cricket
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As expected in first-class cricket, Gay is vulnerable facing good length deliveries, averaging just 22.51 against length balls.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
It was cricket season so there were no goalposts either - instead coats were put down on the ground.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Kerr added: "She's paved the way for a long time in women's cricket, and what she's done for cricket, the women's game, and sport in New Zealand, she should be very proud of."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"I feel better now than I was a month ago, just from getting time around the guys over here and the pure standard of cricket in India and the IPL," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Every afternoon, I walk to the market with Patti, and after I help her carry our groceries upstairs, Lakshman knocks on our apartment door and we run downstairs to play cricket.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Vocabulary lists containing cricket
Save Me a Seat
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South Asia - Introductory
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