His ferocious straight drives scattered the non-striker, umpire and bowler like so many skittles.
Every rhythmic lurch and stylistic shift, though, remains in the service of the band's greater groove, giving these 10 tracks an ease that belies their ferocious complexity".
Many had predicted recognition for Whiplash's editing and best supporting actor (JK Simmons), but Damien Chazelle's taut drama about a ferocious drum teacher also scored best picture, best sound editing and best adapted screenplay nominations.
Rival contenders included Whiplash, starring JK Simmons as a ferocious drum teacher, which first premiered at Sundance in January, where it took both jury and audience awards, and St Vincent, a Bill Murray comedy which met with a delighted reception.
The No campaigners are caricatured as rightwing and elderly, denounced by the likes of George Monbiot (no spring chicken) in ferocious, moralising terms – as he did the No camp in the Welsh referendum.
For one so young his self-belief was astonishing, and he was possessed of a truly ferocious competitive spirit.
Our students, all state educated, come from extremely diverse backgrounds and have impressed us time and again with their ferocious commitment to making the world a better place.
And yet the calf did appear to soften what Cockerell calls Thatcher's "ferocious" image at the time: the Conservatives won the election, as well as virtually every seat in East Anglia.
Australia's best known radio DJ has launched a ferocious attack on female politicians, including the prime minister, Julia Gillard, reigniting the debate on sexism in the country's politics.
Walker, who was re-elected for a second term in November, has emerged as a conservative hero after cutting public spending and implementing anti-union legislation amid ferocious protests from liberal activists.
That they finished the match with their advantage reduced by Sone Aluko's ferocious second-half volley was attributable largely to their apparently having become bored with the ease of their authority and, perhaps, with the intention of conserving energy for the Champions League meeting with Arsenal on Tuesday.
