also already have batted in the innings, if possible. The runner...

to specialise in batting at certain positions. However, in certain circumstances it may be in the team's interest to change the batting order. If quick...