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cross bat noun[ S ] sports specializeduk /ˈkrɒs ˌbæt/ us /ˈkrɑːs ˌbæt/ In cricket, if a batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) plays a shot with a cross bat, the bat (= the specially shaped piece of wood used to hit the ball) moves horizontally across the path of the ball: Pulls, hooks, and cuts are all shots played with a cross bat. He plays too much with a cross bat to be a reliable Test match opener. He was out to yet another careless cross bat shot. Some commentators have criticized her overuse of the cross bat but those are also her most productive shots. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook jaffa king pair late cut leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |