skipper
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After Jack Connors and Ashley Chambers missed for Dagenham, skipper Kevin O'Connor stepped up to score the winning spot-kick for Brentford.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Root stepped down from his first stint as skipper in April 2022, following a 10-wicket defeat by West Indies.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Kretinsky felt the agreement gave West Ham stability and allowed it to move into the summer following relegation with the clarity that persuaded skipper Jarrod Bowen to stay.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
When you think of Joe Torre, it’s as a former Dodgers skipper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Before the war he had been the skipper.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
Former captain Michael Vaughan and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew were among those to question England's decision, while Stokes' team received support from two other ex-England skippers, Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Knowing there is already a wealth of tinder, the skippers will not want sparks to fly - certainly until the contest finally gets under way on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
The suspension of fishing for the last two years has brought major losses of income for those in the fishing industry, but some salmon boat skippers agree that extending the closure is needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
His 56 postseason victories rank sixth all time, and trail Bruce Bochy of the Texas Rangers by just one for the lead among active skippers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The boats out there now were moving on blind bearings, and he didn’t necessarily trust their skippers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"I think they're very, very lucky," said Vaughan, who memorably skippered England to victory in the 2005 Ashes.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
The 35-year-old has made 105 appearances for England and skippered his country in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Wes Morgan skippered them to the title having joined from Forest in 2012 after a 10-year career at the City Ground.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
They had often talked of a deep-sea-fishing boat, which they would buy, man themselves, and rent to vacationers—this though neither had ever skippered a canoe or hooked a guppy.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Kerr was appointed captain in 2019, with Arsenal defender Steph Catley typically skippering the side since her injury.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
He steps up to lead England despite only previously skippering Surrey in one first-class and eight T20 matches.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
Yevhen Obedinsky was a long-time captain of Mariupol's team and played for Ukraine's national team, skippering his country for part of his international career.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
It said one was suspected of skippering the vessel, and the other of assisting him.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
“Skipper Davy,” he went on, awkwardly, skippering me with a guile that was shameless, “it bein’ from a woman—bein’ from a woman, now, says I—’twould be no more ’n po-lite t’ open it.
From Doctor Luke of the Labrador by Norman Duncan
