balls

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Lawes reached his third first-class half-century from 79 balls and Foakes followed to his 51st from 93 as the pair added 133 from 33 overs up to tea.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I keep a lot of balls in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Nacua said his focus last season was to reduce the number of balls he dropped, and he delivered even when it required acrobatic moves to pull in catches with one hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

When he was first brought into the attack on day three, Head pounced immediately, flogging boundaries from each of the Durham seamer's first three balls.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Two drummers were leaned against canoes, their drums held fast between their ankles, hitting alternately with the balls of their palms and the flats of their hands—Low, high; low, low, high, went the beat.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo