amiss
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Only one other England player since 1900 – Dennis Amiss – has featured as many times in the top six in Ashes Tests and returned a lower average.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Since 1900, only England's Dennis Amiss has had as many as Pope's 16 innings in the top six in Ashes Tests and averaged less.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
“They told us that our dorm building, especially, is prone to flooding,” said Erin Amiss, a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Jonathan Trott, self-effacing and unfussed, guided England into calm waters in the manner of a Barrington or an Amiss.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2011
The use of handbook tables and formulas, by John M. Amiss and Franklin D. Jones. © 13May31; A38478.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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