Batsmen - not batters!!!

[Langeveldt]

Makhaya Ntini not Makhaya Nutini

 

[ripper868]

Who calls a tomato "tomata"?

some people say tomato differently, that is my analogy of this batters/batsmen thing

 

[Dover 1]

Check these ones :-
Lendll Simmons
Lendll Symonds
Lyndel Simmons
Lyndel Symonds

 

[Dover 1]

This may sound frivolous , but if we are gonna be strict about terms and pronunciations whether borrowed or not ,then this should apply:- if in cricket the man in the middle with the bat should under no circumstances be called a batter but a batsman then the man with the ball might be called a ballman

 

[age_master]

Personally i have no objection to batters, its easier then batsmen and batswomen.

 

[Dover 1]

I agree . Thats why I said we shouldn't be so strict. Sometimes I call them batsmen ,sometimes I call them batters.I have no problem one way or the other. I guess for some of us it comes down to which term rolls of the tongue better therefore making it easier to say.

Personally I think this is a non-issue.

 

[Isolator]

How about "battist"...or just "batman".


Nunununnunununnununun FISHING!

 

[Dover 1]

To end all debate we should just say " in comes the man with the ball , passes the man with the light meter and bowles to the man with bat who smashes it over mid-wicket for--- for ---- the man with light meter signals six

 

[The Foxtrot]

It would be like me whinging about New Zealanders not pronouncing the vowels properly in Australian cricketers' names...

To end this matter lets all go out for fush and chups

 

[Goughy]

Interesting to see Jimmy Anderson use the term 'batter' in the post game interview after Aus beat England in the most recent ODI.

 

[marc71178]

Is that the first time "batter" has been used on this tour when its not been referring to the match result?

 

[Perm]

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/cbs/content/current/story/277562.html

Duncan Fletcher refer's to the lack of "batters". Un-educated Pom's.

 

[pasag]

*Bump*

I think this is a losing cause with cricketers using the word in the media all the time now. Can't keep track of how many times I've heard it used in interviews, Ponting and Warne are the main offenders (Sangas uses it three times in this article), but there comes a time when the language and terminology will grow and borrow from other cultures (in this case another sport) and there's very little you can do about it.

 

[Richard]

Haha, ITSTL, bumped within minutes of another thread which contained reference to this very topic.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Batsman = Batter

the same as

Policeman = Police Officer?

Batter sounds to American anyways, I hate it. Batsman and Batswoman, it should be.

 

[steds]

Duncan Fletcher refer's to the lack of "batters". Un-educated Pom's.

Geography not on the syllabus in Clutha Valley?

 

[Prince EWS]

*Bump*

I think this is a losing cause with cricketers using the word in the media all the time now. Can't keep track of how many times I've heard it used in interviews, Ponting and Warne are the main offenders (Sangas uses it three times in this article), but there comes a time when the language and terminology will grow and borrow from other cultures (in this case another sport) and there's very little you can do about it.

Nah, keep fighting the good fight. I've made great strides with the CricSim mob on this, and if you can teach them, you can teach just about anyone. I think a similar filter needs to be applied here.

 

[Richard]

Duncan Fletcher refer's to the lack of "batters". Un-educated Pom's.

Refer's, Pom's. Shocker's, both.

 

[Prince EWS]

Refer's, Pom's. Shocker's, both.

Haha yeah, definitely an ironic post.

 

[GIMH]

Geography not on the syllabus in Clutha Valley?

Refer's, Pom's. Shocker's, both.

I was going to say...apostrophes not on the syllabus either!