[f. bat’s (BAT sb.2) + MAN.] One who handles the bat at cricket.
1756. Gentl. Mag., XXVI. 489. The wary batsman watches o’er the game.
1830. Miss Mitford, Village, Ser. IV. (1863), 147. The best batsman in the county.
1851. Pycroft, Cricket Field (1859), 225. With fast bowling and good batsmen.
