Sentence examples for first class runs from inspiring English sources

That brought Nick Compton to the crease, needing 130 more first class runs to reach 1,000 in May.

Passing 16,000 career first class runs appeared scant consolation.

He played for Hampshire and scored 2,589 first-class runs at 32.77.

41112 First-class runs scored by Graeme Hick, who retired in 2008.

Born in 1872, he was a renowned cricketer, captaining England and scoring over 30,000 first-class runs.

In a 43-year career, he scored an astounding 54,896 first-class runs, including 126 centuries.

O'Neill's 13,805 first-class runs at 51.51, including 45 centuries, suggest he was shortchanged by his 42 Tests.

The time was when a player had to score thousands of first-class runs to win selection.

Another boundary will take him past 1,000 first-class runs, although at an underwhelming average of 35.

He retired with 12,614 first-class runs to his name at the impressive average of 53.67, with 46 hundreds.

Wicketkeeper Eckersley, 23, has scored more than 1000 first-class runs in 20 appearances.