below par

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Two more run-outs followed in the final four balls and, although the batting and running was below par, the throwing was accurate and clinical.

From BBC

But West Indies international Hayley Matthews made that total look well below par, hitting 71 from 50 balls at the top of the order for Welsh Fire.

From BBC

Brave were indebted to Ross Whiteley, who made a 29-ball unbeaten 39, but their score looked below par on what is normally a high-scoring Trent Bridge ground.

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I bumbled my way through Super Rush racking up too many bogeys to count, but that’s okay because apart from its single-player campaign, otherwise known as Golf Adventure, I never felt any pressure to keep my scores below par.

From Washington Post

Only a fool would dismiss the enduring skill of Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker and most capped player, yet he did seem below par against the Black Caps.

From BBC