But by quietly sticking to it-watching how the good players did it, and playing an hour or two every day during the season-you gradually grew into the game, until, almost without knowing how it happened, you had trained your muscles, your nerve cells, and your brain and found yourself a good batsman and a sure catcher.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
Her next batsman sacrificed and sent him to third from where he scored on a long fly to the outfield which Patten couldn't handle fast enough.
"The Crimson Sweater"
Ralph Henry Barbour
The batsman came limping towards the tent.
"Amusement Only"
Richard Marsh