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- noun Plural form of
paceman .
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Examples
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Nottinghamshire seamer Mark Ealham is expected to play his last first-class Derbyshire recall pacemen Tom Lungley and Jonathan Clare for the crucial Division Two promotion decider with second-placed Essex.
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In the semi-final, against Sri Lanka, the "pacemen" had the wit to stick to the theory while it was still working.
England's tale of the unexpected could have a glorious ending 2010
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In the semi-final, against Sri Lanka, the "pacemen" had the wit to stick to the theory while it was still working.
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The only positive in Australia's injury crisis during the one-day series with India, says Ponting, is that new talent such as pacemen Clint McKay, Burt Cockley, spinner Jon Holland and allrounder Moises Henriques are being exposed to the national team aura.
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So there you have it, Viv Richards' dream attack: Malcolm Marshall, the slithering genius; Andy Roberts, cerebral, calculating, the Godfather of the modern West Indian pacemen; Michael Holding, Ferrari or Rolls Royce, and possibly the most beautiful athlete to grace a cricket field; and Curtly Ambrose, surging relentlessly in.
Never in my life had I faced a bowler as swift as Michael Holding | Mike Selvey 2011
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After they had settled on three pacemen and a spinner late last night.
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So it makes sense for their first-choice pacemen to head off early to Brisbane to grow accustomed to the sweaty palms that the extra humidity brings.
The Ashes 2010: England's bowlers can meet the Kookaburra challenge Vic Marks 2010
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Pakistan skipper Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer have been charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) for alleged spot-fixing during the fourth npower Test against England following a News of the World undercover investigation into illegal bookmakers.
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Therefore there may be a psychological barrier for England's pacemen to overcome when playing in Australia, where movement is harder to find.
The Ashes 2010: England's bowlers can meet the Kookaburra challenge Vic Marks 2010
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Yes, he's a spin bowler rather than a seamer, but there is no reason why England can't go with three pacemen and two spinners.
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