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Meanings of bat first in English

We have no meanings for "bat first" in our records yet.
Usage of bat first in English
1
Earlier, the West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.
Radio NZ
2
India have won the toss, to wild cheers, and will bat first.
The Guardian
3
Williamson said whoever won the toss was likely to bat first.
Radio NZ
4
I think if there was a toss we were going to bat first.
The Guardian
5
The hosts' captain Eoin Morgan admitted he would have preferred to bat first.
Reuters
6
Roxley won the toss, and as a consequence, Brill went to bat first.
The Rover Boys in Business; Or, The Search for the Missing Bonds
7
But the momentum was with Corbyn and he'll go in to bat first.
The Guardian
8
England won the toss and elected to bat first under gloomy skies in London.
The South African
9
So we wanted to bat first and try to put up a big score.
The South African
10
The Australian captain, Steve Smith, admitted he would have chosen to bat first too.
Radio NZ
11
Australia opted to bat first and drop their only spinner.
The Irish Times
12
Azhar Ali's decision to bat first looks to have backfired, with conditions helping England's bowlers.
The Guardian
13
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and invited the tourists to bat first.
The South African
14
Ken remembered that the celebrated coach always tried out new players at the bat first.
The Young Pitcher
15
India won the toss and chose to bat first.
The South African
16
Ted Teall went to bat first for his side.
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics
This collocation consists of:
Bat first through the time
Bat first across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Rare