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- noun baseball Plural form of
inning . - noun cricket One side's or individual's
turn tobat (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out,) or the runs scored during those timeframes. - noun UK The time during which any party is in possession of power; a turn of any kind.
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- noun the batting turn of a cricket player or team
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The term innings also applies to a batsman's individual performance and it is often said that a batsman had an innings (meaning score) of so many runs.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The term innings also applies to a batsman's individual performance and it is often said that a batsman had an innings (meaning score) of so many runs.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The term innings also applies to a batsman's individual performance and it is often said that a batsman had an innings (meaning score) of so many runs.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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I want to make 33 or 34 starts, and 200 innings is a rough goal.
Dodgers counting on young Kershaw to emerge as staff ace 2010
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Obviously, picking up his innings is something we'll have to do.
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Editor's note: Critics of the Quality Start argue that 3ER in 6 innings is a 4. 50ERA and far from "quality."
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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Editor's note: Critics of the Quality Start argue that 3ER in 6 innings is a 4. 50ERA and far from "quality."
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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The Cardinals will monitor Wainwright, who led the NL in innings last season with 233, 101 more than 2008.
Org. report: Cardinals ready to mentor a pair of masters 2010
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Editor's note: Critics of the Quality Start argue that 3ER in 6 innings is a 4. 50ERA and far from "quality."
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
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Editor's note: Critics of the Quality Start argue that 3ER in 6 innings is a 4. 50ERA and far from "quality."
Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010
bilby commented on the word innings
Cricket jargon - a turn at bat for a team or a batsman. A batsman's innings is over is when he is out; a team's innings is over when 10 batsmen are out. Full, senior level matches usually consist of two innings per team. One-day, 20-20 and amateur games are typically one innings per team.
November 30, 2007