Sentence examples for first-class game from inspiring English sources

Although he has been around for four years in the first-class game he has emerged suddenly.

Huey played only one first-class game all summer, against MCC, but he took 14 for 97.

Andrew Flintoff has long-since departed the first-class game; Steve Harmison has retired in all but name.

"We can't be sure the pitches at Old Trafford will be ready for a first-class game," Lancashire said.

Cummins, though, remained the point of interest, playing a first-class game for the first time in two years.

Too often we witness players with excellent form in the first-class game suffering a horrendous reversal in Tests.

"I looked at him and basically said, 'mate I've not even played a first-class game yet'.

Six batsmen failed to score as Lancashire bowled Essex out for only 20, their lowest score in a first-class game.

He last played for Pakistan against England at Trent Bridge Test in 2010, and has not appeared in any first-class game since March 2012.

He gave the innings "oomph", as Samit Patel described it, but it was all too brief in the context of a first-class game.

Playing only his fourth First Class game, James Weighell was asked to do Chris Rushworth's job of taking wickets to set up the batsmen.