tonker, n. Cricket colloq.
(ˈtɒŋkə(r))
[f. tonk v. + -er1.]
One who strikes the ball hard; a batsman with a hard-hitting, cavalier style.
| 1977 J. Laker One-Day Cricket 106 ‘Tonker’ Taylor has never been a respecter of persons. 1987 Times 1 July 19/3 She still plays occasionally and prefers bowling: she says that she is ‘a bit of a tonker as a batsman—I either get bowled or I get 40 runs.’ |