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Sentence Examples He snapped up six wickets as the capital team, fresh from a surprise win against Greenock, slumped to 103 all out. He's not going to get wickets against the Aussie batsmen and he's not going to make any runs. Warton's Under-16 Alistair Matthews, a very straight medium-pacer, took four wickets to be man of the match. Johnstone moved to within striking distance of the 1,000 runs mark by making an unbeaten 77 as Hornsea won by 9 wickets. The fastest spell in history, incidentally, flew off the bat as quick as it was sent down, bringing figures of no wickets for 28 off four overs. The Otley rugby player has been among their recruits producing some exciting if unorthodox running between the wickets. Heslington gained their first win of the season and moved out of the relegation zone when they beat Londesbrough Park by seven wickets. He followed up with 13 overs of leg spin which earned him five wickets for 55 runs. Mohammad Rafique, who took six wickets in South Africa's only innings, was declared Man of the Match. On overseas pitches he has at times been the only Indian likely to get any wickets at all. But Scotland's hopes of mounting a meaningful revival and posting a challenging target fizzled out when they lost four more quick wickets. Tuffey continued his good record in Tests in New Zealand, where he has taken 22 wickets at 25 as against 3 at 89 overseas. We started today's game against Kent in a good position although we did lose a few too many wickets after tea. Considering he has taken a stack of wickets, Murali has cut a surprisingly forlorn figure in this series. He ran excellently between the wickets as well, especially in the last few overs. Lineker and Cooper held the run rate to three per over, while the batsmen ran very well between the wickets, keeping pressure on the fielders. Over the next decade Miller played 55 times for Australia, scoring 2958 runs and taking 170 wickets. He is one of only six players to have scored 3,000 runs and taken 200 wickets in Test matches. Thompson and Tyrer continued to pile on the runs and completed the victory by nine wickets. One dramatic event followed another yesterday where 25 wickets crashed and 358 runs were scored. Show More Sentences Tanzania lost to Namibia by three runs as the Namibia side batted second and scored 100 runs for three wickets down. In his 12 games with the club he scored more than 400 runs, took 15 wickets and excelled in the field. Everyone goes on about my running between the wickets and the time when I ran Derek Randall out at Trent Bridge. India's reply was a total disaster, with wickets falling too rapidly due to run-outs. In reply Tintenbar were able to knock off the required runs, but only after losing two wickets on 54, one shy of their target. The money will be used to build two new artificial grass practice wickets complete with safety cages and security fencing. The whole side looked subdued, especially when it became clear the pitch wasn't going to serve up wickets on a plate. Aided by some resourceful batting from the tail, Durham's last five wickets added 181 runs, and by the close Somerset had lost four big wickets. But an hour later and it was the South Africans whose tails were up as they picked up three wickets for just two runs in 19 balls. Like wickets for a giant's game of cricket, these form the goals for Aussie Rules. In the reply Spring View were dismissed for 159 with professional Jon Fielding taking seven wickets. I see that Shane Warne has taken more wickets in Tests than in other first-class matches. In the series decider, he took seven wickets to play a stellar role in the victory. Indeed, one of the major talking points among spectators concerned the witless manner in which so many wickets were thrown away. There were fencing arenas, croquet wickets, balls to toss at targets, archery ranges, horseshoes and stakes, tracks for footraces, and more. In 1900 he became only the third player ever to make 2000 runs and take over 100 wickets in a season. The partnership was finally broken by a underhand throw from Hanif at cover point, disturbing the wickets from side-on. By the end, wickets fell at an alarming rate and it was West who scented an unlikely victory. England, following on, needed 92 runs to avoid an innings defeat with only three wickets in hand. It was a massacre.. Australia smashed England out of the park in the batting and then took the major wickets in short order. Show More Sentences In 81 overs the Nalandians massacred the Royal bowlers to post a massive 315 for six wickets when stumps were drawn. During a club match we didn't have a seamer, and I opted to bowl seamers and ended up taking seven wickets in the game. His side then secured victory off the last ball of the game with nine wickets down. Pollock was caught at backward point, but they saw the remaining balls out without losing their wickets. Our bowlers were doing the job but we were failing with the bat and we didn't stick to our plan and didn't have wickets in the end. The teenage wicketkeeper then pouched two catches to remove both openers cheaply and wickets continued to tumble. The way to take wickets on these pitches is to force batsmen to make mistakes, and the South Africans did that. They got a return match and won it too by four wickets at the same venue two weeks later. The proposal also has major implications for ratepayers, since maintaining the wickets will require a full-time groundskeeper. Although the paceman captured 11 wickets in the first two Tests, Pakistan was whitewashed 3-0 in the series. He picked up four late wickets by virtue of keeping the ball up in the blockhole. The second day of the Trophy match belonged to the bowlers as 13 wickets fell in all. Singh actually took more wickets with his deliveries that did not spin, than he did with his spinners. The tourists won their fourth straight victory by eight wickets, in the 36th over. With a target of just 129 in the second innings, seven wickets fell before spinner Ashley Giles hit the winning runs. With the wickets falling at regular innings Crompark were back in with a chance. Loye fell to Australian all-rounder Ian Harvey, who claimed four wickets in an innings for the first time for Yorkshire. Each of them captured four wickets in an innings against Natal and they could hold the key to another Border victory. Wickets fell steadily, but not too fast, until suddenly we had a collapse, four wickets falling for ducks. It's a great place to play cricket and the wickets are probably the best batting wickets in the world. Show More Sentences It was there that Robert and his pupils played cricket on a pitch marked out by wickets of willow sticks. What annoys me a bit about the comments afterwards, though, have been the ones saying that the rest of my wickets were slogs in the air. During the 1994-95 Ashes, he picked up 32 wickets and was named man of the series. That plan appeared to be well on course until a flurry of wickets shortly after tea had West Indies wobbling. India slumped to seven wickets for 80, and Australia was clearly going to win the match in a canter. Players of both sides agreed it was one of the best wickets they have ever played on. In all, 14 of the 17 wickets fell from the Pavilion End, on a pitch offering some uneven bounce. If a world-class bowler gets on a wicket that suits his kind of bowling he will get wickets. I don't have any idea how many wickets he has taken for Netherfield, but he must be near enough top of the pile. It thus becomes important for us to prepare fast and bouncy wickets at home, so that our batsmen get used to these surfaces. He took 2-37 and then rapped out 61 off only 36 balls with 12 fours as his side won by seven wickets. They went on to win by four wickets when the winning runs were scored in the 16th over. Dringhouses maintained their good start in division two as they beat a fancied Sewerby side by four wickets. That did not stop India from totalling a record fourth innings score of 406 runs for four wickets to win the match. The former Nottinghamshire batsman hit 134 not out as Wimbledon won by six wickets. The best spinner in the world cannot take wickets for you from the other side of the globe. Thereafter, the innings had little permanency and wickets fell regularly to Broadbent's off spin. The off-spinner took six of Gloucestershire's second innings wickets in a brilliant spell of controlled, economical bowling. Malik made a cultured 115 as an opener before claiming three wickets with his off-spinners. Now he can hold his head high and look back with pride on the 229 wickets which made him the eighth most successful bowler in England's history. Show More Sentences They made 214 all out against Green Lane who coasted home with five wickets in hand. Each player takes a croquet mallet and must only use the striking end, not the side, when moving their ball through the croquet wickets. The visitors cruised home by five wickets thanks to a fine knock of 109 by Craig Watts. If he had such catchers to help him, he might, by now, have taken 600 Test wickets himself. He averages 40 with a high strike rate of 75 runs per 100 balls and has the knack of taking important wickets at crucial times. Thurstan batting the second time scored 155 for the loss of 3 wickets when stumps were drawn. The day got better for Haryana when they snapped up two Jharkhand wickets in the four overs that they got before stumps. Hoggard is still a raw prospect, but his outswinger will always take wickets in English conditions. To some, he is blessed by genius and is a worthy holder of the world record number of Test match wickets. He would bowl six overs, take wickets and get taken off because he was so unfit. Driver, however, stemmed the early onslaught with three cheap wickets and kept nagging away, swinging the ball both ways. Sure enough, Bangladesh were soon in trouble as Sri Lanka's fast bowlers swung the new ball, grabbing three quick wickets after the tea interval. He was a dangerous bowler who could swing the ball both ways and in 21 Test matches took 78 wickets costing 27.13 per wicket. The wickets are metal or wire pieces that look like miniature arches and are located throughout the croquet course. Kingswood taking their second turn at the wicket were 104 for the loss of eight wickets before they invited the home side to take second lease. Australia have a habit of taking a wicket or wickets very early on a day, or very early in a session. At the end of the month, everyone queues up at Batelco's wickets, and the widow's mite totals millions and millions of dollars. Haworth move into second place after thumping visitors Ingrow St John's by nine wickets. It will not please England, though, that two of his wickets, both front-line batsmen, were culpable. Kendal went for the jugular and had their hosts at three wickets down for four runs. Show More Sentences Benfleet kept on the winning trail with victory over lowly Epping at Woodside Park by six wickets. In first class games, Harvey has knocked up 5,745 runs with nine centuries and 32 half-centuries and has captured 332 wickets. Their last five wickets tumbled for 22 in just under eight overs, with the final four batsmen all making ducks. The day began with India on 337 for 7, and they managed to push the score on to 410 before declaring with two wickets in hand. Ponting was one of four wickets lost by Australia after they were made to follow on for the first time in 17 years and 191 Tests. Hashim and Zahid claimed two wickets each. Jamia Ashrafia, in reply, could score only 109 runs for the loss of six wickets in 10 overs. Nobody is pushing us around or has ever pushed us around on West Indian wickets. 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. Pakistan needed to take ten wickets while India needed to make 358 runs on the final day to win or play out six hours to ensure that the game ended in a draw. Who became the first spin bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets? The leg-spinner did so in emphatic fashion with the middle dismissal in a stretch of three wickets in four balls which culminated the England innings. Has anyone ever shared hundred partnerships for all ten wickets in Tests? Adding to all this the running between wickets was near perfect. The veteran spinner topped the bowling averages with 47 wickets. Now Silverwood is eager to get back on track but he knows that he must first of all pick up wickets with Yorkshire before England start to notice him again. He was unable to pierce the field and his method of blocking the ball with soft hands close to the wickets to pinch quick singles just didn't work. His first eight overs yielded just 10 runs and included four wickets. But in cricket, the batsmen get the runs and bowlers get wickets. Nalanda winning the toss made a wise decision to give first lease of the wicket to Ananda who were reeling at two wickets for four runs in the fifth over of the match. Over 500 runs were scored and only a total of seven wickets fell. Show More Sentences Batting in the top four this year, he is one of the Yorkshire team's top scorers and has chipped in with 11 wickets in five matches with his off spin. Warwickshire closed on 70 for 3, and unless there is a clatter of wickets or a generous declaration by Nick Knight this match is drifting to a draw. Rajiv Singh bowled a vital spell with his off spin, keeping it tight while Howgate took most of the wickets with a clever and ultimately decisive spell. Australia would have won by 10 wickets only for Justin Langer to be deceived by a Danish Kaneria wrong'un and bowled for 34 just four runs short of victory target. 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. South Africa drew first blood in this summer's Standard Bank triangular cricket series when they beat Zimbabwe by six wickets at the Wanderers last night. Without raising a sweat, South Africa crushed Kenya by seven wickets at Willowmoore Park here yesterday in the second one-day triangular cricket international. But if the bowler can knock the bails off the wickets, the batsman is out. The aisle also wears a green colour complete with wickets and bails. The left-arm swing bowler has now gathered up 21 Championship wickets in the last six innings and he has taken them at an incredible average of 8.76 runs apiece. I know now that I don't have to take hatfuls of wickets to impress. The West Indies bowlers pegged away determinedly, while the Sri Lankan batsmen were in no mood to throw away their wickets before the showers came. It was in South Africa last March that an unknown named Jimmy Anderson first made an impact, beating good batsmen on good wickets with sheer pace. Three hours packed with a quick-fire century, a couple of bouncers, two-thirds of a hat-trick, a dropped catch, several bowled wickets and innumerable fours and sixers. MacGill, who has taken 39 wickets in six Tests against England, often found it more difficult bowling to players whose sole intention was to stonewall. Prasad's bat seemed to be very narrow in width as he continuously edged the ball in between the slips for boundaries scoring most of his 24 runs behind the wickets. The paceman picked up three wickets in India's first innings. They lost 18 wickets in a day that epitomised their fragility perfectly. Mark Chilton then got Lancashire's reply off to a flier with a confident 57, sharing an opening stand of 71 with Alec Swann before Leicester hit back with three late wickets. His first five balls resulted in eight runs scored for two wickets. Show More Sentences He was the only Wharfedale bowler to take a wicket, finishing with five for 34 as the other three wickets in a total of 160 for eight fell to run outs. In his absence, the paceman, Anwar Hossain, picked up three Northants wickets to advance his claims, although he is unlikely to feature in the Tests. 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. Then to rub salt in the wounds, the home team took a slender five-run lead with three wickets down by stumps to set themselves up for a considerable first innings lead. 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 102 tests for his country, he scored 5,200 runs and took 383 wickets. Sammy would again feature in that session when he came on as the first change bowler, to capture two wickets in an aggressive spell of seam bowling. Medium-pacer Hogg took four more Hampshire wickets on the third morning as the red rose county completed a 10-wicket victory before lunch. It consisted of five wickets in five balls, across two innings and separated by seven days, as the match took place on consecutive Saturdays. The teams played a return match on the same ground at Easter, 1877, when Lillywhite's team avenged their loss with a victory by four wickets. A fourth match was then played which Australia won by 4 wickets but the match was not considered part of the Ashes series. Foster scored 287 on his debut and Wilfred Rhodes took 15 wickets in a match. Australia won the First Test by nine wickets, but in the next two England were victorious. He started badly, losing the first two Tests heavily after Australia were caught on sticky wickets. Australians have taken 10 wickets in a match on 41 occasions, Englishmen 38 times. The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until 19 March at the 2011 Cricket World Cup where Pakistan beat them by 4 wickets. Rodney Hogg still managed to take 41 wickets in his debut series, an Australian record. It entered its final day with England batting in their second innings, 40 runs ahead with nine wickets in hand. Nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard survived four balls to end the day, when England held a lead of 124 runs, with nine wickets in hand. The third day saw a total of 17 wickets fall, with Shane Warne and Andrew Flintoff being the leading performers for their sides. Show More Sentences England had lost four wickets for six runs, and were 31 for 4 with Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen at the crease. Including the previous innings, Flintoff had taken four wickets in nine balls. England now needed two wickets on the fourth day, while Australia needed 107 runs for the victory. Though Strauss succumbed in the tenth over, England lost no further wickets before lunch, and only one more before tea. Coming back after tea, England immediately lost two wickets to Shaun Tait, who used the cloud cover to good effect and swung the ball well. In the evening session, England managed to take three wickets, but also dropped a catch and missed a stumping. Australia thus finished the day still 37 runs in arrears but with six wickets still in hand. With this wicket, Andrew Flintoff equalled Ian Botham's hitherto unique achievement of 300 runs and 20 wickets in an Ashes series. Further wickets fell, with an excellent knock by Matthew Hayden been brought to an end by Andrew Flintoff. Gilchrist, however, had added a quick 23 that could be vital, as Australia went into the pavilion 17 runs behind with four wickets in hand. Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden championship by defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final at Lahore. In the final, Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and then reached the target in less than 20 overs and with eight wickets in hand. In the final, Australia made 359 runs for the loss of two wickets, the largest ever total in a final, defeating India by 125 runs. The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was held in West Indies in May 2010, where England defeated Australia by 7 wickets. Peel was sacked in 1897 after appearing drunk on the field and was replaced in 1898 by Wilfred Rhodes, who took 141 wickets in his debut season. This was the last time Ireland defeated a touring side until 2003, when they beat Zimbabwe by ten wickets. Their final group stage game was against the West Indies, where they lost by eight wickets. Ireland won by nine wickets, securing their third consecutive Intercontinental Cup title. In their first match of the World Cup, Ireland defeated the West Indies by 4 wickets, chasing down 304 runs with 25 balls to spare. There are different specifications for the wickets and bails for junior cricket. Show More Sentences Further details on the specifications of the wickets are contained in Appendix D to the Laws. The first Scottish Cricket Union was formed in 1879, and the national team beat Australia by 7 wickets three years later. Without key players Dougie Brown and Navdeep Poonia, they lost by five wickets. The match was reduced slightly to 46 overs after a couple of brief showers, but India won by 7 wickets. Old Smith was awfully bucked because he'd taken four wickets. I should think he'd go off his nut if he took eight ever. Fourteen Australian wickets fell to our pacemen, indicating that they were sticking to the plan. Overall, Briggs was the second leading wicket taker during the competition, ending just two wickets behind Alfonso Thomas. His wickets during the tournament were also the most by a Hampshire player in any domestic Twenty20 tournament. He was again quiet in List A matches throughout 2011, making eight appearances in that format, and taking 9 wickets. Sussex won by 10 wickets with James Lillywhite claiming ten wickets in the match for 80 runs, including his 100th career wicket. In the final at Lord's they beat Kent by 41 runs, including 90 runs from Robin Smith and three wickets each from Malcolm Marshall and Shaun Udal. The Vipers then won the inaugural Kia Super League on 21 August, defeating Western Force in the final by 7 wickets. Possibly the most famous took place in 1956, when Jim Laker took a record nineteen wickets in the fourth test against Australia. Badmash Company pegged things back with Gul claiming 2 wickets to leave Baysystem score at 14 runs at the halfway stage. Bottom club Southport Trinity failed to build on their morale boosting win over St Helens Recs as they lost to Newton le Willows by six wickets. Slow left armer Waseem ali took 3 wickets only for 8 runs while Khurram Iqbal 2-7 and Talha Faheem 2-14 bowling well for the winner. The Warriors chased it down for the loss of four wickets with Kesar and Ali being their main run getters. Solly Ndima completed a glorious 102 not out as Stratford tamed Astony Unity by six wickets. Kok went on to take two more wickets to finish with three for 18 and collect the man-of-the-match award. Ghafoor sparkled with the ball too to take three wickets and bag man of the final award. Show More Sentences A lethally fast bowler in his pomp, only 11 men have taken more than his 222 Test wickets for England. Birmingham's innings started rockily as Maxwell took wickets in his first two overs. Birmingham's innings started rockily as a sparky Maxwell took wickets in his first two overs. Bating first, Al Nahda scored 114 for six wickets in eight overs with Abdul Rouf top scoring with 50 runs off just 19 balls. Mohammed Nadeem and Zeeshan Maqsood both scaped to three wickets for Assarain. Twelve wickets fell on the second day that ended with 21 overs unused after a sea fret rolled in. In the first match of the day, AVM comprehensively defeated Brihaspati Vidyasadan by nine wickets. Aqeel Iqbal, Suny Santosh, Shamus Kahn and Shafiq each took 2 wickets for Khyber. Lokesh Bubale Naik bagged three wickets while Retheesh Gopinath and Achinta Nawarathna picked up two wickets each. Only Johnson made double figures as Corus struggled against newcomers Azad Tandoori with Khan among the wickets again. He produced a deadly spell with his slow left arm spin to pick six wickets for just one run in the Sindhi Premier League. Sanoj hit a quick-fire 17 runs, while Terin picked up two wickets for seven runs. Herath has international experience, a lethal carrom ball in his arsenal and took three crucial wickets against Pakistan in the semis. Abergavenny moved over Chepstow into third place in the table after they won by seven wickets at bottom club Penarth. Bhatia first partnered Debabrata Das before joining Narwal to plug the fall in wickets towards the end. In the First Semi-Final Khyber News beat Daily Subah while the in-form The Frontier Post beat Dunya News by eight wickets. Underwood, and the former left-arm twirler has backed Swann to beat his bar of 297 wickets, as long as he stays fit enough to play the matches. England lost five wickets to Sri lankan twirlers Suraj Randiv and Jeevan Mendis in the 69-run defeat. Day one of this much-hyped Investec series brought 14 wickets, under unshifting grey skies. Dwivedi smacked an unbeaten 103 off 70 balls as Uttar Pradesh chased down 243 with seven wickets in hand. Show More Sentences From then on Gallian and Pietersen dominated on a pitch on which legspinner Stuart MacGill had picked up seven wickets the previous day. Glamorgan had required 111 to win with only two wickets remaining when they resumed on 237 for eight. Rizwan Haiden took two wickets, while Mohammad Naved, Aamer Yamin and Kashif picked up a wicket each. Muralitharan, the world record holder for test and one e-day wickets, will play his final international match if he takes the field on Saturday. Needing eight to win in the eight-ball over, Birmingham solicitors Martineau Johnson lost five wickets including four run-outs. The Indians have to get early wickets on the morrow and they will have the option of taking the new cherry. After being put in to bat England threw their wickets away with a succession of loose pull and hook shots as they slumped to 68 for eight. He taught me there how to bowl the inswing and once as a left arm pacer you learn to swing the ball both ways it is easier to pick up wickets. First, though, the clatter of Somerset wickets started when Coughlin threw himself left in his followthrough to catch a drive Trego had not kept down. Pact-Bahrain 52 all out lost to Mahe Association 53-1 by 5 wickets. Batsmen tossed away their wickets on a decent pitch, their bowlers sprayed the ball around dreadfully and fieldsmen spilled the simplest of catches. In the day s other match, IPL debutants Pune Warriors made a winning start in their campaign by beating Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets at their home ground. Overambitious stroke play contributed to three of the wickets, Northumberland rallying to post a total of 199-9, Gareth Breese scoring a half-century. Opting to bat MCCC 'B' managed to reach 128 for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of the 20th over with Nishant 33 and Abbas 25 making major contributions. 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. 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. Despite may setbacks against subcontinental countries on Asian type of wickets, England continue to exhibit their inability to play spin without rectifying it. Trivandrum, who had beaten Pathanamthitta Panthers by seven wickets on Friday, displayed the same form on Sunday night to down Kollam Knight Riders by five wickets. But six wickets fell in the evening session, leaving tail-enders Dinesh Chandimal and Rangana Herath with the unenviable task of setting a challenging home total. If Trent Boult was the best of the lot, picking three wickets for 19 runs, he was ably supported by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Moises Henriques and Karn Sharma. Show More Sentences Pakistan were bowled out for 208 on a flat pitch, with skipper Azhar Ali, Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik run out and lost the match by six wickets. But with England needing just 21 from 24 balls with five wickets remaining, umpires Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena produced their dreaded light meters. Aniket Desai and experienced campaigner Manna settled down quickly and steered the score past the 100-run mark before Glenn Querl picked up two wickets in one over. Glenn Querl starred with ball and bat as the Unicorns pulled off their first win of the season, beating Kent by four wickets with an over to spare at Canterbury. At the first international game of CWC 2007 at the stadium, Lasith Malinga of the Sri Lankan team took four wickets in four consecutive deliveries. In the 1991 County Championship season Hampshire won the NatWest Trophy, defeating Surrey by 4 wickets, with Shaun Udal claiming the man of the match award. He also took 2 wickets in this match which Hampshire narrowly lost. Measurements and diagrams explaining the size and shape of the wickets. The final took place at Lord's on Sunday 21 June with Pakistan beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets and England beating New Zealand by six wickets in the women's final. The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by 9 wickets in the final to claim the title. India won their second World Cup title by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, and became the first country to win the final on home soil. Thanks to dogged batting and at least four umpiring decisions in their favour on the third day, they finished 96 runs behind with eight wickets of their first innings intact. With Flintoff bowled by McGrath in the 17th, and England had lost five wickets for 21 runs, with five of their top six batsmen out in single figures. England had taken 9 wickets in the final session of the fourth day. Spofforth went on to devastate the English batting, taking his final four wickets for only two runs to leave England just eight runs short of victory. Many of the wickets of the time were friendly to batsmen resulting in a large proportion of matches ending in high scoring draws and many batting records being set. Stephenson's taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. The runner's only task was to run between the wickets instead of the incapacitated batsman, and he was required to wear and carry exactly the same equipment as the batsman. In the next two Tests, the Australian batsmen struggled, being bowled out for 136 in the first innings at Edgbaston, with England proceeding to win by eight wickets. Examples from Classical Literature The wickets to be sixteen yards apart, the bowling crease to be eight yards from the wicket. He played where the wickets were all patchy, and you had to watch the ball right on to the bat. In 1775 they wisely introduced a middle stump, as they found the best balls harmlessly flying between the wide wickets. For DPS, spin bowler Aryan Lakra took two wickets while only conceeding seven runs in his four-over spell. It was not far to Longmeadow, but the tent was pitched and the wickets down by the time they arrived. The wickets were pitched, and so were a couple of marquees for the rest and refreshment of the contending parties. He first scored a rapid-fire 60 in 35 balls and then prised out two wickets to defeat Pak Titans by 111 runs. Wagner, New Zealand's go-to man, twice turned the game with quick wickets to wrest control away from India in a match that see-sawed throughout. Taylor brought ups his 50 before four wickets fell for 13 runs in 31 balls with Harris and Shantry claiming a couple of victims each. However, England's Graeme Swann gave some hopes to the touring side, by snaring four Lanka's second innings wickets. Amitys' Jay Joshi, Omer and Mohammad Azhar picked up two wickets each to establish their dominance in the match. They have no spinner to make use of the dustier summer wickets and overseas stars Nantie Hayward and Lance Klusener are a combustible pair. Hendy then claimed three wickets and Taylor one, while Birkhead had two catches as Warwickshire totalled 357 in reply. Set 240 to win in 50 overs Herefordshire edged home with three balls and four wickets to spare. At the close, opener David Warner was unbeaten on 16 and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon was on one as Australia still trail by 548 runs with nine wickets in hand. He had to throttle back, as wickets fell and when he tried to break out of Lancashire's midinnings stranglehold he had his leg bail trimmed when aiming to pull Flintoff. At sunset the tent was struck, hampers packed, wickets pulled up, boats loaded, and the whole party floated down the river, singing at the tops of their voices. 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. In reply Boosbeck had eight wickets down when victory was achieved. Trailing in their second innings by 11 runs with just four wickets left, Northumberland made hosts Cambridgeshire wait for what was eventually an eight-wicket win. Show More Sentences Among Broad's most memorable wickets was that of Hamish Rutherford, whose off-stump was uprooted by an outstanding delivery which went up the slope off the pitch. Glamorgan's sole win in the championship so far this summer came against Worcestershire at the Swalec Stadium in mid-April when they defeated the Midlands side by 10 wickets. Find more words! 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