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- noun Plural form of
all-rounder .
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Examples
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Players specializing in both batting and bowling, known as all-rounders, such as Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard turned down central contracts offered by the West Indies Cricket Board last year.
Injuries Hamper Cricket's World Stage Richard Lord 2011
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The multi-format game has made all players into all-rounders, but not everybody can be Imran Khan or MS Dhoni and something must fall by the wayside.
Why Samit Patel's cricket skill set carries so much weight | Barney Ronay 2011
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He has been ranked 1 as bowler and 6 as batsman and was the best of a very, very good bunch of all-rounders and he was the best captain I've seen.
The Ashes 2010-11: Ricky Ponting – great batsman, flawed captain 2011
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He has been ranked 1 as bowler and 6 as batsman and was the best of a very, very good bunch of all-rounders and he was the best captain I've seen.
The Ashes 2010-11: Ricky Ponting – great batsman, flawed captain 2011
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Nor should you miss two sporting biogs of fabled British all-rounders, neither of which obviously had an earthly of making Hill's shortlist.
William Hill must be brought to book for sport prize's lack of joy | Frank Keating 2011
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He has been written out of English cricket history, but he was one of our finest all-rounders.
Aussie cricket commentators have been a breath of fresh air on air | Rob Bagchi 2011
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That means encouraging adventurous makers such as James Taylor, James Hildreth and Alex Hales, all-rounders such as Ben Stokes, and solving the stand-off with Samit Patel.
What next for team director Andy Flower? The key issues to be resolved 2011
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The numerically superior Italians and Belgians, with Filippo Pozzato andPhilippe Gilbert respectively, have come to the event with all-rounders whowill work hard to drop as many sprinters as possible.
Cavendish feeling more optimistic about elite road race 2010
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The multi-format game has made all players into all-rounders, but not everybody can be Imran Khan or MS Dhoni and something must fall by the wayside.
Why Samit Patel's cricket skill set carries so much weight | Barney Ronay 2011
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And hard-hitting all-rounders Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are much in demand among cash-rich domestic Twenty20 competitions around the world.
Spat in the Windies Won't Blow Over Richard Lord 2011
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