The phrase "draw a match" can be used in written English.
It is a correct and commonly used phrase. It means to pull or move a match in a certain direction, or to create a design or image with a match. Example: "She carefully lit the candle by striking the match against the box, then proceeded to draw a match along the wick."
If we draw a match, some of my team-mates can be very upset but that is a good thing.
"But every once in a while they draw a match, every once in a while they lose".
Why, in an extreme example, should the last batsman, facing the final delivery to draw a match, be compelled to face yet another if the bowler no-balls?
It reads like a battle flag: Cardiff, where he defied Australia for hours and helped draw a match that was doomed; Cape Town, where rampant South Africa were to be denied and England went on to draw a series.
He would follow Jeff Jones, who survived the last over to seal England's series victory in the West Indies in 1968, and the New Zealander Danny Morrison, who was holder of the record for scoreless innings in tests when he batted for 166 minutes to draw a match against England in 1987, as famed non-batsmen who ended test careers with feats of batting resistance.
Messi came on for the final half-hour of Argentina's World Cup 2014 qualifier against Ecuador in Quito on Tuesday which ended in a 1-1 draw – a match in which Javier Mascherano was sent off for kicking the driver of a medical buggy.
Mr. Kramnik defeated him in 2000 and defended his title by drawing a match with Peter Leko of Hungary last year.
Even by the code of hockey toughness, Domi's act, which drew a match penalty, was cruel and premeditated.
Had Aston Villa drawn a match they might by a conservative estimate have won 4-0, this might have been the result that relegated them.
After a review, N.H.L. officials decided today not to suspend Corson, who whacked Islanders center Dave Scatchard with his stick and drew a match penalty as time expired Thursday.
