| De Villiers said at the time he felt he was up to it, and it looks like he may just get that chance. |
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| With Percy Montgomery at fullback and Fourie and De Villiers on the wings, the Boks don't lack for height at the back. |
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| His first year there coincided with the saturnalia of the Restoration as Charles II arrived in England with his mistress Barbara Villiers, the future Duchess of Cleveland. |
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| The four or five thrillers a year that de Villiers churned out from 1966 until his death in 2013 were amazingly trashy. |
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| Anne, whom he had courted in 1682, made him lord privy seal and promoted him in 1703 to the dukedom made available by the death of the second Villiers duke. |
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| Capped for the first time as an opening bat in Port Elizabeth, De Villiers took over from Tsolekile behind the stumps for the second Test at Kingsmead. |
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| Saru have now released an official apology from president Oregan Hoskins and De Villiers saying they jointly condemned foul play. |
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| Despite his father's reservations, he pursued a career as a composer, studying at the Royal College of Music under Charles Villiers Stanford. |
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| Rockstro and Frederick Bridge, Holst was granted his wish to study composition with Charles Villiers Stanford. |
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| In the skirmish the French envoy Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville was left dead, leading to a diplomatic incident. |
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| Jonathan Trott was next to go when he smashed a widish De Villiers ball straight to Loots Bosman at point. |
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| De Villiers was run out, slipping on the turn after a mix-up with Duminy, who in turn fell in similar fashion. |
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| He owed his position as bishop to the influence of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. |
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| Famous current cricket players include AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Faf du Plessis etc. |
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| Placed in the care of Colonel Edward and Lady Frances Villiers, their education was focused on the teachings of the Anglican church. |
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| Parry had by then succeeded Sir George Grove as director of the college, and Vaughan Williams's new professor of composition was Charles Villiers Stanford. |
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| Yes, folks, according to Chewin' the Fat star Greg Hemphill, the nation's favourite half-witted acting haddie Ronald Villiers has trod his last board. |
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| In Rome in 1645 he probably met the Villiers brothers, Lord Francis and the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, as well as Richard Flecknoe, about whom he wrote a satirical poem. |
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| Among those convicted of the murder were Frances and Robert Carr, the latter having been replaced as the king's favourite in the meantime by Villiers. |
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| He was educated by private tutors, along with his brother, the future King Charles II, and the two sons of the Duke of Buckingham, George and Francis Villiers. |
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| Throughout William and Mary's marriage, William had only one reputed mistress, Elizabeth Villiers, in contrast to the many mistresses his uncles openly kept. |
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| Five years later, Charles' unpopular military adviser, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was stabbed to death in an Old Portsmouth pub by war veteran John Felton. |
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| His daughter Frances married John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck. |
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| Last October, a letter bomb addressed to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers was made safe by the Army at Stormont Castle in east Belfast. |
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| Composers closely concerned with this tradition include Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Charles Villiers Stanford and Benjamin Britten. |
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| I took on a case in the little dorp of Villiers in the Orange Free State. |
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| Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith are formidable hitters and they have some good manoeuvrers like AB de Villiers and JP Duminy in the middle order. |
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