Sentence examples for gentleman players from inspiring English sources

Where gentleman players once distinguished themselves in white trousers and knit vests, Twenty20 was accompanied by cheerleaders wearing what resembled sports bras.

For example, professional football (soccer) and county cricket, the best-known instances of mass sports, particularly in the early days, witnessed the class distinction between "gentleman" and "players," as well as north-south differences.

Later in the season, he was chosen to play for the amateur "Gentlemen" team in the prestigious Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's.

His performances brought him to the attention of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) selectors, and he was chosen for the Players in the prestigious Gentlemen v Players matches in July, although he scored few runs in either game.

At the end of the season, he was chosen in two Scarborough Festival games; one of these was the prestigious Gentlemen v Players match, in which he appeared for the amateur "Gentlemen".

Raffles does on occasion disparage his game, commenting to Manders in "Gentlemen and Players", "where's the satisfaction of taking a man's wicket when you want his spoons?" Valentine also considers the point, and sees Raffles's cricket as a front for his criminal activities, citing Raffles's praise for cricket for "the glorious protection it affords a person of my proclivities".

In 84 matches for Gentlemen versus Players he amassed 6,000 runs and took 271 wickets.

How did he fit into a dressing room still divided between gentlemen and players?

And this is where that cast of gentlemen and players are now.

The game belonged to gentlemen and players; sponsorship and long-term contracts were unheard of; the pay was poor.

In cricket, the old distinction between gentlemen and players has disappeared, and theatre may be moving in the same direction.