Batting
Figure 1. Batting Strokes from "The Art and Strategy of Batting", by Seattle Cricket Club WA, n.d.. Retrieved from http://sccwa.tripod.com/strategy.html
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In cricket the skill of hitting the ball after it is bowled in order to score runs is known as batting. Any player who is batting is known as the batsman or batter. There are a variety of batting shots or strokes that can be played in cricket, however this resource file will only account for the most common. See the image to the left to get an idea of the many different types of shots that can be played in cricket.
Most batting shots in cricket can basically be broken down into four stages:
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(Valley District Cricket Club [VDCC], n.d.)