stump
Example Sentences
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When they lost their line outside off stump he cashed in.
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Stokes deserved a hundred only for Mitchell Starc to hit the stumps through the gate.
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The hosts' fielders were visibly disgruntled and one Australian was heard saying "Snicko needs to be sacked" over the stump microphone.
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The error in the review was explained as Snicko using the sound captured by the stump microphone at the non-striker's end, rather than the striker's end.
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It is understood the sound used for the review was taken from the stump microphone at the bowlers' end, rather than the strikers' end.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.