Sentences with phrase «despertly wicket»

Alan Middleton, a professor of marketing at the Schulich School of Business, points out that the big banks now train tellers to upsell whenever they've got a customer standing at the wicket or asking a question on the phone.

Fun, Wild, Crazy and Wicket Smart.

He didn't mention separating church and politics, but everybody knows it's a sticky wicket.

Warne went on to be Australia's highest wicket taker.

It is the story of Christian who, entering the way of salvation through the straight and narrow wicket of Christ, who relieves him of his burden of sin, proceeds to pass through the temptations and persecutions of the world until finally reaching the Heavenly City.

Again, the sticky wicket appears when we press the image of God as the future to ask if there is an absolute, pre-determined future toward which God is drawing us.

He will teach a false doctrine that appears to be righteous truth, so much so that I think that he will be able to convince atheists of his evil teachings, but that doesn't matter, he already has them in his «basket», but they would be extra «tools» to use to convince others of his wicket ways.

And all the other wickets.....

But, these people were despertly wicket, and besides, they were God's creatures, He has the right to judge them as He well pleases — who are we to judge God.

This is the sticky wicket that NBA referees will be facing this season as the league steps up its attempt to quell on - court violence.

He has taken 21 wickets (@ 10.71) and will need to add to this tally to restrict a strong Indian batting line - up.

«Now he finds himself in a sticky wicket that he's going to take a long time extricating himself from.»

just so u knw, we don't do bats or wickets ere!

Originated some time around 1925 by a few wealthy estate owners in the East (among them Ogden Phipps, Mrs. Margaret Emerson, Averell Harriman and Herbert Bayard Swope Jr.), «scientific» croquet is played with expensive, closely calibrated English equipment, high wickets and hot tempers.

Somewhere in the world, right this very minute, a beleaguered British batsman stands vigilant at a wicket, and it's entirely possible that, crisis or no crisis, he'll still be there tomorrow.

In no time three wickets were gone [and Botham] strode in, none too pleased, to join [Mike] Gat - ting.

Botham had now equaled Lillee's alltime record of 355 Test wickets — and Lillee was a pure bowler, not a batsman at all.

And also, agonizingly, he now needed to take only two more wickets (cricketese for putting a batsman out) to break the world record, held by Australia's Dennis Lillee, of 355 taken in Test matches.

When Ian arrived at the wicket, Gatting had not yet scored.

In the next 40 minutes of that historic August afternoon, Botham, no longer in his berserkr bear mode but crashing down to bowl like some huge farmhorse granted the gift of speed, devastated the Australians, taking their last five wickets at the expense of one run — the equivalent of, say, striking out the side in a bases - loaded situation in five consecutive innings — winning the game for England.

Lemar is a bit of a sticky wicket... we don't get him without letting Sanchez move on and how disturbing it would be if we end up paying more for Lemar than we get for Alexis on the open market, especially since many of predicted big spenders have already made some big money moves and / or showed their hands... don't get me wrong, the tape on Lemar is full of hope but Sanchez he is not.

Croquet is an outdoor lawn game where each player uses a mallet to knock his ball through the wickets (small wire hoops) to score points.

He took six wickets, to add to his five in the first innings, which decimated the Oxford top order.

The boys know if they achieve runs or wickets against the counties the whole world knows about it.

Even when their ninth wicket fell at 137, Oxford still looked likely losers.

A strong Cambridge seam attack proved too good for Matty Hughes» Oxford in this year's four day varsity match on a wicket which offered plenty for the fast bowlers, as the light blues claimed victory after tea on the final day at Fenner's.

However, Cambridge took a wicket in the first over, and Oxford was eventually left at 82 - 7.

New wicket in action!!

The object of the game of croquet is to be the first player to knock the ball through all the wickets and end by striking the final stake, a thin, striped pole usually placed just beyond the last wicket.

Pick of the Oxford bowlers were Naz Chatterji and Ridhi Kashyap, with 4 wickets apiece, in a great team effort of tight bowling and fielding.

A solid wicket - keeper, he scored three hundreds — two for Oxford in 1959 — held six catches in an innings in 1970 and in a 1965 match, he removed his pads and immediately took a hat - trick.

Both opening bowlers extracted a huge amount of movement out of the patchy surface and Ruari Chrichard in particular caused havoc, taking four wickets in five overs, all caught behind.

Fittingly, Crichard took the final wicket.

In the afternoon and evening sessions, Tom Brock and 2016 captain, Johny Marsden, took over the wicket - taking role from Pettman, ending up with seven between them as Cambridge were bowled out for 225, with only captain Tice reaching a half century.

Wicket, runs and updates from Day Two.

Chesterfield, Stockport County and York City goalkeeper Chris Marples played a string of first class County Cricket matches as wicket - keeper for Derbyshire during the mid-1980s.

Leeds United's Royden Wood was reckoned to be one of the best wicket - keepers in the Leeds and District League during his days at Elland Road.

The wonderfully named Desire Montgomery Butler made appearances for both the British Virgin Islands» football and cricket teams in a long career, keeping goal and wicket respectively.

But today, Benfica are on a sticky wicket - both in Portugal and outside...

Blackpool goalkeeper Lewis Edge played cricket for both Morecambe and Cumbria County Cricket Clubs, keeping wicket as a youngster.

England international Nigel Martyn played for Cornwall Schoolboys - keeping wicket, naturally - as well as his local side before pursuing a career in football.

Edward Nash, who enjoyed spells between the sticks with Swindon Town, Crystal Palace and Brentford, played Minor Counties for Wiltshire after retiring from football, keeping wicket.

Another goalkeeper to enjoy success in the Minor Counties Championship was Watford goalkeeper Bill Yates, who played for Buckinghamshire and took two five wicket hauls against Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire in the early 1950s.

Leslie Gay of the Old Brightonians has the unique distinction of keeping goal for England's national football team as well as keeping wicket for England in a test match.

Forest Green Rovers goalkeeper Steve Perrin is captain of Wiltshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties League, where, unsurprisingly, he plays as wicket keeper.

A right - arm fast bowler and something of a useful lower - order batsman, he holds the record for taking the most wickets - six - without having a batsman caught.

«We've obviously managed to take 40 wickets in the last couple of weeks and do some really good things, but I think there's still a lot of room for improvement.»

Yasir, 31, has picked up 149 wickets at an average of 29.91 from 26 Test matches since making his debut in the longest format in October 2014.

Stuart Broad took eight wickets as England skittled out Australia for 60 in a historically quick 111 balls and moved within sight of an Ashes - clinching...

Root and Ben Stokes (52) put on a brisk 84 for the fifth wicket before both batsmen fell to left - arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc before stumps.