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Cricket. Of a batter: having got the measure of the pitch and bowlers, so as to be feeling comfortable at the crease, and looking unlikely to be…
figurative. Cricket. Of a batter: tending to play stubbornly in a defensive manner.
Of a batter: lacking scoring strokes, or unable to play them freely, esp. owing to the style of bowling.