Word: batsman
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Dates: during 1881-1881
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...open, we would speak of the custom of applauding good batsmen when they step up to the bat. The majority of ball players, particularly amateurs, are apt to strike wildly and harder at a ball after applause, and are less sure of a safe hit. With a poor batsman it is somewhat disheartening to step up to the bat four or five times during a game amidst gloomy silence, when three or four men ahead of him have been loudly cheered. We hope that all will remember hereafter, and not be too hasty in expressing their likes and dislikes...