cricket
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"We had probably 50 minutes of cricket there that we probably shouldn't have done."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Atkinson, who took 34 wickets at 20.17 in his first year in Test cricket in 2024, is the all-rounder who bowls accurately, but does so at a higher pace than Robinson.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In Test cricket, the second ball of the over has seen the most wickets fall on 11,866 occasions, followed by the fifth ball with 11,787 wickets.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India's Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan's government Sunday regarding the health care of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
After a minute’s silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair...
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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