Sentence examples for batsman hit from inspiring English sources

Nor on the two occasions a batsman hit six sixes in one six-ball over - Garfield Sobers at Swansea in 1968, or Ravi Shastri at Bombay in 1984.

After an uncertain start the West Indies batsman hit 92 from 59 balls after Essex had been bowled out for 176.

Further, should the batsman hit the ball and, in his judgment, be unable to reach the other wicket before a fieldsman can handle the ball, he may stay put at his wicket and no penalty occurs.

And of course it's true that PEDs won't necessarily help a batsman hit a cover drive, or a spinner turn his googly, just as they can't help a shot putter hone his throwing technique or a sprinter improve his start.

The former England batsman hit six boundaries in going to his 50 at close to a run a ball, clipping the ball to the legside boundary with something of the certainty he showed throughout most of his international career.

Petersen's vigil of almost nine hours came to an end when he edged Broad to Prior although, despite a significant deviation, Tucker failed to pick it up, perhaps because of a simultaneous noise as the batsman hit his pad; it required Rauf's intervention once more to overturn the not out decision.

To use a cricketing analogy, imagine a batsman hitting a ball.

If the batsman hits the ball full pitch over the boundary (on the fly), he scores six runs.

In cricket, if a batsman hits the ball and one of the fielders catches it, the batsman is out.

But if the batsman hits the ball, and it isn't caught before it touches the ground, the batsmen can try to score runs.

Meanwhile, when a batsman hits a ball, he doesn't have to run if he thinks he'll be thrown out.