Sentence examples for match strike from inspiring English sources

She heard the hard fizzle of a match strike, and then a sharp intake of breath followed by a blowing sound: lighting a cigarette.

I put his name up for Harrow and Eton and insisted that he be clothed by Rowe's of Bond Street, a ridiculously expensive store specializing in Spoiled Children's Clothes so fancy that they were suitable only for coronations -- and which were outgrown in a match strike.

Although primarily a bowler, Mortaza is an aggressive batsman as demonstrated by his high Test match strike rate of 67.25.

Another good method is to use Match strike or another charcoal that already has lighter fluid on it.

Then, like a match struck with light!

It soon became apparent that this was the work of a bomber, not the result of a match struck carelessly near leaking gas, and a national manhunt began.

Melrose, after a dynamic start to the match, struck first with a penalty goal by centre Calum MacRae, after just two minutes of play.

England's Haseeb Hameed, playing in his first ever limited-overs match, struck nine fours in his 88 off 101 balls as Lancashire posted 314-8 in 50 overs.

Fuller, who only had one first-class fifty to his name before this match, struck nine fours in his 76-ball innings as he batted sensibly with New Zealander Marshall to take Gloucestershire into the lead.

Critchley, playing only his second first-class match, struck two sixes and 16 fours, before Northants had to face one over before the close of play, which they survived without scoring.

And while the bigger picture seems to elude the masses in America, tides can and do turn, sometimes as quickly as a match striking dry kindling.