cricket

Example Sentences

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It was a low-key end to a match which contained some excellent, competitive cricket and from which both sides will take plenty of positive.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The extent of the damage at the Riverside, an international cricket venue, has not yet been disclosed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has said England players do not play enough county cricket and selectors have overlooked talent in the domestic game.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But with Stokes having opted out of The Hundred and not currently in England's white-ball sides, the One-Day Cup would provide him with some cricket between England's Test series.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Little things—a cricket on a stem, the veined branches on a leaf—are magnified, brought from the background in achingly clear focus.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt