pacer
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The right-arm medium pacer had figures of 5-2 at that point and also took a wicket with the first ball of his third over to make it six wickets in eight balls.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Shamim Hossain and Nurul Hasan have been picked as finishers, while a varied bowling attack will be led by left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
It was pacer Asitha Fernando who provided the tourists a breakthrough in the fifth over when he trapped opener Saim Ayub leg-before for six.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
There are recalls for batter Emma Lamb, all-rounder Alice Davidson-Richards and seamer Issy Wong, while uncapped medium pacer Emily Arlott is also included.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
It would not take such a fast pacer long to get to Milton.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Each of the four major marathons Kipchoge has won—Berlin, Chicago, London and Tokyo—allow for pacers who can help elite runners lock into a groove and conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Of all the pacers England could have asked to play all five Tests against India, the task was given to Chris Woakes, the oldest man in the squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Back in February, a scientific study suggested Kipyegon could run a 3:59.37 minute mile, as long as she had perfect drafting from pacers.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
When Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier, he drafted closely behind two different pacers for more than 80% of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2025
On foaming pacers o'er the heaving sea, And on thy tossing plank, come life or death, Thou mayest fight with peril for thine honor.
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Martha A. Lyon Holcomb
