"Batsman" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... captain, who was keeping wicket, and Tony himself. Even Scott seemed to know that his time had come. He moved a step or two away from the wicket, but stopped before going farther to look at the umpire, on the off-chance of a miracle happening to turn his decision in the batsman's favour. ...
— Tales of St. Austin's • P. G. Wodehouse
... once into the first-class game—at least, I remember that a full toss on the leg side went to Mr. W. G. Grace when he had made ninety-six towards his hundredth hundred; and quite right too. When it comes, however, to throwing down one's bat and flinging the ball at a batsman (as George did), there is no excuse to be offered. I have omitted the end of the story, in which Mr. Danvers condescends to take a hand at the game, in a match against George and Tom Fletcher (who made it up), and beats them by a narrow margin of notches. ...
— Forgotten Tales of Long Ago • E. V. Lucas
... Friend (to gloomy batsman, disgusted at being given out for a catch at the wicket). "WOT'S ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 • Various
... first by four balls, the man or men on base or bases advance. Any man or men reaching home constitutes a run for that team. Should the disk land three times within the space marked "Strike" during the time at bat, the batsman is ...
— School, Church, and Home Games • George O. Draper
... he had learned the ground-work of the art, and had begun to develop a style of his own, like some nervous batsman at cricket who does not show his true form till he has been at the wickets for several overs, the dog-loving Francis gave him a trial. This was a very different affair from his spars with Joe Bevan. Frank Hunt was one of the cleverest ...
— The White Feather • P. G. Wodehouse |
