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    Cricket changing batsmen to batters in official language across the sport, MCC says

    The famously change-shy governing body of cricket around the world is moving to make the game's language more inclusive, replacing batsman and batsmen with batter and batters in official documents.
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    • The Marylebone Cricket Club made official the change that a number of people and bodies had already made
    • The MCC said "unprecedented growth" in the women's game since 2017 discussions made it clear things had to change
    • A number of broadcasters posted on social media why the shift was a small, but important change

    The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which is in charge of writing and maintaining the laws of the sport, said the change would be made effective immediately.
    "MCC believes that the use of gender-neutral terminology helps reinforce cricket's status as an inclusive game for all," a statement read.
    "The amendments are a natural evolution from work already undertaken in this area as well as an essential part of MCC's global responsibility to the sport."
    The change was suggested by the MCC Committee, which includes a number of former international players and the president of which is Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara.

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    Just call then bummers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Willy View Post
    Cricket changing batsmen to batters in official language across the sport
    About time I say.
    What is Robin going to do now that Batmen lost his job?
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    Play baseball?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Play baseball?
    I used to love baseball when I was young. We lived near Shea Stadium (what it was called then,now City fields I think ) and would go to almost every home game. The guards knew us and used to let the kids in for free. By the ticket booths they had the rope stands to form lines. After the game started we would help the workers carry them in and we not come out again,
    I very rarely saw the first Inning LOL
    To expensive to go to the game now days, and I cant watch it on TV. A couple of innings and I fall asleep.
    The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

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    Would Robin be a Pitcher? Na, definitely a Catcher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Would Robin be a Pitcher? Na, definitely a Catcher.
    With that gay uniform he is certainly on the receiving end LOL

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