Sentence examples for delivering a spell from inspiring English sources

Next morning, his bowling improved as he established a good length, delivering a spell of seven overs in which he took four wickets for 23 runs, again causing confusion with his googly.

He had pulled level with Glenn McGrath on 563 late on Monday evening, so had the whiff of the record in his nostrils all day on Tuesday, though one would not necessarily have known it from watching him bowl in the morning, when he delivered a spell of 4-0-10-0 from the Vauxhall End.

"But to finish it in the fashion we did, for Anya to take the ball in the way she did and deliver a spell like that - I wasn't expecting it to be over by 12 o'clock".

He then delivered a spell of five wickets for eight runs in 33 balls to bowl out his opponents and finish with figures of seven for 67.

Ben Stokes managed to avoid Sharjeel – and Amir – when delivering a four-over spell that was positively miserly by the standards of the day on his return to all-rounder's duties.

Anderson delivered a wonderful spell to remove both Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, and was also unfortunate not to have India captain Virat Kohli lbw.

The men passed their hands over doorjambs and window frames as if casting a spell — or delivering a blessing.

To be more precise, Mitchell Johnson, often a figure of fun in recent Ashes clashes, delivered an opening spell which was faster than anything witnessed at international level this summer.

Anderson delivered a six-over spell that was breathtaking for its mastery.

West Indies skipper Jason Holder, who was in doubt for the game because of a hamstring injury he suffered bowling against Australia earlier this week, took the new ball and incredibly delivered a 10-over spell.

This is a new kind-of jail term for prolific offenders, which, according to their manifesto, will deliver a "short, sharp" spell in custody - a throwback to Willie Whitelaw's "short, sharp shock" of the 1980s.