batting

2 definitions • 4 examples

the act of trying to hit the ball, especially in baseball or cricket:

He leads the league in batting.

The team had batting practice in the afternoon.

in cricket, the part of the game when it is is your team's turn to hit the ball, or the players who try to hit the ball, considered as a group :

open the batting The England captain opened the batting (= batted first).

The selectors decided that they needed to strengthen the batting so played an extra batter.