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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=cricket">cricket</a>, <b>batting</b> is the act or skill of hitting the <a href="page.php?w=cricket_ball">ball</a> with a <a href="page.php?w=cricket_bat">bat</a> to score <a href="page.php?w=runs_%28cricket%29">runs</a> and prevent the <a href="page.php?w=dismissal_%28cricket%29">loss of one's wicket</a>. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a <b>batter</b> regardless of whether batting is their particular area of expertise. Historically, batsman and batswoman were used,</p><p>
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