:;… when returning from a break in play: Batsmen must settle into a batting rhythm again when resuming play for a new session or after drinks, bad weather, or injury interrupt a session.

:;… when the pitch helps the bowler: A moist pitch helps fast bowlers get unpredictable seam-movement of the ball, while a dry, crumbling pitch helps spin bowlers get unpredictable spin and damp, overcast conditions help swing bowlers.

:;… when the batting team is under pressure: If the batting team is doing poorly or has low morale, increase the pressure by attacking with the field.

:;… when the batting side are playing for a draw: when a team is a long way behind in a first-class game and there is not much time left to play, it becomes more important to bowl out the side and finish the game than to control runs.

:;… when batsmen are settled in: It is difficult to get batsmen out when they have been batting for a long time and are comfortable with the bowling.

:;… when the batting team needs to score runs quickly: In situations where the batting team must score quickly in order to win or press an advantage ( because, for example, a limited-overs innings is ending soon ), slowing down the scoring becomes more important than trying to dismiss the batsmen.

:;… when the ball and pitch offer no help to the bowlers: If there is no movement of the ball and the batsmen can hit it comfortably every time, there is little point in having lots of close catching fielders.

:;… when using weak bowlers: If a relatively poor bowler must bowl for any reason, the best tactic is often to limit the potential damage by containing the free scoring of runs.

:;… new batsmen: A batsman early in his innings is more likely to make a miscalculated or rash shot, so it pays to have catching fielders ready.

:;… with quality bowlers: A team's best bowlers tend to deliver the most difficult balls to hit, so they get the most benefit from the support of an attacking field.

:;… with the new ball: Fast bowlers get the most swing and bounce with a newer ball, factors that make it harder to bat without making an error.

This happens when a player has almost no walks or times hit by pitch, with a higher number of sacrifice flies ( e. g. if a player has 2 hits in 6 at bats plus a sacrifice fly, his batting average would be. 333, but his on-base percentage would be. 286 ).

A player completes a turn batting when: he strikes out or is declared out before reaching first base ; or he reaches first base safely or is awarded first base ( by a base on balls, hit by pitch, or catcher's interference ); or he hits a fair ball which causes a preceding runner to be put out for the third out before he himself is put out or reaches first base safely ( see also left on base, fielder's choice, force play )

His best batting against West Indies came when playing for Free State ; he scored 158 * as they chased down 438 and made up a first innings deficit of 249.

Jardine felt that Bradman was afraid to stand his ground against intimidatory bowling, citing instances in 1930 when he shuffled about, contrary to orthodox batting technique.

The team's low point was arguably on May 1 when the team started 7 players who were batting below. 235 in a game against Kansas City.

With the advent of limited overs cricket promoting more adventurous batting styles and the use of ever heavier bats this style of bowling has declined, although some off-spinners will still use this tactic when the pitch is offering very little or no turn.

A bright spot came in 1915, when the Phillies won their first pennant, thanks to the pitching of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the batting prowess of Gavvy Cravath, who set what was then the modern major-league single-season record for home runs with 24.

He led the National League in batting average four times ( 1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967 ), led the National League in hits twice ( 1964 and 1967 ), and won the Most Valuable Player award in the 1966 season, when he hit. 317 while setting career highs in home runs ( 29 ) and RBIs ( 119 ).

The Roller hockey ( Quad ) Goalie uses a flat batting glove that provides rebound characteristics when blocking a shot on goal.

At age 20, Cobb became the youngest player to win a batting championship and held this record until 1955 when fellow Detroit Tiger Al Kaline won the batting title when he was twelve days younger than Cobb had been.

Charles Townsend, his batting partner when he reached the milestone, said that as he approached his hundred: " This was the one and only time I ever saw him flustered ..." Eventually Sammy Woods bowled a full toss which Grace drove for four to reach his century.

His high mark for the season came a week later, when Brett's batting average was at. 407 on August 26, after he went 5-for-5 on a Tuesday night in Milwaukee.

The two of them had developed into a remarkable sailing team all of this happening in a time of their lives when their youth and their brotherhood knitted them together as no other time or circumstance could.

The research team was concerned that responses from firms in the state of Washington might not be typical of those throughout the country, or that the results might be different when no phone or personal follow-up was made.

But when tiny, 145-pound Albert Gregory Pearson of the Los Angeles Angels, who once caught three straight fly balls in center field because, as a teammate explained, `` the other team thought no one was out there '', hits seven home runs in four months ( three more than his total in 1958, 1959, and 1960 ), his achievement borders on the ridiculous.

The true and global revitalisation of interest in the concept dates from 1903, when Pelham Warner took a team to Australia with the promise that he would regain " the ashes ".

More recent researchers, in particular Ronald Willis and Joy Munns have studied the tour in detail and concluded that the presentation was made after a private cricket match played over Christmas 1882 when the English team were guests of Sir William Clarke, at his property " Rupertswood ", in Sunbury, Victoria.

Use of the name " Ashes " was suggested by the Australian team when rugby league matches between the two countries commenced in 1908.

However, when a speaker wishes to emphasize that the individuals are acting separately, a plural pronoun may be employed with a singular or plural verb: the team takes their seats or the team take their seats, rather than the team takes its seats.

Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009, the streak ended when the team rallied to win their final three regular season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

Gauntlett also led the sales team, and after some development and a lot of publicity when it became the world ’ s fastest 4-seater production car, was able to sell the Aston Martin Lagonda in Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.

The line entered the pop-consciousness with Game Two of the 1977 World Series, when a fire broke out near Yankee Stadium as the team was playing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Their government collapsed in late 1992, and was succeeded by a technocratic team, put forward by the Bulgarian Socialist Party ( BSP ), which served until 1994, when the president dissolved the government and appointed a provisional one to serve until the pre-term elections, appointed for December in the same year.

* SV — Save: number of games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either ( a ) the lead was three runs or fewer when the pitcher entered the game ; ( b ) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck ; or ( c ) the pitcher pitched three or more innings

The simplest example is when the defensive team records two outs and makes an error on a play that would have been the third out.

Defensive indifference is generally only scored instead of a stolen base when the game is in a late inning and the team with the stealing baserunner is down by more than one run.

The series concludes when one team records its fourth win.

This tour may have marked the occasion when the team first became known as " the Lions ".

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time ( overtime ) may be issued when the game ends with a draw.

The team was back in the airport terminal barely ten minutes when the call to reconvene on the plane came, and a number of passengers began to feel nervous.

The Baltimore Ravens came into existence in 1996 when Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his intention to relocate his team from Cleveland to Baltimore.

However, most fans simply refer to the team as the " Sox " when the context is understood to mean Red Sox .< ref >

During the Orioles ' heyday in the 1970s, a club song, appropriately titled " Orioles Magic ", was composed, and played when the team ran out until Opening Day of 2008.

From the beginning of each playing period with a stroke-off ( a set strike from the centre-spot by one team ) until the end of the playing period, the ball is in play at all times, except when either the ball leaves the field of play, or play is stopped by the referee.

In 1965, when the Braves left Milwaukee, he divested his stock in the team.