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Meanings of inning (innings) in English

Catalan
entrada
Spanish
entrada

(Baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat.

entrada
Usage of innings in English
1
He said: A lot of good things came from that second innings.
The Guardian
2
Hick's solution is for players to learn to build a long innings.
The Guardian
3
All nine of his Test hundreds have come in the first innings.
The Guardian
4
The West Indies lead by 22 runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining.
The Guardian
5
Root was far from his best but gutsed out a gritty innings.
News.com.au
6
However, a 141-run stand between Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh rebuilt the innings.
The Guardian
7
So in terms of technical execution there have been many finer innings.
The Guardian
8
Will he still be opening the innings in South Africa this winter?
The Guardian
9
Curtis Campher has gone about his work so calmly in both innings.
BBC
10
Now they need to translate the fourth-innings attitude to their first effort.
The Guardian
11
The match is in the balance; the Aussie first innings is faltering.
The Guardian
12
As so often this season the Sussex innings faltered from the start.
The Guardian
13
They are prepared to be patient at the start of their innings.
The Guardian
14
India's seventh straight test victory was also their fourth successive innings win.
Reuters
15
I don't think anyone in this ground will see a better innings.
News.com.au
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But a longer innings demands more examination of technique and more stamina.
The Guardian
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Translations for innings
Catalan
entrada
Spanish
entrada
Innings through the time
Innings across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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