Listeners naturally use mouth movements to help them understand the difference between "bat" and "pat," for instance.

The ball went between bat and pads as Hutton moved forward onto his front foot.

And a game should always be a fair contest between bat and ball.

It is crucial to the success of the new format that the pitches themselves should produce a fair balance between bat and ball.

His performance included bowling Bradman with a topspinner that went between bat and pad.

Here's hoping for another year of greater contest between bat and ball.

This is the other relationship between cricket and bat.

On the field, the big thing I'm looking for is a better balance between bat and ball.

What conclusion should be drawn from this apparent imbalance between bat and ball?

They would also redeem the balance between bat and ball and make the batsman's task more daunting.