Not quite, but close. In cricket you (and a second batter who is with you) stay at bat until you are dismissed. There are a number of ways to be dismissed, suc

Not quite, but close. In cricket you (and a second batter who is with you) stay at bat until you are dismissed. There are a number of ways to be dismissed, such as being caught on the full or run out, but you don't need to put every ball into play. In order to score runs you generally must play the ball, but trying to score runs increases your risk of being dismissed. The best batsman are able to both score runs and minimise their risk of being dismissed, and so are able to stay in bat for longer and score higher totals. Bradman was, on average, able to score almost 100 runs every time he went out to bat, and that is just ridiculous.