cricket
Example Sentences
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It was a Surrey seventh-wicket record against Warwickshire in first-class cricket.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
The date is already a special one for Indian cricket fans.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It's like what county cricket used to be at the start of the year.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
I was a Negro, a mere boy, a cricket with only youth and greenness to recommend me, demanding to be heard by gentlemen and ladies of the first quality.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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