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Meanings of first xi in English

We have no meanings for "first xi" in our records yet.
Usage of first xi in English
1
The manager decides on the day of the game the first XI.
The Guardian
2
We need to prepare the first XI who will start in the Euros.
The Irish Times
3
Well, I'm supposed to be umpiring the First XI's match against Grafton Manor.
Report for Murder
4
We need players who can come into the first XI and make an impact.
The Guardian
5
I hope to keep all the players and all the first XI stay together.
The Guardian
6
City's French tactician has only slightly tinkered with his first XI, until last Friday.
News.com.au
7
Not only had he played for the Tottenham's first XI, he had scored goals.
The Guardian
8
So Woakes is surely inked into the first XI.
The Guardian
9
I played for the first XI, while I only played for the thirds at cricket.
The Guardian
10
Shaun Wright-Phillips did not so much slip back into the first XI as dominate it.
The Irish Times
11
Brophy gets a recall to Malahide's first XI because David Fleming is away on holiday.
The Irish Times
12
And Geoff Hurst, apparently a wicket-keeper, also played at least once for the Essex first XI.
The Guardian
13
First Arsenal have a relatively predictable first XI.
The Guardian
14
He said his maiden first XI would be picked based around what he felt the Socceroos required.
News.com.au
15
He'd be nowhere near my first XI, rotting in the Reserves with expensive Chinese flop Lapsang Souchong.
The Guardian
16
Le-Clercq's dad was the club's handyman, he is the chairman, and his son captains the first XI.
The Guardian
This collocation consists of:
First xi across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common