2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings....
innings ˈi-niŋz plural in form but singular or plural in construction : a division of a cricket match c : a player's turn (as in horseshoes, pool, or croquet) 2 : a chance or opportunity for action or accomplishment usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructio...
innings,(used with a singular verb) Cricket.a unit of playinwhich each team has a turn at bat, the turn of a team ending after ten players are put out or when the team declares. land reclaimed, especially from the sea. the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land. ...
:either of the two sets of three stumps topped by two crosspieces and set 66 feet apart at which the ball is bowled in cricket b :an area 10 feet wide bounded by thesewickets c :one innings of a batsman specifically:one that is not completed or never begun ...
Cricket. either of the two frameworks, each consisting of three stumps with two bails in grooves across the tops, at which the bowler aims the ball. the area between these frameworks; the playing field. one batsman's turn at the wicket. the period during which two players bat together....
noun The term of office of a person; the time during which a party is in power; more generally, any opportunity for activity or influence: as, it is your innings now. noun Land inclosed, when recovered from the sea. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of En...
The term “maiden century” is deeply rooted in cricket terminology, combining “maiden,” meaning first or initial, with “century,” denoting a score of 100 runs. In this context, it signifies a player’s first achievement of scoring 100 runs in a single innings. ...
to enter, used in the imperative when admitting a person to prove to be it came in useful to become fashionable or seasonable cricketto begin an innings sportto finish a race (in a certain position) (of a politician or political party) to win an election ...
Cricket.an innings. British Slang. one of a combination of dealers who bid together, rather than against each other, at an auction, and later resell the purchases among themselves. an auction at which this is done. the sale of merchandise recently obtained by a dealer at an auction. ...
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