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Sentence Examples He faced 138 balls and struck nine fours, his innings spanning 41 overs and keeping Yorkshire's unbeaten record intact. In addition, cricket has breaks in play between overs every three or four minutes. Hayden never recovered his poise and four overs later was out to Jones, who beat his chest in delight. But Hollioake then chose not to enforce the follow-on as Surrey reached 22 for 0 from the last 10 overs of the day to lead by 195 runs. Almost 17,000 overs bowled when nowadays a county pace bowler having played three consecutive games expects a testimonial by return of post. Trinidad and Tobago, whose skipper decided not to play, managed 106 runs in 30 overs and the British romped home in just 7 overs. Three maidens and a wicket in the first five overs increased the pressure on the Dolphins batsmen as they set off chasing a big target. The spinner sent down a brace of maiden overs while Flintoff kept up his barrage. I'd put him at long leg, then mid-off, then third man and back to long leg several times between overs just to let him know who's in charge now. Barnsley batted first and looked composed, if a little sedate, in reaching 25 off 14 tidy overs from Duncan Snell and Rob Flack. Three overs later he was also gone, undone by an impatient waft at an innocuous delivery from White that took the top edge. I got really angry when, ten overs before the end of the match, the Brummies decided that they had lost and all went home. Sri Lanka will rest off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan despite him bowling his first three overs of the tour on Sunday. If they batted the overs West Indies would win so Vaughan had to go for the kill and Browne and Bradshaw stonewalled defiantly. They added 78 together in 14 overs with Gale chancing his luck until Benkenstein ran him out. In the Indian first innings, he bowled just six overs at a cost of 32 runs. England was 80 for one when bad light finally halted a frustrating day's play with 30 overs still remaining. Nehra had never looked like taking a wicket and he bowled 9 overs for 75 runs, including conceding 13 runs in his last two overs. But it can offer no way back and an overs match where the first batting side collapses is a match gone beyond recall. No wonder his knee is knackered when you look at the number of overs he has bowled. Show More Sentences He followed up with 13 overs of leg spin which earned him five wickets for 55 runs. Having bowled out their opponents for 170, the home side made light work of knocking off the required runs with more than 18 overs to spare. And at 60 for two, with 13 overs of play still scheduled, both sides agreed to call it a day. For 43 overs of cup cricket, however, we managed the innings to perfection, keeping out their best bowlers and scoring off the weaker ones. In 81 overs the Nalandians massacred the Royal bowlers to post a massive 315 for six wickets when stumps were drawn. Mids sealed their first victory in four matches with more than four overs to spare. Just 70 overs were sent down in the six premier division games leaving all 12 teams to take nine points. I see a world where in places of darkness, toupees and comb overs plot with the glass controller. There will be a maximum of 52 overs in the first innings if time allows and a minimum of 48 in the second. When Strydom bowled the first ball of the final over, the visitors' last pair had already survived five overs for the addition of three runs. Bevan was said to have a weakness against the short ball and was restricted to playing limited overs cricket. The Kiwis threatened to bowl all 50 overs underarm at the next match, but did not go through with it. Rain, hail, sleet or snow, the game will continue and no overs will be lost. The left overs will be thrown to the masses who have smallholdings and are predominately Rail employees. They broke the back of the task by adding 81 runs in 16 overs for the first wicket. Overall, the unders boast a 54 percent advantage, although last year the oddsmakers adjusted to give overs a 74-66 edge. Their unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 59 in 12 overs knocked the stuffing out of Yorkshire. Only 20 runs were added in nine more overs and Inzamam's approach caused his dismissal, the ball going off bat and pad onto the stumps. The day got better for Haryana when they snapped up two Jharkhand wickets in the four overs that they got before stumps. As on Saturday, play went on late because Worcestershire bowled their overs so slowly. Show More Sentences Though Kent will rue not securing the win, they will point to the inclement weather of the opening three days when 128 overs were lost to rain. Lumb also looked in fine fettle and he had galloped on to 33 by the close when Wood was 109 and their third wicket stand worth 111 in 22 overs. A tired cover drive to Brian Lara ended his innings and after wicketkeeping for the first 50 overs he deserved the rest. Sussex had few problems getting past Essex, cruising to a nine-wicket win with more than five overs to spare. No less than 17 more were either destroyed or damaged in ground loops or turn overs during landing. They appeared down and out at 143 for three in 16 overs which left them requiring a further 79 from just four overs. New Zealand kept the South African scoring rate at just above two runs an over until they took two wickets in the first two overs with the new ball. Smith went through his ration of nine overs in one go for 2-29, his second success being with the assistance of a splendid low catch on the boundary by Dave Ellis. South Africa avoided a series whitewash with a 65-run win over Australia in the rain affected final limited overs cricket international at Newlands here yesterday. Simon Mason and Rob Flack buckled down to a steady partnership but both left along with Marcus Wood within nine overs and York found themselves at 90-4 with 22 overs left. He had Kumble bowling in three spells even when he was getting wickets and bowling mingily but he cleverly held him back for a few overs to the tailenders. And on what credential had Upashantha been drafted in after a demoralising caning against MCC last week that saw him bowl 12 unsuccessful overs for 96 runs? Kumble displayed endurance, skill and enthusiasm in equal measure to pick up seven wickets on a day where he had to bowl 35.3 overs in torrid conditions. Seven overs were lost in a late start because of rain and Preston's automatic decision on winning the toss to bat in less than ideal conditions was questionable. He said Twenty20 World Cup will not overshadow limited overs World Cup. Progress remained slow after lunch and Somerset were only 120-2 after 50 overs but the over rate perked up as Dawson and Gray operated in harness. His first eight overs yielded just 10 runs and included four wickets. By slowing down, i don't mean he played out entire overs with a dead bat. With Border having to bowl 20 overs before the close of play, Easterns played defensively and this may have contributed to their losing four wickets by stumps. In a further twist, Gilchrist is out stumped second ball for four, exposing the tail, and, with five overs left, Australia are momentarily in danger of losing the Test. Show More Sentences We had BBQ and left overs and I managed to make a yummy potato salad. The first day's play on Friday was restricted to 10.2 overs. He had made just 19 runs in 21 overs when he unwisely attempted to hook a short delivery and instead succeeded in giving a top edge to Zoysa in the deep. The number of innings and the number of overs per innings vary depending on the format of the match. Countries usually stage seasonal limited overs competitions in both knockout and league format. Australia started the day needing 399 more runs from 98 overs if they were to claim an unlikely victory. However, no batsman was given out in the morning session, where only 14 overs of play was possible, owing to rain. In the final, Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and then reached the target in less than 20 overs and with eight wickets in hand. To mark the occasion, on 5 July an MCC XI captained by Sachin Tendulkar played a Rest of the World XI led by Shane Warne in a 50 overs match. Since 2000 it has been 55 overs per side, but before that it was declaration and before that it was two innings per side over two days. The last hour of a match must contain at least 20 overs, being extended in time so as to include 20 overs if necessary. The match was reduced slightly to 46 overs after a couple of brief showers, but India won by 7 wickets. The game is limited to 20 overs per side, and the emphasis is on fast action. His two eight ball overs proved commendably economical and there were some awkward pacy deliveries along with just a few wayward balls. Alan Norman took 3-34 off 15 overs for visitors Machen and Dan Fussell 3-42 off seven. Kiwi Jono Boult fired 82 not out and took three for 26 as Scholes beat Kirkburton with three and a half overs to spare. With just 68 to chase Hill were home and hosed within 15 overs as Zohaib Khan and Ali Maiden picked up red inkers. West Indies ran into more trouble when they were skittled by a weakened Derbyshire team in less than 41 overs yesterday. Where a number of overs are lost, for example due to inclement weather conditions, then the total number of overs may be reduced. For the 1992 World Cup, an alternate method was used of simply omitting the first team's worst overs, but that favoured the first team. Show More Sentences These points can only be obtained from the first 110 overs of each team's first innings. After his skipper Graeme Smith asked the Zimbs to bat first, Pollock reeled off seven overs for only eight runs. Bating first, Al Nahda scored 114 for six wickets in eight overs with Abdul Rouf top scoring with 50 runs off just 19 balls. And three overs later Moore cut a long hop from James Franklin, his first ball back, straight to backward square. He was to serve up a diet of long hops which invited to be hit and in various spells conceded 128 in 24 overs without reward. He bowled only four overs but it was a spell notable for the amount of long hops and full tosses he sent down. Khan said his side has plenty of big hitters as well as players who can bat through the 20 overs in England's testing conditions. However, they plan to have the blockbusting batsman involved in the limited overs section of the tour, the report added. Twelve wickets fell on the second day that ended with 21 overs unused after a sea fret rolled in. During his trip, organised by Sprite, cricket ace Akhtar happily chatted to kids at the autism centre before bowling overs to them. After more rain this translated into a target of 143 from 16 overs, which was feasible enough, but Hampshire's run-chase was a mess and they fell short by 41 runs. I guess the plan was always to get Morgan and Butler in as fast as possible, so I salute England's early handing over of wickets to the Aussies, it's all part of a grand design to score 120 off the last ten overs. He will resume on 22. How this game progresses on the final day depends largely on how the pitch holds up and what happens when England take the second new ball which will be due in five overs. India's 100 came from 28 overs as the wicket lost its early feistiness in the late afternoon sun. High productivity through fast cycle times and quick change overs. Andrew Davies was sent in to front an array of slip fieldsmen as Glamorgan batted out the three remaining overs of the day. The first match, against New Zealand, was shortened to 7 overs per side due to rain. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A, limited overs competition. Despite Richardson's doziness, it was still splendid fielding by Porterfield but it was topped three overs later by Rikki Clarke. After either ten batsmen have been dismissed or a fixed number of overs have been completed, the innings ends and the two teams then swap roles. Show More Sentences Cricket entered a new era in 1963 when English counties introduced the limited overs variant. As it was sure to produce a result, limited overs cricket was lucrative and the number of matches increased. In the 21st century, a new limited overs form, Twenty20, has made an immediate impact. The third umpire is mandatory under the playing conditions for Test matches and limited overs internationals played between two ICC full members. Twenty20 is a new variant of limited overs itself with the purpose being to complete the match within about three hours, usually in an evening session. That helped the Windies to a formidable 205-4 in their 20 overs. However, in ODIs, each team bats for a fixed number of overs. Few overs after this incident, one of the Broads reverse swing dislodged well settled Asad Shafiqs off stump, dipping inside from more than a foot offside the off stump. He bowled three overs for 23 runs in the first T20 and went wicketless while in the second T20 Afridi bowled four overs giving 26 runs without taking any wicket. The Australian then had Lyth caught at first slip for three wickets in three overs and when Andre Adams bowled Andrew Gale through the gate, Notts again had a sniff. Instead, once the resistance of a determined half-century from Martin van Jaarsveld was broken Notts hurried through the Kent order with more than 18 overs to spare. Sussex struck twice in the first seven overs as Will Porterfield edged into the slips and Bell aimed a drive at former team-mate Jimmy Anyon and lost his middle-stump. The Cestrians clocked up an imposing 133-7 in their 20 overs with contributions right through the batting lineup as James Wilson and Jonathan Hall top-scored. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings, the current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent compared with England's summer. Consecutive overs are delivered from opposite ends of the pitch. England batted for six overs until tea without losing a wicket, scoring 10 runs, but McGrath, who bowled his usual accurate line and length, reaped the rewards after tea. About 40-50 people lift the replica on their shoulders with few stop overs before approaching to Imambargah Sher Shah Wala at 4 am amid tight security arrangements. Mustard hit a Keith Barker long hop over extra cover for six then whipped the same bowler over long leg for six as the 10th and 12th overs produced 28 runs. He made a couple of key turn overs at the start of the second half, but he's a world class player so it's hard to nullify someone like that for the full 80 minutes. Batting first, Spectrum made 202 for eight in 25 overs with useful contributions from Rafiq and Sohaib while Jabreel claimed three wickets for 25 runs for Farhat Tours. Show More Sentences Limited overs games usually last between 20 and 60 overs per innings. There was nothing there for Swanny and the wicket wasn't abrasive at all, so once you get through that 30-40 overs mark it becomes very difficult for the bowlers. They could claim to have invented pinch-hitting and besides, the hosts have outscored the Aussies in the first 15 overs in the last two games in Sri Lanka. Starting their first innings with only 62 overs left in the match, and the contest and their season dead as a doornail, Warwickshire's batting predictably lacked intensity. The club's limited overs team is called the Yorkshire Vikings. Geet Perera snapped up three for eight in his four overs, while Kushan Malin took two for 11 in his five overs and Buddin Perera picked two for two in his four overs. Single wicket has rarely been played since limited overs cricket began. We've come a long way since then. The progeny of that nail have been bent and twisted into what we all know and love as roll overs, kickbacks, and thumper-bumpers. Examples from Classical Literature Nottinghamshire found themselves 13-2 inside five overs with both openers falling to the new ball. The 31-year-old finished with five for 44 from 19 overs as Nottinghamshire took 20 points. Esh dominated Durham, rattling up 222-7 in 45 overs and then rolling over their opponents for just 129 in 46 overs. How to transform the left overs into palatable and wholesome dishes. Set 240 to win in 50 overs Herefordshire edged home with three balls and four wickets to spare. Warwickshire require another 302 on the final day to win, or will need to bat out 92 overs on a pitch of variable bounce to secure a draw. Chris Woakes and Boyd Rankin then polished off the home tail to set up a victory target of 171 from 36 overs after tea. It was important for me that I was getting overs in and match practice. They polished off the last four Somerset wickets for the addition of only eight runs in the morning and then cantered to their 203 target with 22 overs to spare. 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